World Trail Majors

💧 Before they became trails, they were pathways for water.

The levadas were built to channel water across Madeira’s rugged terrain, carrying it to the farmland where it was needed most. Over time, these narrow waterways became woven into the island’s landscape, history and way of life.

Today, parts of the MIUT - Madeira Island Ultra Trail routes run alongside them, following paths used by generations of Madeirans long before the race ever existed.

What makes a race one of a lifetime? 🤔

It isn’t only the distance, the elevation or the finish line. It’s arriving somewhere you’ve never been, discovering a landscape one step at a time and meeting a version of yourself that only appears when the trail gets tough.

Across deserts, islands, forests, rice terraces and mountains, every World Trail Majors race tells a different story.

You don’t just finish them. You carry them with you.

World Trail Majors. Races of a Lifetime. 🌍

Hong Kong 100km Ultra | Black Canyon Ultras | The North Face Transgrancanaria | Mt.FUJI 100 | MIUT® Madeira | Centurion Running | Québec Mega Trail | Vietnam Mountain Marathon | GPT 100 Miler Trail Race | RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town

🏝️ One island. Countless landscapes.

takes you from the shores of the Atlantic to the heart of Gran Canaria’s mountains. From sandy beaches to volcanic ravines. From native Canarian pine forests to the ancient stone paths of the Camino de la Plata. And, rising above it all, the unmistakable silhouette of Roque Nublo.

Every step reveals a different side of the island. Every kilometre feels like entering a new world.

This is Transgrancanaria. This is trail running across a whole continent in miniature. 🌋

Before the records, the legendary finishes and the thousands of runners from around the world, there was a first start. 🇯🇵

On 18 May 2012, 852 runners gathered for the inaugural ULTRA-TRAIL Mt.FUJI.

Ahead of them lay 156 kilometres, approximately 8,530 metres of elevation gain and a complete journey around Japan’s most iconic mountain. Forests, steep technical terrain, temples, towns and constantly changing views of Mount Fuji shaped an adventure with a 48-hour time limit.

Julien Chorier became the race’s first men’s champion, crossing the finish line in 18:53:12. Nerea Martínez Urruzola wrote her name into its history as the first women’s winner in 24:05:04.

That first edition laid the foundations for everything that followed.

Fourteen years later, the name and course may have evolved, but the mountain continues to watch over every step. The story that began in 2012 lives on today as Mt.FUJI 100 and as part of World Trail Majors. 🌍

This is where the legend began.