THE 9 DRAGONS
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Overview
The 9 Dragons is a marquee event on the Asia Trail Master (ATM)
calendar and will kick off at midnight on Friday, February 14th
. This endurance spectacle will welcome nearly 500 athletes from around the world
, as the event serves as the sixth stop in the 2025 Asia Trail Master championship.
Showcasing some of Hong Kong’s most beautiful yet brutal trails , the event attracts top-tier regional talent and international elites who will battle it out alongside skilled local runners on two grueling courses to earn the coveted title of 9th Dragon .
EARN it.
Are you strong enough to beat the 50/50?
Do you have what it takes to do two of Hong Kong’s toughest races in two days?
Can you become the 9th Dragon?
WHAT IT TAKES…
To become the 9th Dragon, you will need to complete 139.6km of trail from west to east, and north to south in the New Territories of Hong Kong, climb over 8078 metres over some of the most beautiful mountains in the region.
Two days.
Two races.
One 9th Dragon!
Courses
Dream it.
The 50km event will begin at 07:30am on Sunday 16th February at Tai Po Tau Playground and finish at Shing Fung Studios. The cutoff will be at 20:00pm on the same day.
COMPLETE it.
The 50km course starts atTai Po Tau Playground, an 8 minute walk from Tai Wo MTR (East Rail line) in the New Territories and finishes at Shing Fung Studios in Kowloon, running from North to South. The route uses a variety of trail including the Wilson and MacLehose among others, and has an accumulative vertical of 3,550m.
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Dream it.
The 50 mile event will begin at 11:59pm on Friday 14 February 2025 at the Po Leung Kuk Jockey Club Holiday Camp near Yuen Long and finish at Tai Po Tau Playground.
The cutoff is at 22:00pm on Saturday 15 February.
COMPLETE it.
The 50 Mile course starts at the Po Leung Kuk Jockey Club Tai Tong Holiday Camp near Yuen Long, and finishes at Tai Po Tau Playground an 8 minute walk to/from Tai Wo MTR (East Rail line). It crosses Kowloon and the New Territories in Hong Kong from West to East. The route uses a variety of trails including the MacLehose and Wilson trails, and has an accumulative vertical gain of 4,570m.
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