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Backyard Ultra Gran Canaria 2027: date, format and entries

3rd PROVITAL Backyard Ultra Gran Canaria: 15 May 2027 at El Confital. Unlimited 6.706 km laps, Challenge, Fun Run, and entries from 12 November.

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Recorrido de la Backyard Ultra Gran Canaria en El Confital, junto al mar

Photo: El Confital, the PROVITAL Backyard Ultra Gran Canaria course. Courtesy of the organisers.

Plan your race pace

The 3rd PROVITAL Backyard Ultra – Gran Canaria takes place on Saturday 15 May 2027 at El Confital, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, by the Atlantic. The start is at 9:00. Entries open on 12 November 2026 at 10:00, at the start of EXPODECA, where the organisers will have a stand.

The details on this page have been provided by the organisers, C.D. Arkana Koalas Trail.

El Confital with Las Canteras beach and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria behind
El Confital, with Las Canteras beach and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria behind. Photo: PROVITAL Backyard Ultra Gran Canaria.

How a backyard ultra works

In a backyard ultra you run one lap of the same loop every hour. Anyone who doesn’t finish the lap within the hour, or isn’t on the start line when the next one begins, is out. In Gran Canaria each lap is 6.706 km. Since 2026 the Ultra has no limit on laps or hours, in line with the international Backyard Ultra rules: the race goes on until a single runner completes one more lap than everyone else. The first edition, in 2025, did have a maximum number of laps.

The race is internationally recognised as a Bronze Ticket Race in the Backyard Ultra circuit.

Categories

CategoryLapsApproximate distance
UltraNo limitUntil one runner is left
Challenge746.9 km
Fun Run426.8 km
InclusiveAdapted category

The main categories share a common start. There are 200 places, initially split into 120 for the Ultra, 40 for the Challenge and 40 for the Fun Run.

Course & elevation

6.71 km+116 m Elevation gain−117 m Elevation loss
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Per-kilometre table
KmElevationGrade
112 m-1.4 %
217 m0.5 %
334 m1.7 %
417 m-1.7 %
515 m-0.1 %
612 m-0.3 %
726 m1.9 %

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Charity lap

There will also be a charity lap for the Fundación Canaria Pequeño Valiente: all the money raised from its entries goes to the foundation.

Official poster of the 3rd PROVITAL Backyard Ultra Gran Canaria 2027
Official 2027 poster. Image: PROVITAL Backyard Ultra Gran Canaria.

Entries and contact

Where to stay in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Hotels available 13–16 May 2027.

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