Ultra Trail & Trail Runs

Fastpack or Trail Run The Great Bali Trail

Faster-paced ultra trail training days or longer journeys on foot

idGuides was borne out of a love for trail running, as far back as in 2005 when KK, idGuides’ Founder (and UESCA-certified Ultrarunning Coach), escaped Jakarta southwards for Sentul each weekend training for her expedition races, at the time for the Gobi March 2008, a 250km desert stage race organised by Racing The Planet as part of their 4Deserts Series.

idGuides has specialised since then on ultra-trail journeys by design for private clients and small groups requiring dedicated trail running & outdoor skills for ultras and adventure races. Now, we want to make our knowledge & skills, trails and The Great Bali Trail available for everyone to explore, whether you are new to trail running, training for a specific race, testing gear, undertaking an overnight training session, or wanting to develop particular outdoor skills relevant to a specific race.
During 2025, we’re launchng a series of trail training retreats designed and dedicated for different abilities and training objectives.

So, whether you are keen to join a trail retreat or just run for a day, our speed is determined solely by your objectives on the day, trail fitness & technique and technical difficulty levels, including elevation gain & loss on your route. No-one starts out running on trails – it is a process of transition, with patient base-building and muscular endurance; building your connection with the landscape through time-on-feet and practicing the outdoor skills, trail technique, mental fortitude and nutritional requirements required for endurance efforts and which work for you.