MIUT course maps and aid stations

Billed as 110 km with 7,200 m of climbing, the Legend measures 108.9 km to the finish on the organizer's aid station chart. It leaves Porto Moniz with a steep climb above the village, zigzags down to the mouth of the Ribeira da Janela by headlamp, then climbs to Fanal at about 1,150 m. The Vereda da Terra Chã takes you up to Estanquinhos on the Paul da Serra plateau, and from Encumeada a rocky ridge leads to Pico Grande and down to Curral das Freiras, where your drop bag waits.

The longest gaps come in the middle: 14 km from Estanquinhos to Chão dos Louros and 14.5 km on to Curral das Freiras, with 1,295 m of climbing in that second stretch. After Pico Ruivo and Pico do Areeiro it's mostly downhill through Chão da Lagoa, Portela and Larano, then along the cliffs past Boca do Risco and over Pico do Facho into Machico. The stops and cutoffs are the 2026 chart's.

The Advanced is listed at 80 km and 4,760 m of climbing in the 2027 regulations; its aid station chart puts the finish at 76.8 km. It starts at 7:00 near the mouth of the Ribeira de São Vicente, follows the valley inland past farms and small levadas, and joins the Legend's route partway up the climb to Chão dos Louros.

From there it's the Legend's course: the Encumeada ridge and Pico Grande, 14.5 km to Curral das Freiras and your drop bag, then the climb to Pico Ruivo and the ridge to Pico do Areeiro before the long, mostly downhill run to Machico. The stops and cutoffs are from the chart on the organizer's course page.

The Discover, 56 km with 2,800 m of climbing, starts at 9:00 in Boaventura and goes straight up the Vereda do Urzal, an old path between the north and south sides of the island. Lombo do Urzal comes at 6.2 km; the next 10.5 km to Pico Ruivo climb 1,500 m through Boca das Torrinhas, where you join the Legend's route.

After Pico do Areeiro the rest is mostly downhill, with stations at Chão da Lagoa, Portela and Larano, and the 12.9 km from Larano to Machico runs along the cliffs past Boca do Risco and over Pico do Facho. Larano has no cutoff on the chart, but you have to finish by midnight.

The Marathon starts at 11:00 at Largo da Fonte in Monte, above Funchal, and its one real climb comes first: up through the Funchal Ecological Park to Chão da Lagoa at 9.8 km, with 1,090 m of climbing on the organizer's chart. There you join the Legend's route.

The rest runs toward Portela, down the steep Vereda da Degolada to the Vereda do Larano, with views of the north coast, then past Boca do Risco to the Levada do Caniçal and over Pico do Facho to Machico. The chart measures 39.7 km; the regulations call it 40 km with 1,450 m of climbing.

The Starter runs on Sunday morning, at 8:00 from the center of Porto da Cruz. It follows the coast to Praia da Maiata, climbs toward Larano and takes the Vereda do Larano, a path cut into the cliffs above the sea. After Boca do Risco it drops to the Levada do Caniçal and finishes over Pico do Facho into Machico.

There's one aid station, at Ribeira Seca after 11.5 km, and a limit of 3 hours 30 minutes. The organizer gives 510 m of climbing.