Getting There
By car: ~146 km from Beijing (~2 hours). Take the Jingli Expressway (京礼高速) to the Haituo toll exit, then head west on Songyan Road (松闫路) for ~9 km. Navigate to "海坨山谷" in Amap or Baidu Maps.
By train: Take the Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity line to Yanqing Station (延庆站) (~30 min from Beijing North). From there, hire a taxi for the remaining ~40 km (~1 hour) to the valley — no direct bus service.
Overview
The Ultra Trail Mount Haituo is one of Hebei's flagship multi-day trail events, set in the Yanshan ranges of Chicheng County, Zhangjiakou. Courses climb from valley floor (674m) to the Haituo summit ridge (1,843m), offering exposed ridgeline running and forested descents. The 2026 seventh edition marks a milestone upgrade, introducing a 168km course — the first 100-mile distance in the race's history.
Start and finish in Haituo Mountain Valley, Chicheng County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei. The Haituo massif straddles the border of Hebei and Beijing, and served as the alpine skiing venue for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Mandatory Gear
Mandatory gear checks will be executed prior to packet pickup, at the starting grid, and dynamically during the race. Participants with missing or substandard gear will be barred from starting or ordered to withdraw. The Organizing Committee reserves the administrative right to mandate additional weather-specific gear based on meteorological forecasts.
Mandatory Gear Inspections occur:
- Pre-race: Packet pickup and starting line inspection.
- In-race: Drop-bag zones and random spot-checks at designated Checkpoints (CP).
- Post-race: Mandatory inspection for the top 10 male and female finishers in all categories; random spot-checks for other finishers.
Personal Competition Gear Matrix
Recommended Optional Gear: Waterproof long pants, sunglasses, sunscreen, trekking poles, sports GPS watch, running cap, anti-chafing cream (Vaseline), kinesiology tape, waterproof gear bags.