1st Recce of Galiyat Trail Race 2026-Khaira Gali to Miranjani

The objective of the recce of the Galiyat Run is to familiarize oneself with the route of the Galiyat Mountain Trail 60k & 20k Races. MTR is organizing a recce of the race in two portions. The 1st one is this run, and 2nd one (Thandiyani to Miranjani) will be on Sunday, 7th of June 2025. If you are interested in participating in the race then must join in the recce events and test your endurance run at a high altitude before going to attempt the UTMB Index 60k and 20k races.

Galiyat Mountain Trail is the most beautiful, scenic, and one of the best routes for trail and hill running. Trails of Galiyat are located in Galiyat, Abbottabad District of KPK, Pakistan. Trails of Galiyat are part of the Galiyat Mountain Trail 60k & 20k Race by UTMB Index. It is a sequence of multiple Galiyat trails, linked and connected, that start from Thandiyni and finish at Khaira Gali, or vice versa.

It covers the complete router 20k race and half of the 60k race. Before going to attempt 60K and 20K Races on 19th July 2026. (Khaira, Changla, Kuza Gali Pipeline track, Ayubia Pipeline track, Dunga Gali, Mushkpuri & Miranjani Peaks). There are multiple distance options are available if you don’t want to go for the complete route.

Please go through the following link for the race details.

Galiyat Mountain Trail

Trail Run Details:
SUNDAY on 10th May 2026
Meeting Place: PSO Petrol Pump, near Beverly Centre, Blue Area, Islamabad
Meeting Time: 04:30 am
Running Start Time: 08:00 am
Terrain: Trail
Distance: 34km (20km and 34Km)
Ascent: 1200 meters
Time Duration: 6 hours
Level: Easy to Difficult
Shoes: Trail or Multi-terrain Shoes.
Hydration & Food: 1 to 2-liter water, Dates, Chocolates, Bananas, ORS, etc.
Gears: Trail running vest or 5 to 10 litter running bag, Rain Jacket, extra Socks, full sleeve shirt, Sunglasses, hat/cap.
Route: Khaira Gali → Pipeline Trek of Kuza & Changla Gali Trek → Ayubia Pipeline Trek → Dunga Gali → Mushkpuri top → Lalazar Park trek → Nathia Gali → Miranjani trek → Miranjani Top → Back to Miranjani base.

Strava Route 

Garmin Route

Participants have multiple distance options if they don’t want to run the complete route.
Option 1: Complete Route Khaira Gali to Miranjani 32km distance with 1200m ascent
Option 2: Khaira Gali to Nathia Gali 20km distance with 500m ascent
Option 3: Mushkpuri and Miranjani Peaks 20km distance with 1100m ascent
Option 4: Miranjani Peak 10km distance with 600m ascent

Participants have to pay for entry tickets themselves of the Ayubia National Park.