Half marathonTrail🇮🇱 Hyrcania Valley, Israel

Ultra Desert 8 Half Marathon

Friday, 25 December 2026In 2 months · Start 06:30

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A Judean Desert trail half from the remote Hyrcania Valley up to Mishor Adumim on marked desert paths and dirt tracks.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against ultradesert.com, runpanel.co.il.

Elevation gain

867 m

Very hilly · ↓ 700 m

Start altitude

140 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

12°C

Peaks around 15°C

Entry fee

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Finishers

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typical year

Course

Point to point

5h cut-off

Getting thereFly into TLV (Tel Aviv), about 56 km from the start

Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Very hilly: about 867 m of climbing and 700 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

12°C

Peak during race

15°C

Humidity

68%

Chance of rain

10%

Wind

10 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 25 December ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 06:30 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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