2026 – Taiwan Action Asia 50 – Shihmen Reservoir
taiwan action asia 50 - shihmen reservoir
- Date: saturday dec 12, 2026 -
- Start Time: 5:00 am (50km) & 6:15am (26km & 12km)
- Start Location: shihmen reservoir, taoyuan, taipei
- Distance: 50km, 26km, 12km - 賽程: 50公里, 26公里, 12公里
- Category: Hiking & trail running options - 類別: 越野跑及遠足
- Aim: To promote some of taoyuan's most stunning & epic trail running locations.
About This Event
Escape the concrete jungle and join us for a premier Taiwan Ultra Marathon Trail run as Action Asia Events presents the spectacular Taiwan Action Asia 50. Perfectly positioned near the capital for international runners looking for a world-class Taipei Trail race experience, this annual event takes place around the iconic Shihmen Reservoir in Taoyuan, guiding athletes through lush, dense forests and dramatic mountain ridgelines.
Carefully designed for all fitness levels, this extreme outdoor adventure offers three distinct distance categories (50km, 26km, and 12km) ensuring every participant can find their perfect competitive or recreational challenge. Wrap up your epic day of high-altitude trail running or scenic mountain hiking by celebrating your finish line achievements and enjoying some famous local Taoyuan cuisine alongside fellow global outdoor enthusiasts.
Accommodation
Recommend staying in Taipei as 1 hr away and has a huge choice of hotels of all budgets and plenty of restaurants and places to get a massage for your legs. Can book the Action Asia bus when you register. There is a few hotels near Shihmen reservoir, but hard to find food unless you eat at 7-11 or get to the restaurant early.
Itinerary
- 3:20 AM – Bus departure (50km) for those that purchased bus tickets - Taipei Main station
- 4:40 AM – Bus departure (26km & 12km) for those that purchased bus tickets - Taipei Main station
- 4:20 AM – Registration opens for overseas participants on race day (or anyone who paid fee to have delivery)
- 5:00 AM –Race start at Shihmen Reservoir Parking lot (50km)
- 6:15 AM –Race start at Shihmen Reservoir Parking lot (26/12km)
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Awards 12km (overall top 5 male / female)
- 10:30 - 11:30 AM - Awards 26km (overall top 5 male / female)
- 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM - Awards for 50km (overall top 5 male / female)
- 7:00 PM - All finished - last bus departure
What’s included in the entry
- Souvenir shirt provided
- Racing bib number with luggage tag and pins provided
- Electrolytes drink on race course at checkpoints and finish
- Water on race course at checkpoints and finish
- Fruit on race course at checkpoints and finish
- Bisquits on race course at checkpoints
- Light lunch box meal at finish line for 50km/26km & snacks for 12km
- Special local Taoyuan Binguan tofu snack at finish
- Beer at finish
- Finisher medal at finish
- Medical, Police and staff support with 3rd party event insurance
What’s NOT included
- Transport to venue as can purchase as extra bus ticket when registering - bus leaves Taipei Main station race day
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CSR – Raising money for Action Asia Sports Academy – All donations are welcome but not mandatory. to come together for a good cause and give back to the community the skills we’ve learnt over the years. The Action Asia Sports Academy promotes the idea that outdoor activities can play a crucial part in fostering an individual’s personal development. Proceeds from the Action Asia Sports Academy and other fundraising events go to help the work of the Academy. The goals of the Action Asia Sports Academy include:
- Developing personal development opportunities for young people in Asia through organising outdoor adventure activities.
- Raising the quality of life for disadvantaged young people in Asia by funding health clinics, schools and activity centres.
- Promoting cultural interchange through adventure programmes and events.
- Developing permanent facilities for youth adventure training
note
Luggage checkin at start finish
No animals allowed with participants on course.
Toilets are available at start finish
Keep telephone number to book taxi as usually quite reliable
TAIWAN ACTION ASIA 50 - DISTANCES, MAPS AND ELEVATION DATA
Category distances: 50km, 26km, 12km
STRAVA LINKS:
50 km (49.8 km) 3037m+ –https://www.strava.com/routes/3098623388839182162
26km – (26.7km) 1552m+ –https://www.strava.com/routes/3367407027734347818
12km – (11.81km) 716m+ – https://www.strava.com/routes/3123874321811242202
GPX DOWNLOAD:
50 km category : solo - cut off 14 hrs
50 km time & elevation chart:
Note the 50km IS TECHNICAL so make sure you train correctly to finish this within the 14 hour time limit.
| Location | Dist (km) | Total km | Elev gain | Elev loss | Cut-off | Drink | Food |
| CP1a- Longtan jct | 5.5 | 5.5 | 398 | 210 | 2 hrs | Timing only | Timing only |
| CP1 – Shihmen Reservoir | 3.9 | 9.4 | 276 | 357 | 4 hrs | Water, Sport drink | Mellon,Banana,Orange,Bread,Bisquit |
| CP2 – Lake- 水中土地宮 Shuizhong Tudu Gong | 10.3 | 19.7 | 424 | 428 | 5.5 hrs | Water, Sport drink, Coke | Mellon,Banana,Orange,Bread,Bisquit |
| CP3 – Shiguikeng Mtn | 8.8 | 28.5 | 575 | 407 | 7.5 hrs | Water, Sport drink, Coke | Noodle,Mellon,Banana,Orange,Bread,Bisquit |
| CP4 – XinFu Temple | 7.4 | 35.9 | 328 | 612 | 10.5 | Water, Sport drink, Coke | Mellon,Banana,Orange,Bread,Bisquit |
| CP5 – Shiguikeng Mtn | 4.2 | 40.08 | 337 | 86 | 11.75 hrs | Water, Sport drink, Coke | Noodle,Mellon,Banana,Orange,Bread,Bisquit |
| CP6 – Mau Pu | 6.5 | 46.58 | 389 | 391 | 13 hrs | Timing only | Timing only |
| Finish Shimen parking lot | 3.35 | 49.93 | 97 | 376 | 14 hrs | Water, Sport drink, Coke | BentoBox,Mellon,Banana,Orange,Bread,Bisquit |
| 49.95 | 2824 | 2867 |
50 km google course map:
50 km course map:
26 km category: – solo - cut off 8 hrs
26 km time & elevation chart:
| Location | Distance (km) | Total km | Elev gain | Elev loss | Cut-off | Drink | Food |
| CP1a- Longtan jct | 5.5 | 5.5 | 398 | 210 | 2 hrs | Timing only | Timing only |
| CP1 – Shihmen Reservoir | 3.9 | 9.4 | 276 | 357 | 4 hrs | Water, Sport drink | Mellon,Banana,Orange,Bread,Bisquit |
| CP2 – Lake- 水中土地宮 Shuizhong Tudu Gong | 10.3 | 19.7 | 424 | 428 | 5.5 hrs | Water, Sport drink, Coke | Mellon,Banana,Orange,Bread,Bisquit |
| CP6 – Mau Pu | 3.74 | 23.4 | 322 | 158 | 7 hrs | Timing only | Timing only |
| Finish Shimen parking lot | 3.35 | 26.8 | 97 | 376 | 8 hrs | Water, Sport drink, Coke | BentoBox,Mellon,Banana,Orange,Bread,Bisquit |
| 26.79 | 1517 | 1529 |
26 km google course map:
26 km course map:
12 km category: – solo - cut off 5 hrs
12 km Time & elevation chart:
| Location | Distance (km) | Total km | Elev gain | Elev loss | Cut-off | Drink | Food |
| CP1a- Longtan jct | 5.5 | 5.5 | 398 | 210 | 2 hrs | Water | |
| CP1 – Shihmen Reservoir | 3.9 | 9.4 | 276 | 357 | 4 hrs | Water, Sport drink | Mellon/Banana/Orange/Bread/Bisquit |
| Finish Shimen parking lot | 2.4 | 11.8 | 1 | 106 | 5 hrs | Water, Sport drink | Mellon/Banana/Orange/Bread/Bisquit |
| 11.8 | 675 | 673 |
12 km google course map:
12 km course map:
course design:
Designed in partnership with Action Asia Events Michael Maddess and Taiwan partners including Carrier Ho, Petr Novotny, Chou Ching and Alex with small changes over the years.
Category options: (AGE as of RACE DAY)
50 km categories (Individual)
Mens 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50+, 60+
Women 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50+, 60+
*Minimum age is 18 (race day age) for 50 km category
26 km categories (Individual)
Mens 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50+, 60+
Women 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50+, 60+
*Minimum age is 18 (race day age) for 26 km category
12 km categories (Individual only)
Individual Male
Individual Female
*Minimum age is 18 yrs old for 12 km category unless with adult 18yrs or older
Entry Procedure & Payment Method
CLICK REGISTER NOW BUTTON ON THIS PAGE FIRST. Then click continue at bottom of the registration form which sends us your online form automatically. You will then be forwarded to credit card payment page automatically and can continue paying by credit card. (We will have received your online entry application already when you hit the submit button so don’t worry).
參加方法:
網上登記 – 所有參賽者須登入本網頁www.actionasiaevents.com，於右上方位置“REGISTER NOW” 填寫登記表格。完成登記後，閣下可選擇付款方式，繼續完成網上付款。只接受Visa 或Master信用咭。
Online Payment
Click REGISTER NOW BUTTON on this website (or continue credit card option when filling out entry form). Easy to use credit
card payment.
信用卡:
當完成網上登記表格，系統便自動進入網上繳款程序。
Confirmation of entry
Once payment is received, payment system will send a confirmation letter with entry details to you via email. Please make sure we have your correct email as we will send updates to you. Please notify us immediately if we have your wrong email. FIRST COME FIRST SERVE SO GET YOUR ENTRY IN.
參賽確認：
完成繳付報名費之參賽登記方為有效。完成報名程序後，系統將會發出確認電郵。故此請於報名時，請提供正確電郵以便日後寄上賽事資訊。請立即通知主辦單位，如發現所提供電郵資料不正確，報名方式為先到先得。
Cancellation & Refunds – Terms & Conditions:
Changes, Cancellation & Refund policy:
Strictly no refunds once payment is made. No refund in case of any race disruption including but not limited to cancellation, suspension, reroute, or delay due to weather condition or force majeure such as virus outbreak, demonstration, or unexpected cancellation of event permits by government. No transfer of credit is possible to another race and you can NOT give your entry to another person or sell it to another person. HK$150 for all changes, admin changes like adding a team/charity/sponsor name or changing a distance category which does not include any price differences in categories which must also be paid in addition with a deadline for all changes 2 weeks before the race. After the deadline 2 weeks before the race no changes will be accepted. If the race is postponed or moved to a new date, the above rules still applies until the race proceeds. Race Director has the final say on all matters.
更改、取消或退款：
不設退款。如果比賽中斷，包括但不限於由於天氣條件，疾情，示威或政府活動許可証取消導致的取消，暫停，改道或延誤，將不設退款。參賽資格不能轉移到其他賽事，亦不能作轉讓或出售他人。參賽者須繳付港幣HK$150 作為有關更改之行政費用，如隊伍/ 贊助名稱等。若轉換賽事距離組別，除上述之行政費用外，另須繳付因轉組所須之報名費用差額。所有更改申請須於比賽日兩星期或之前提出，否則大會將不會受 理。如果比賽改期，以上的條款生效到比賽進行。 賽事總監保留最後決定權。
以上內容以英文版本為準.
Entry Fees - early bird in effect
| 2026 – TaiwanTaiwan Action Asia 50 ShihmenEntry Fee (12 Dec) | ||||
| Early Bird 早鳥價 | Phase 2 第2階段 | Phase 3 第3階段 | Phase 4 第4階段 | |
| Dates: | 2026年8月9日或前 | 2026年8月10日至9月13日 | 2026年9月14日至11月1日 | 2026年11月2日或後 |
| Entry Fee: | on / before Aug 9, 2026 | Aug 10 to Sept 13, 2026 | Sept 14 to Nov 1, 2026 | On and after Nov 2, 2026 |
| 50km – Individual | USD 69 | USD 79 | USD 89 | USD 99 |
| 50 公里 – 個人 | 美元 69 | 美元 79 | 美元 89 | 美元 99 |
| 26km – Individual | USD 48 | USD 58 | USD 68 | USD 78 |
| 26公里 – 個人 | 美元 48 | 美元 58 | 美元 68 | 美元 78 |
| 12km – Individual | USD 38 | USD 48 | USD 58 | USD 68 |
| 12公里 – 個人 | 美元 38 | 美元 48 | 美元 58 | 美元 68 |
| Category | Early Bird 早鳥價 | Phase 2 第2階段 | Phase 3 第3階段 | Phase 4 第4階段 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | Before Dec 26th, 2025 | Dec 27th, 2025 – Jan 17th, 2026 | Jan 18th, 2026 – May 31st, 2026 | Jun 1st, 2026 (Onwards) |
| Individual | USD 1590 | USD 1690 | USD 1790 | USD 1990 |
| 個人 | 美元 1590 | 美元 1690 | 美元 1790 | 美元 1990 |
| Group of 2 (Save 20%) | USD 2544 | USD 2704 | USD 2864 | USD 3184 |
| 2人組 (8折) | 美元 2544 | 美元 2704 | 美元 2864 | 美元 3184 |
| Group of 3 (Save 25%) | USD 3578 | USD 3803 | USD 4028 | USD 4478 |
| 3人組 (75折) | 美元 3578 | 美元 3803 | 美元 4028 | 美元 4478 |
| Group of 4 (Save 30%) | USD 4452 | USD 4732 | USD 5012 | USD 5572 |
| 4人組 (7折) | 美元 4452 | 美元 4732 | 美元 5012 | 美元 5572 |
Race Pack Pick Up:
Dates:
Date & Time :
Dec 10, 2026 (Thursday) 3:00pm to 8:00pm
Dec 11, 2026 (Friday) 12:00pm to 8:00pm
Address:
Address for race pace pick up:
Deer Run
105, Taiwan, Taipei City, Songshan District, Pengcheng Village, Jiankang Rd, 339號1F
Tel +886 02-2756-2366
https://www.deerrunlife.com/
Inside bag:
Registration for pick up Race Pack with Race number, shirt, pins, luggage tag
Picking up for friend:
Picking up for friends
(1) Please download a release form from the event webpage – Download pdf section;
(2) The release form has to be signed by the participant and the “pick up” person will present the signed release form at the location stated above for registration purpose (The “pick up” person has to write down his/ her Full name, Taiwan ROC ID and sign at the back of the release form for event organizer’s record).
Runner Pack Picking up
During race registration, you may pay a USD 3 administrative fee for race day pickup to collect your race pack on the day of the race. If you are able to collect your race pack prior to the race on 10 or 11 December 2026, you may do so at no extra charge. Please note that the administrative fee is non-refundable.
(2) CASH – NT$100 will be charged for runner pack pick up on race morning
Overseas participants or outside of Taipei
For overseas participants who are not able to collect the race pack before the race, please email you passport and flight/train ticket to payment@actionasiaevents.com at least 2 weeks (on or before Nov 27, 2026) before the race so as to waive the pick up fee.
*Mandatory equipment to be carried when racing each day – per person (watch this space for updates):
- Hydration system (min 1 litre capacity) flasks or camelbak style drinking system - for 50km participants
- Running shoes – Trail running shoes with good grip recommended (example – Inov-8, Salomon, North Face, Brooks, Hoka)
- Race bib visible on front for photos not blocking any sponsor logos
- TWD 500 cash or equivalent on phone, digital payment card if need to catch taxi or public transport during event
Recommended items
- Sun cream
- Energy food for you to do race (nuts, dried fruit, peanuts, Chinese crackers, etc)
- Energy bars or gels
- Salt / electrolyte tablets
- Hat with neck cover for running
- Lubricant gel or vaseline for chafing prevention
- Ziploc, waterproof bag for phone
- Mobile telephone in case of emergency
- Flip flop sandals for after race
Official Rules & Regulations
ARTICLE 1: GENERAL
- Race number to be worn in FRONT of you. Not to be worn on back and report to finish HQ when completed.
- No throwing any garbage of any kind on the trail.
- No water bottles allowed to be taken away from water checkpoints if there are bottles. You must bring your own flasks or hydration system (minimum 1 litre) for the refill.
- Should you drop out you must notify the nearest checkpoint and leave your race number or face emergency rescue costs bill for looking for you.
- You must stay on marked course and no shortcutting is allowed or result in disqualification.
- All contents on mandatory equipment list must be carried on all days of the race unless Race Director makes changes at race briefing.
- Race Director has right to impose time penalties or even disqualification for those not following mandatory equipment list so please take time to make sure you study equipment list (mandatory and recommended). The runner will get 1-hour penalty for each missing item in the first aid kit.
- No animals on course with participants.
- Race Director has final say on all matters.
*Note – Any changes must be done latest 2 weeks before event.
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