TrailThe Costa Rica 200 is a nonstop 200 mile running journey across Costa Rica, from the Caribbean sea to the Pacific ocean.
Discover some of Costa Rica’s most hidden and picturesque communities and secrets along the 207 mile (335 km) course going from sea level to more than 8,000 ft (2424m), with temperatures ranging below 35? (2°C) on the highest point on the course and above 90? (32°C) on the lowlands near the coasts.
The race course follows the overall Camino de Costa Rica route, with some additional sections added to complete the 207 mile course. In 2025, the race will start on the Caribbean coast (boat access only), near the town of Parismina and Pacuare river mouth, and ending in the Pacific surf and fishing town of Quepos, near Manuel Antonio National Park.
The terrain is a mixture of singletrack, doubletrack, dirt and gravel. The route crosses more than 15 different microclimates and traverses through banana, pineapple, coffee, oil palm, and sugar cane plantations, cloud forests and lush lowland jungle, coastal wetlands, volcanic landscape, multiple river crossings, waterfalls, steep mountain climbs and more.
The Costa Rica 200, is a cultural and scenic journey across an entire country and a way to promote sports tourism and support the rural and indigenous communities along the route.
Take the challenge, start the journey, live the adventure, feel the culture and immerse yourself in one of the most biologically diverse places on earth.
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