The Ultra Gobi Series brings runners and trekkers from around the world to landscapes that have carried travellers, traders and pilgrims for over a thousand years.

In the Gobi Desert, runners follow the ancient Silk Road through Northwest China. In AlUla, Saudi Arabia, they pass Nabataean tombs and oasis valleys along the old Spice Route.

• Date: 13–20 January 2027

• Location: AlUla, Saudi Arabia

• Non-stop races: 400km, A+ (121km)

• Multi-stage formats: A (121km, 4-days, team race), B (121km, 4-days, stage), C (30km, 1-day), Youth (90km, 3-days, stage)

Seven thousand years of civilization. Sandstone canyons carved by time. Ancient kingdoms whose traders connected Arabia, Africa, and Asia long before the modern world drew its borders. AlUla, in northwestern Saudi Arabia, is one of earth's great hidden places, and in January 2027, it becomes the newest destination of the Ultra Gobi Series.