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Oxfam Trailwalker
The Oxfam Trailwalker is a hilly course of 100 km with 3,254.2 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 3 m and its highest 899 m above sea level. Next race: Friday 20 November 2026.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2026 race
- Distance
- 100.0 km62.1 mi
- 100 km · 20 km
- Total climb
- 3254.2 m10677 ft
- Highest point 896 m2940 ft above lowest
The course
Pick a place, or drag along the profileThe 100 km challenge follows the MacLehose Trail for teams of four, from Pak Tam Chung in Sai Kung to Harrow International School Hong Kong in Tuen Mun, finishing within 48 hours.
StartFinish
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- Photo: C J B Scholten at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5
km 0.4mile 0.3
Pak Tam Chung
The 100 km starts at Pak Tam Chung in Sai Kung.
km 46.6mile 28.9
Gilwell Campsite
The organiser's fourth checkpoint is at the Gilwell Campsite.
km 68.3mile 42.4
Lead Mine Pass
The organiser's seventh checkpoint is at Lead Mine Pass.
km 72.7mile 45.2
Tai Mo Shan
The organiser's eighth checkpoint is at Tai Mo Shan, and the 20 km route starts at its Rotary Park Car Park.
Photo: C J B Scholten at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5
km 99.9mile 62.1
Harrow International School Hong Kong
Both the 100 km and the 20 km finish at Harrow International School Hong Kong in Tuen Mun.
Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30
0 20 40 60 80 100 km
0 20 40 60 mi
Your 14 gels, at the orange marksFor a 10:00 finish, one every 40 minutes
- km 6.7mile 4.1
- km 13.3mile 8.3
- km 20mile 12.4
- km 26.7mile 16.6
- km 33.3mile 20.7
- km 40mile 24.9
- km 46.7mile 29
- km 53.3mile 33.1
- km 60mile 37.3
- km 66.7mile 41.4
- km 73.3mile 45.6
- km 80mile 49.7
- km 86.7mile 53.9
- km 93.3mile 58
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- The MacLehose Trail in teams of fourTeams of four, Sai Kung to Tuen Mun, within 48 hours.
- A 20 km route from Tai Mo ShanAdded for 2026, beside the 100 km, from Tai Mo Shan to Tuen Mun.
- From sea level to Tai Mo Shan at km 73Low at 16.3 km, high at 73.1 km, 3,254 m of climbing.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseTacticsThe MacLehose Trail in teams of fourTeams of four, Sai Kung to Tuen Mun, within 48 hours.
Oxfam Trailwalker 2026 is on 20 to 22 November 2026 and is the event’s 41st edition, since the physical event was suspended for five years. The 2025 event was cancelled because of the Tai Po fire.
Sourced
Whole courseGeometryA 20 km route from Tai Mo ShanAdded for 2026, beside the 100 km, from Tai Mo Shan to Tuen Mun.
The organiser introduced the 20 km route in 2026 so more people can join, and recommends walkers familiarise themselves with the whole route before the event.
Sourced
km 0 to 100.7GradientFrom sea level to Tai Mo Shan at km 73Low at 16.3 km, high at 73.1 km, 3,254 m of climbing.
The route starts at Pak Tam Chung in Sai Kung close to sea level and finishes at Harrow International School in Tuen Mun at about 48 m. The lowest point, 3.4 m, is at 16.3 km. The organiser’s eighth checkpoint is on Tai Mo Shan, close to the route’s high point at 73.1 km.
Measured
Entry
The forecast for Friday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
Race fuel
Energy gel
14 gels for Hong Kong, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
Over this distance most runners mix in real food at the aid stations; the gels cover the hours between.
- km 6.7mile 4.1
- km 13.3mile 8.3
- km 20mile 12.4
- km 26.7mile 16.6
- km 33.3mile 20.7
- km 40mile 24.9
- km 46.7mile 29
- km 53.3mile 33.1
- km 60mile 37.3
- km 66.7mile 41.4
- km 73.3mile 45.6
- km 80mile 49.7
- km 86.7mile 53.9
- km 93.3mile 58
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
Order by 30 October to test them on two long runs first.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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