Ulsu Trail Nine Peak Competition, 2nd Pre-Registration Open... First-Come, First-Served Until the 23rd

October 26-29 Tournament Held

Ulju-gun, Ulsan City, will conduct the second pre-registration for the ‘Ulju Trail Nine Peaks (UTNP)’ event, which will be held in the Yeongnam Alps this October, from the 17th to the 23rd.

Ulsu Trail Nine Peak last year's competition scene. [Image source=Ulsu County Office]

Ulju-gun plans to host the international mega event ‘Ulju Trail Nine Peaks (UTNP)’ from October 26 to 29 to revitalize mountain tourism in the Yeongnam Alps area.

Trail running is a new type of mountain sport that involves running on mountain trails without any equipment. The event categories for this competition include ▲1PEAK (10 km) ▲2PEAKS (26 km) ▲5PEAKS (44 km) ▲7PEAKS (86 km) ▲9PEAKS (121 km) ▲Stage Race ▲and a race with companion dogs.

All courses start from the Yeongnam Alps Complex Welcome Center and return to the starting point. Participants ascend and descend the summits of the nine mountains in the Yeongnam Alps, divided by course.

The Ulju-gun UTNP aims to grow into a world-class event like the Mont Blanc UTMB in France by linking this year’s event categories with famous international competitions.

Completing the 2PEAKS and 5PEAKS categories grants rankings from the International Skyrunning Federation, and finishing the 9PEAKS category qualifies participants for the TOR 330 event held in the Italian Alps.

For more details about the event, please visit the Ulju Trail Nine Peaks official website.

An official from Ulju-gun stated, “We will strive to develop the Ulju Trail Nine Peaks (UTNP) into a world-class mega event so that the Yeongnam Alps can establish itself as a globally recognized mountain tourism destination representing South Korea.”

The ‘Ulju Trail Nine Peaks’ event, held for the fourth time this year, is emerging as a leading domestic trail running competition, having been selected for the ‘2022 Regional Specialized Sports Tourism Industry Promotion Project’ and the ‘2023-2024 Korea Visit Year K-Culture Tourism Event Top 100.’

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