Paraty Brazil by UTMBParaty , Brazil🇧🇷

• •This course reaches 1800 m. A separate forecast for the high-point coordinate gives 9°C to 12°C, wind up to 10 km/h (calm). It is a daily forecast for that coordinate, so arrival time can still change what you encounter.
• •Sunset is 17:53 and the finish cut-off is 01:00. A runner using the full time allowance spends the final 10 hours 53 minutes in darkness.
• •Get the headtorch out before sunset and keep spare batteries or a power bank dry and immediately accessible. A spare buried at the bottom of the pack is not an emergency spare.
• •Check reflective course markers regularly in the dark. If the markings disappear, stop moving forward, return to the last marker and confirm the route against the GPX or organiser app.
• •At cut-off pace you run into a second night. Plan the sleep question before race day: an hour gained on the first night costs two on the second.
• •Poles are strongly recommended for this profile. The course averages 47 m of gain per km and the longest climb averaging over 5% runs 11 km; if you have trained with them and the organiser allows them, use them on the climbs and stow them on runnable ground.
• •The climbing is stacked into the first half. Start easy; even with less climbing later, the descents and accumulated fatigue still have to be managed.
• •13% of the course is steep descent. Increase your cadence instead of braking, or your quads go early.
• •The high point is 1800 m. Coming from sea level, your heart rate and breathing shift at the same pace, so leave yourself room in the first hour.

Aid stations

• •The longest stretch between official aid stations runs from Taquari (km 32) to Serraria (km 51): 18 km, with 1825 m of climbing in between. Top up at Taquari and size what you carry to the expected duration and your own drinking rate.
• •Drinks only, no food, at Grauna (km 13) and Caboclo (km 97). Loosen the flask caps on approach; with no queue, refill and leave in 20-30 seconds. Carry the food you will need from the previous station.
• •Pedra da Macela (km 80) is a timing point only, with nothing on the table. Load up as you leave Trutario Rio Manso.
• •Hot food is served at Taquari (km 32) and Escola do Pinhal (km 62) and 2 more. If your stomach and race plan call for it, make this a deliberate 3-5 minute stop; do not sit down simply because hot food is available. Restart gently and let your stomach settle before lifting the effort.
• •Food is available at Barra Grande (km 22) and Serraria (km 51) and 1 more. Decide what you need before reaching the table; without a planned special task, collect food and fluids and leave within 60-90 seconds. Finish eating on the next calm, suitable section.
• •Drop bags at Taquari (km 32) and Trutario Rio Manso (km 72). Write down the equipment and food you expect to replace before the race so the decision is already made when you arrive.
• •Crew support is permitted only at Taquari (km 32), Trutario Rio Manso (km 72), Macela (km 82), and Paraty Chegada (km 102). This is not the same as a drop bag: plan equipment and food hand-offs around these stations, then verify wristband, bag and transport rules with the organiser.
• •Another heavy leg runs from Trutario Rio Manso (km 72) to Pedra da Macela (km 80): 8 km with 811 m of climbing. Treat it as the slowest part of your day and get your food out before it.
• •Medical support is available at Paraty Largada (km 0), Grauna (km 13), Barra Grande (km 22), Taquari (km 32), Escola do Pinhal (km 62), Macela (km 82), and Paraty Chegada (km 102). If something is wrong with your feet or your stomach, deal with it there rather than pushing on.
• •About 2 km after Macela (km 82), a roughly 250 m section averaging 39% begins. Choose food you know you digest easily and fill the bottles, then enter the climb at a controlled effort.
• •The overall cut-off is 30h, including all checkpoint stops. Build the plan around the official leg budgets below, not a flat-course average pace.
• •Relative to distance and climbing, the tightest official time budget runs from Start to Taquari (km 32): the official time budget is 7h for 32 km and 996 m of climbing. Station stops come out of that same budget, so do not enter the leg already behind schedule.

Aid station details come from the list published by the organiser; confirm them at the official source before race day.

• •This course reaches 1801 m. A separate forecast for the high-point coordinate gives 9°C to 12°C, wind up to 10 km/h (calm). It is a daily forecast for that coordinate, so arrival time can still change what you encounter.
• •Start 05:00, sunrise 05:53: the first 53 minutes are run in the dark. The headtorch goes on your head at the start, not in your pack.
• •Sunset is 17:53 and the finish cut-off is 21:30. A runner using the full time allowance spends the final 3 hours 37 minutes in darkness.
• •Get the headtorch out before sunset and keep spare batteries or a power bank dry and immediately accessible. A spare buried at the bottom of the pack is not an emergency spare.
• •Check reflective course markers regularly in the dark. If the markings disappear, stop moving forward, return to the last marker and confirm the route against the GPX or organiser app.
• •Poles are strongly recommended for this profile. The course averages 60 m of gain per km and the longest climb averaging over 5% runs 8.4 km; if you have trained with them and the organiser allows them, use them on the climbs and stow them on runnable ground.
• •The climbing is stacked into the first half. Start easy; even with less climbing later, the descents and accumulated fatigue still have to be managed.
• •20% of the course is steep descent. Increase your cadence instead of braking, or your quads go early.
• •The high point is 1801 m. Coming from sea level, your heart rate and breathing shift at the same pace, so leave yourself room in the first hour.

Aid stations

• •The longest stretch between official aid stations runs from Rio Pequeno (km 19) to Pedra da Macela (km 32): 13 km, with 1509 m of climbing in between. Top up at Rio Pequeno and size what you carry to the expected duration and your own drinking rate.
• •Drinks only, no food, at Rio Pequeno (km 19) and Caboclo (km 49). Loosen the flask caps on approach; with no queue, refill and leave in 20-30 seconds. Carry the food you will need from the previous station.
• •Pedra da Macela (km 32) is a timing point only, with nothing on the table. Load up as you leave Rio Pequeno.
• •Hot food is served at Macela (km 34) and Cachoeira 7 Quedas (km 43). If your stomach and race plan call for it, make this a deliberate 3-5 minute stop; do not sit down simply because hot food is available. Restart gently and let your stomach settle before lifting the effort.
• •Food is available at Grauna (km 13). Decide what you need before reaching the table; without a planned special task, collect food and fluids and leave within 60-90 seconds. Finish eating on the next calm, suitable section.
• •Crew support is permitted only at Macela (km 34). This is not the same as a drop bag: plan equipment and food hand-offs around these stations, then verify wristband, bag and transport rules with the organiser.
• •Another heavy leg runs from Paraty Largada (km 0) to Grauna (km 13): 13 km with 727 m of climbing. Treat it as the slowest part of your day and get your food out before it.
• •Medical support is available at Paraty Largada (km 0), Macela (km 34), and Paraty Chegada (km 54). If something is wrong with your feet or your stomach, deal with it there rather than pushing on.
• •About 2 km after Rio Pequeno (km 19), a roughly 250 m section averaging 53% begins. Only drinks are served here, so fill the bottles and carry your own food in, then enter the climb at a controlled effort.
• •The overall cut-off is 16h 30m, including all checkpoint stops. Build the plan around the official leg budgets below, not a flat-course average pace.
• •Relative to distance and climbing, the tightest official time budget runs from Cachoeira 7 Quedas (km 43) to Paraty Chegada (km 54): the official time budget is 1h 30m for 11 km and 152 m of climbing. Station stops come out of that same budget, so do not enter the leg already behind schedule.

Aid station details come from the list published by the organiser; confirm them at the official source before race day.

• •This course reaches 367 m. A separate forecast for the high-point coordinate gives 16°C to 19°C, wind up to 8 km/h (calm). It is a daily forecast for that coordinate, so arrival time can still change what you encounter.
• •Even at cut-off pace you finish 2 hours 23 minutes before sunset. This one is run entirely in daylight.
• •Consider bringing poles. The course averages 32 m of gain per km and the longest climb averaging over 5% runs 2.1 km; if you have trained with them and the organiser allows them, use them on the climbs and stow them on runnable ground.

Aid stations

• •The longest gap between official aid stations is 10 km, with 219 m of climbing in between, from Paraty Largada (km 0) to Imperial (km 10). Split your fluid accordingly.
• •Drinks only, no food, at Imperial (km 10) and Caboclo (km 29). Loosen the flask caps on approach; with no queue, refill and leave in 20-30 seconds. Carry the food you will need from the previous station.
• •Food is available at Faz Bananal (km 17) and Mato Dentro (km 23). Decide what you need before reaching the table; without a planned special task, collect food and fluids and leave within 60-90 seconds. Finish eating on the next calm, suitable section.
• •The heaviest leg runs from Faz Bananal (km 17) to Mato Dentro (km 23): 6 km with 303 m of climbing. Treat it as the slowest part of your day and get your food out before it.
• •Medical support is available at Paraty Largada (km 0) and Paraty Chegada (km 35). If something is wrong with your feet or your stomach, deal with it there rather than pushing on.
• •About 2 km after Imperial (km 10), a roughly 250 m section averaging 20% begins. Only drinks are served here, so fill the bottles and carry your own food in, then enter the climb at a controlled effort.
• •The overall cut-off is 9h 30m, including all checkpoint stops. Build the plan around the official leg budgets below, not a flat-course average pace.
• •Relative to distance and climbing, the tightest official time budget runs from Mato Dentro (km 23) to Paraty Chegada (km 35): the official time budget is 3h for 12 km and 304 m of climbing. Station stops come out of that same budget, so do not enter the leg already behind schedule.

Aid station details come from the list published by the organiser; confirm them at the official source before race day.

• •The organiser lists 25 km; the published GPX measures 26.1 km. The technical course notes use the published GPX measurement.
• •This course reaches 362 m. A separate forecast for the high-point coordinate gives 16°C to 19°C, wind up to 8 km/h (calm). It is a daily forecast for that coordinate, so arrival time can still change what you encounter.
• •Even at cut-off pace you finish 3 hours 23 minutes before sunset. This one is run entirely in daylight.
• •Poles are optional: 29 m of gain per km. Bring them to protect your legs, not to gain speed.

Aid stations

• •The longest gap between official aid stations is 9 km, with 150 m of climbing in between, from Paraty Largada (km 0) to Faz Bananal (km 9). Split your fluid accordingly.
• •Drinks only, no food, at Caboclo (km 21). Loosen the flask caps on approach; with no queue, refill and leave in 20-30 seconds. Carry the food you will need from the previous station.
• •Food is available at Faz Bananal (km 9) and Mato Dentro (km 14). Decide what you need before reaching the table; without a planned special task, collect food and fluids and leave within 60-90 seconds. Finish eating on the next calm, suitable section.
• •The heaviest leg runs from Faz Bananal (km 9) to Mato Dentro (km 14): 5 km with 323 m of climbing. Treat it as the slowest part of your day and get your food out before it.
• •Medical support is available at Paraty Largada (km 0), Mato Dentro (km 14), Caboclo (km 21), and Paraty Chegada (km 26). If something is wrong with your feet or your stomach, deal with it there rather than pushing on.
• •About 1 km after Mato Dentro (km 14), a roughly 250 m section averaging 21% begins. Choose food you know you digest easily and fill the bottles, then enter the climb at a controlled effort.
• •The overall cut-off is 6h 30m, including all checkpoint stops. Build the plan around the official leg budgets below, not a flat-course average pace.

Aid station details come from the list published by the organiser; confirm them at the official source before race day.

• •Cut-off lands at 18:30 and sunset at 17:53, near enough the same moment. Go slower than planned and the last kilometres are in the dark, so pack the torch.
• •Consider bringing poles. The course averages 34 m of gain per km; if you have trained with them and the organiser allows them, use them on the climbs and stow them on runnable ground.
• •The climbing is stacked into the first half. Start easy; even with less climbing later, the descents and accumulated fatigue still have to be managed.
• •Point to point: the finish sits 5.3 km from the start as the crow flies. Sort the shuttle and your drop bag before race day.

Aid stations

• •Drinks only, no food, at Caboclo (km 11). Loosen the flask caps on approach; with no queue, refill and leave in 20-30 seconds. Carry the food you will need from the previous station.
• •Food is available at Mato Dentro (km 5). Decide what you need before reaching the table; without a planned special task, collect food and fluids and leave within 60-90 seconds. Finish eating on the next calm, suitable section.
• •The last aid station is Caboclo (km 11), leaving 6 km to the finish. After that you are on what you carry.
• •The heaviest leg runs from Fazenda Bananal (km 0) to Mato Dentro (km 5): 5 km with 322 m of climbing. Treat it as the slowest part of your day and get your food out before it.
• •Medical support is available at Fazenda Bananal (km 0), Mato Dentro (km 5), Caboclo (km 11), and Paraty Chegada (km 17). If something is wrong with your feet or your stomach, deal with it there rather than pushing on.
• •About 1 km after Mato Dentro (km 5), a roughly 250 m section averaging 19% begins. Choose food you know you digest easily and fill the bottles, then enter the climb at a controlled effort.
• •The overall cut-off is 4h 30m, including all checkpoint stops. Build the plan around the official leg budgets below, not a flat-course average pace.

Aid station details come from the list published by the organiser; confirm them at the official source before race day.

• •Sunset is 17:53, 10 hours 53 minutes after the gun. If your target time is longer than that, carry a headtorch whether or not the rules demand one.

Aid stations

Aid station details come from the list published by the organiser; confirm them at the official source before race day.