Update: the 2024 edition will be formally announced in due course. The event is scheduled for October.
Introduction
Penang Island is blessed with amazing numbers of trails for many decades. Blazed by the local inhabitants of Penang, these trails link up various heritage sites and points of interests all over the island. Starting from Youth Park and Botanical gardens, the trails spread out from the north to central and southern part of the Island, from Air Itam, Batu Ferringhi, to Teluk Bahang and Balik Pulau. For decades, Penang people have taken to these trails during many of their weekends and public holidays. Some trails are easy and popular for the leisure weekend hikers, while others are rather hilly and less chartered which provide interesting challengers to serious climbers and trail runners. Yet, for a long time, most of Penang trails have been a mystery for a lot of people in the Northern parts of Peninsula Malaysia, and Malaysia in general. Many Penang people have not been exposed to the many beauties and challenges of these trails.
Until Sep 2018. Ultimate Trails of Penang is conceived with a passion for nature trails. Following the successful inaugural edition on 23rd Sep 2018, where more than 400 participants signed up despite the late opening of registration 3 months prior to the race date. Participants have given the race a rave review. In 2019, a new 100km distance category with elevation gain of 6250 m was added to the original 3 categories of 20km, 40km, and 60km. This has made UToP one of the toughest 100km trail race in Malaysia. A total of nearly 600 participants took part in the 2019 edition, when it was also a ATM Candidate Race.
UToP essentially replaces Penang Eco in the 2022 ATM Championship series. Important for point seekers in the ATM Championship or the Grandmaster Quest is that only the 100K is relevant.
Registration and details
Please check the event website for all race details, as well as for the online registration.
Race venue
• Ultimate Trails of Penang (U-ToP) takes place at Penang Municipal Park or Taman Perbandaran Pulau Pinang which is well known as Penang's Youth Park.
