NUUK FIVE PEAKS

AUGUST 1st 2026

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What to Expect

  • Clear race communication, including detailed information emails before race day

  • Downloadable GPX file provided in advance

  • Clearly defined race rules, safety guidelines, and cut-off times

  • A professionally organized race

  • Merchandise bag at registration

  • Pre-race briefing before the start

  • Fully marked course along the entire route

  • Well-stocked aid station

  • Volunteer and first-aid support

  • Social atmosphere at the start/finish area throughout the day

  • Finish-line refreshments

  • Finisher prize for all finishers

  • Pre-race and post-race activities

  • Professional photo coverage

  • Environmentally responsible race practices

  • Timing and results published after the race

  • An unforgettable experience in Nuuk Greenland

About the race

Nuuk Five Peaks is a classic local mountain challenge that takes runners across the five prominent peaks located just outside Nuuk. The course forms a single loop and offers a demanding and highly technical mountain running experience in raw Greenlandic terrain.

The race covers 25 km with approximately 2,000 meters of elevation gain. While the route will be fully marked, runners should expect that only limited sections follow established paths. The course primarily consists of off-trail travel across rocky terrain, steep climbs, and exposed ridgelines. Participants should be comfortable with a combination of trail running and light mountaineering, including route-finding between markers and moving efficiently in technical terrain.

The five peaks included in the challenge are:

  • Lille Malene / Quassussuaq (443 m)

  • Store Malene / Ukkusissaq (772 m)

  • Store Malene / Ukkusissaq – second summit (approx. 772 m)

  • Kangilequtaat (787 m)

  • Kuanninnguit (472 m)

Runners will experience extended ridgeline running, steep ascents and descents, and expansive views over Nuuk, the fjords, and surrounding mountains. The course also passes through Paradis Dalen (the “Paradise Valley”), offering a brief contrast of runnable terrain within an otherwise rugged mountain environment.

Nuuk Five Peaks is designed for experienced trail and mountain runners seeking a technical, scenic, and physically demanding race. Completing the loop represents the accomplishment of a well-known local mountain challenge and a unique running experience in Greenland’s backcountry.

Nuuk Trail 10K

For those looking for a slightly easier but still spectacular experience, we also offer the Nuuk 10K Trail, which, as the name suggests, is a 10 km route with 700 metres of elevation gain.

Prices

First price (both women and men) Nuuk Five Peaks 25K Air Greenland gift certificate DKK 7.000.

Lottery giveaway for all participants 4 x 3.000 DKK gift certificates.

Finisher prices for all participants.

A rocky mountain trail with steep, rugged terrain leading up to a mountain peak under a bright sun and clear blue sky.
A person hiking in a mountainous landscape with a lake, rocky terrain, and snow-capped peaks under a partly cloudy sky.
A group of people hiking up a rocky mountain trail, with a flag with green, white, and red vertical stripes on the hillside and a dog walking nearby.
Northern lights (aurora borealis) in the night sky with green swirling lights and stars.

Race day - August 1st 2026

We invite everyone to stay at the race site after finishing. We will create a welcoming post-race atmosphere with snacks and drinks available, music, and informal activities. Stay to cheer on the final runners, congratulate the winners during the prize ceremony, and take part in the prize draw.

Mandatory race briefing

07:40

Race start - Nuuk five peaks

08:00

10:00

Race start - Nuuk trail 10K

First finishers expected

12:00

Race finish (cut off time)

18:00

Dinner at restaurant Killut

Concert and

Prize giving & lottery

19:00

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