8th Annual

The roof of Africa's endurance festival

Four days of trail running, mountain biking and celebration on the slopes of Kilimanjaro.

Pick your weekend / 01

Run

From a 1.5K kids' dash to a 75K ultra on Kilimanjaro.

Events

Ride

Cross-country and marathon MTB across West Kili.

Mountain Bike

Festival

Camp, eat, listen, wander. No race required.

The Festival

One mountain. Two events. Now one festival.

In 2027, Kilimanjaro Trail Run joins Kilimanjaro Trails Festival to become a single four-day event. The ultras you know — 50K, 65K and 75K — run as their own Kili Trail Run event on Friday 3 September, then the whole mountain turns into a festival for the weekend.

Same trails. Same cause. More reasons to come.

How the weekend works

A weekend-long celebration of the outdoors on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Kili Trails has something for everyone — from children and beginners to experienced athletes, foodies and music lovers. Camping, food vendors, live music and more than a dozen trail and bike events make it a festival for the whole family.

The 2027 line-up

Find your race

12 of 12 events

Ultra

Kili Trail Run 75K

75K

Fri 3 Sep

Simba Farm to Moir Camp (4,170m) and back. 3,050m of climbing. Limited to 60.

Race detail

Ultra

Kili Trail Run 65K

65K

Fri 3 Sep

To Cathedral Point (3,850m) via Lemosho and the Shira rescue road.

Race detail

Ultra

Kili Trail Run 50K

50K

Fri 3 Sep

To Shira 1 (3,510m) on the Shira Plateau and back. 2,225m of climbing.

Race detail

Trail

Half Marathon

21K

TBC

From 2027 the 21K runs in West Kili Forest, outside the National Park.

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Trail

Forest 10K

10K

TBC

Forest singletrack for first-timers and fast legs alike.

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Trail

Swala Sprint

TBC

A short, quick loop out of the village. Bring the whole group.

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Free

Rafiki Run

1.5K

TBC

The kids' race, midday in the village. Free to enter.

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Ultra

6-Hour Ultra

Solo & relay

TBC

Timed laps, solo or as a relay squad. Last one standing wins the day.

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MTB

Enduimet XCM

75K

TBC

Marathon cross-country across the Enduimet corridor. Strictly limited.

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MTB

Elerai XC

33K

TBC

Cross-country through Elerai farmland and forest edge.

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MTB

West Kili XCO

18K & 9K

TBC

Two olympic-format loops — the shorter one suits new riders.

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MTB

Simba Farm XCC

Short circuit

TBC

Spectator-friendly criterium laps right beside the village.

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TBC Final distances and the day each event runs are confirmed with the 2027 line-up.

Kili Trail Run 50 / 65 / 75K

The ultras that started it all

50K · 65K · 75K — Friday 3 September. High-altitude loop races from Simba Farm onto Kilimanjaro's Shira Plateau and back. Not to be taken lightly.

Kili Trail Run

Festival Village

More than a race village

Quality food and drink vendors, live music, morning yoga, a race expo and activities for adults and children all weekend. Secure campsites with hot-water showers. Bring the family, stay the weekend.

Festival Village

Run on the roof of Africa. Accomplish good.

Kili Trails puts a minimum of 2% of revenue — and 50% of Kili Trail Run profits — into community development in Tanzania: youth running clubs and farmer training through Red Knot Development.

Responsibility

Entries open 12 September 2026

Places on the ultras and the 75K MTB are strictly limited. Join the list and we will tell you the morning entries open.

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The roof of Africa's endurance festival

Run

Ride

Festival

One mountain. Two events. Now one festival.

Find your race

Kili Trail Run 75K

Kili Trail Run 65K

Kili Trail Run 50K

Half Marathon

Forest 10K

Swala Sprint

Rafiki Run

6-Hour Ultra

Enduimet XCM

Elerai XC

West Kili XCO

Simba Farm XCC

The ultras that started it all

More than a race village

Run on the roof of Africa. Accomplish good.

Getting here is part of the adventure

Travel

Stay

Extend

Entries open 12 September 2026