The hardest races under 100 miles in Hong Kong. The 50/50, 50 Miles, 50 km, 25 km and the Kids Race — across the Kowloon ridgeline from midnight start to the finish at Shing Fung Studios.
The 9 Dragons is an Asia Trail Master Championship round, an iTRA National League event, and a SheRACES accredited race — the marks of a course, an experience, and a start line held to international standards.
From a 4 km Kids Race to the 138.1 km 50/50 — the same finish line at Shing Fung Studios is open to everyone who shows up.
50 Miles on Saturday from a midnight start. The 50 km on Sunday on broken legs. Win both days and you carry the title home — the 9th Dragon.
The headline ultra. From a midnight start at Tai Lam you head into the dark — 84.7 km and 4,638 m of climbing carrying you from one night into the next day.
The classic ridgeline race — long enough to break you, short enough to chase a time. 53.4 km and 3,550 m of climbing into Shing Fung Studios.
The way into The 9 Dragons. 25.4 km and 1,080 m of climbing across the back-half of the ridgeline — for first-timers and seasoned runners chasing a fast time.
The next generation onto the same finish line as the 9th Dragon. A 4 km loop that starts and finishes at Shing Fung Studios at 12:00 — the heart of race weekend.
Five races, one weekend. Entries for the 2027 weekend open Monday 6 July 2026 — join the mailing list and we'll give you 24 hours' warning before they go live.
九龍 — gau lung, "Nine Dragons." The name comes from boy Emperor Bing of the Southern Song, who in 1278 saw eight Kowloon hills and called them the Eight Dragons. A courtier reminded the seven-year-old emperor that he himself was a dragon — making nine.
Seven centuries later, runners trace the dragons' spines from peak to peak. The 9 Dragons traces their backs. The ninth dragon is the one who runs them.
27–28 Feb 2027 · Tai Lam to Tai Po Tau · five races over one weekend. Join the volunteer crew on aid station, course marking, sweeping, finish line, or media.
From Tai Lam Country Park in the dark of midnight, across eight peaks, to the finish at Shing Fung Studios. Routes are GPX-recorded; final course subject to permits.
Cut-off times are absolute — runners arriving after the listed time are not permitted to continue. Final schedule subject to permits and minor adjustment.
| Point | Cut-off |
|---|---|
| STARTTai Tong BBQ Site, Tai Lam Country Park | SAT 00:00 |
| CP1Tai Mo Shan | 03:30 |
| CP2Wun Yiu Road | 05:30 |
| CP3Kadoorie Farm | 07:30 |
| CP4Fanling | 11:00 |
| CP5Luk Keng | 16:30 |
| CP6Bride's Pool | 18:30 |
| CP7Sha Lo Tung | 21:30 |
| FINISHTai Po Tau Playground | SUN 00:00 |
Pacers allowed from CP4 Fanling to the finish — swap at CP5 Luk Keng & CP6 Bride's Pool.
Relay teams of four: R1 Start→CP2 · R2 CP2→CP4 · R3 CP4→CP6 · R4 CP6→Finish.
| Point | Cut-off |
|---|---|
| STARTTai Po Tau Playground | SUN 07:30 |
| CP1Fanling | 10:00 |
| CP2Ng Tung Waterfalls | 12:30 |
| CP3Leadmine Pass | 14:30 |
| CP4Shing Mun | 16:30 |
| CP5Eagles Nest | 18:00 |
| CP6Shatin Pass | 19:30 |
| FINISHShing Fung Studios | 21:30 |
| Point | Cut-off |
|---|---|
| STARTPineapple Dam, Shing Mun Reservoir | SUN 08:30 |
| CP4Shing Mun | 16:30 |
| CP5Eagles Nest | 18:00 |
| CP6Shatin Pass | 19:30 |
| FINISHShing Fung Studios | 21:30 |
25 km runners join the 50 km course from CP4 onwards — the same back-half ridgeline finish.
| Item | 50 Miles | 50 km | 25 km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head torch | Required from start | If leaving CP6 after 5pm | — |
| Emergency blanket | Required | — | — |
| Mobile phone | Required | Required | Required |
| Photo ID | Required | Required | Required |
| Trail footwear | Advised | Advised | Advised |
| Hydration capacity | 1.5 L | 1.5 L | 1 L |
The 9th Dragon is the runner who wins both days of the 50/50 — 50 Miles on Saturday and 50 km on Sunday. These are the two athletes who carried the title home in 2026.
Ten years of finishers carrying the title home. The course has changed across editions, so we don't keep official course records — these are the men's and women's 9th Dragons (50/50 winners), with the 50 Miles and 50 km champions alongside them.
A note on records: the course has changed across editions, so direct comparison is difficult and we don't keep official course records.
Race transport is run by the official 9 Dragons operation — hotel coach, city coaches, and a finish-line coach to the MTR. Any coach with fewer than 20 people booked is cancelled and fully refunded.
Any coach with fewer than 20 people booked will be cancelled and fully refunded — book early to keep the coach you want.
The 9 Dragons doesn't happen without the volunteers. Aid stations through the night, sweepers picking up runners off the back-half ridgeline, marshals at the finish at four in the morning. We pay it back — in kit, in priority entry, and in references.
If you're an elite athlete with a current ITRA profile, the 9 Dragons offers a tiered preferential entry. The scheme runs on ITRA performance index — the higher the index, the larger the discount on the 2027 entry fee.
Applies to the 50/50, the 50 Miles, and the 50 km in 2027.
Send a link to your current ITRA profile along with the distance you're targeting. We assess against the tier table and reply with the entry code within five working days.
✉ steve@racebase.asiaAdd refund insurance for HK$200 on entries made before 30 Nov 2026 — request a refund on or before 31 Dec 2026. Name transfers HK$200 until 15 Jan 2027.
No external registration platform yet — entries run through the official 9 Dragons registration system. Join the mailing list and we'll give you 24 hours' warning before entries go live.
27–28 Feb 2027 · Tai Lam to Shing Fung Studios · five races, one weekend
