Paraty Brazil by UTMB course maps and aid stations

Despite the name, the organizer lists the 2027 PTR 108 as 101 km with about 4,850 m of climbing; the race page's profile of the 2026 course measures 102.2 km. You start at 7 PM on Friday and run north through the night to the Taquari neighbourhood, where the locals put on a welcome. From there the big climb takes you to the high ground of the Serra do Mar, then across rolling hills to the summit of Pedra da Macela. The descent passes Janela do Mar, a 2 km single track with views over Angra Bay, and finishes on the Gold Trail into the historic centre.

The longest gap is the 18 km from Taquari up to Serraria, where you climb from near sea level to about 1,250 m. Taquari and Trutario Rio Manso are the only places your crew can help you, and they hold your two drop bags. Finishing under 26 hours lets you enter the Western States lottery, the organizer says.

The organizer lists the PTR 58 as 53 km with about 3,200 m of climbing (the race page's profile of the 2026 course measures 54 km). After the streets of town, the first hard climb goes through the Atlantic Forest of the Serra da Bocaina National Park. You drop back to sea level, then climb again to Pedra da Macela, with views over Paraty Bay. The way home is the technical Gold Trail, on paving that's more than 200 years old.

From Rio Pequeno to Macela is close to 16 km, over the top of Pedra da Macela. There's no outside help on this course, so carry what you need between stations.

The PTR 34 climbs from town into the foothills of the Serra da Bocaina on dirt roads and trails, with views of the sea. Expect river crossings and dense forest. The organizer rates it as moderately technical, with about 1,100 m of climbing. On the 2026 course the one cutoff before the finish is Mato Dentro, at 12:30 PM, and you have 9 hours to finish.

The PTR 25 leaves the historic centre on a stretch of road, then heads out through rural country at the base of the Serra da Bocaina. It mixes roads, trails and a river crossing, with about 750 m of climbing. The organizer pitches it as a fast course with low technical demands, a good first mountain race. The time limit is 6 hours.

It's the only race that doesn't start in town: you begin at 2 PM at Fazenda Bananal, a 17th-century farm a few minutes outside Paraty, and run back through farmland and forest on roads and trails, with river crossings. It has about 550 m of climbing and low technical demands, so it suits a first trail race.

The RUN 7 starts at 7 AM on Sunday and loops through the historic centre and the sights around it, with about 50 m of climbing and a 2 hour limit. It gives no Running Stones and needs no UTMB Index.