Ultra Trails of Margalla Hills (UTMH)

Ultra Trails of Margalla Hills (UTMH) are consist of 6 Trails, 1 to 6, of Margalla Hills. Margalla Hills (MH) is a hill range of the Himalayas and located in the north of Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan. The UTMH covers a distance of almost 50km and elevation will be 2000m. 

The idea to attempt UTMH in one go initiated by Adnan Khan back in October 2018. Adnan solo attempted UTMH on 20th October 2018 and finished 6 hours 28 minutes with the relay and logistics support of Islamabad Run With Us club members. Adnan's UTMH completion time is the best time, and yet haven't anyone broken the record. Adnan Khan is an ultra trail, hill, and mountain runner. He is also a mountain leader, running & fitness coach, and Gym/fitness instructor. 

Adnan Khan (on the right side) presenting UTMH completion certificate to one of the club members

There are certain rules to become a UTMH Club member and really good to see some interest in the club. If you really want to join the UTMH Club, please make sure these rules are followed

1 - Start and finish at the same location, so it's done in a loop / circular route.

2 - The time limit to complete the UTMH is 12 hours. Its the total / elapsed time and not the moving time.

(Some watches have auto-pause or don't record time if you stop and if you are recording it in Strava please mark your activity as a race so it shows the total time taken).

3 - For Ratification please say the time of the day you started the challenge and the time of the day you completed it along with a copy or link to your GPX File.

4 - You can take any route as long as the Start and Endpoint of each trail are visited. The fire lines can be taken for Trails 1, 2, 3,4, & 5 but not 6 because it misses out a big chunk of the original Trail 6 which requires you to go via Jabbi side. 

Please note the starting and endpoints of each trail. Only Trail 1 is a U-shaped trail and the rest are straight line trails.

a - Trail 1 starts at Sinyari village (a road goes to opposite of F-9 Park) goes up to Sandoori village and finishes down at Kalinjer village, the backside of National Defence University, Islamabad. 

b - Trail 2 can either be started at Zoo Parking/Japanese Park or from Monal Road and finishes at Damn e Koh.
c - Trail 3 starts from Trail 3 Car Parking and finishes at La Montana Restaurant (Pir Sohawa road) down the stairs from the check post.

d - Trail 4 starts at Trail 4 Car Parking and finishes at the Saddle Point where three routes intersect (Trail 4, Trail 6, and Ridge Trail).

e - Trail 5 starts at Trail 5 Car Parking and finishes at either (West, East or North) end of Pir Sohawa Road.

f - Trail 6 starts from behind the Faisal Mosque and finishes at the same Saddle Point where Trail 4, Trail 6, and Ridge Trail intersect. You must take Jabbi Loop on Trail 6 which goes left about 1.8km from the start.

Strava Map of 1 to 6 trails including Margalla Road

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