Restore and care
Encourage responsible planting of native species, with ongoing care and maintenance.
ULTRA TRAIL DO MARÃO
FLAGSHIP PROJECTOUR TREESA pioneering project · Desafio Cumes do Marão · Baldios de Ansiães
Born in the Marão. Able to put down roots anywhere in the world.
LAND · NATURE · COMMUNITY
PLANTAR O MARÃO.
A race ends.Our commitment to the mountain goes on.
Born in the heart of the Marão. Able to put down roots anywhere in the world.
AN IDEA WITH ROOTS
We don't just want to cross the mountain. We want to care for it.
Our Trees · Plantar o Marão began with a proposal from the organisers of Desafio Cumes do Marão to the Baldios de Ansiães, who welcomed it from the very beginning.
Replacing the traditional finisher medal with a tree turned a symbol of achievement into a commitment to nature and future generations.
The initiative grew from a close, lasting relationship between the Ultra Trail do Marão organisers, the Baldios de Ansiães and the mountain communities.
Ansiães is our home and the birthplace of this project.
It was here that the idea first took root, before expanding to trees planted and cared for around the world.
BALDIOS DE ANSIÃES · OFFICIAL PLATFORM
Born in the Marão.Growing across the world.
The Baldios de Ansiães, deeply connected to the life and stewardship of the Serra do Marão, embraced this proposal and remain central to its story.
Based there, the platform gives individual identities to trees planted in any country, recording their location, photographs and progress over the years.
A shared beginning. A commitment beyond borders.
Find your treeSearch by code and follow its story on the official platform.VIEW YOUR TREE →Explore the mapDiscover tree locations in the Marão and around the world.EXPLORE MAP ↗Official platformRecords, photographs and follow-up in a single source of information.OPEN PLATFORM ↗
One tree.
One identity.
One official record, managed on the Baldios de Ansiães platform.
OUR HOME · OUR STARTING POINT
Five mountain ranges.One shared responsibility.
Marão, Alvão, Aboboreira, Castelo de Matos and Meia Via are priority areas for UTM FAMILY activities.
The tree identification platform, however, has a worldwide reach: records and follow-up are not limited to these mountains.
01Marão
02Alvão
03Aboboreira
04Castelo de Matos
05Meia Via
MORE THAN PLANTING TREES
Caring for trees is everyone's mission, wherever they grow.
Respect the trails
Protect mountain paths, prevent damage and raise awareness among everyone who explores them.
Engage communities
Create opportunities for local people, runners, volunteers, families and partners to take part.
Leave a legacy
Turn the energy of every event into lasting contributions to the region.
WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
From Desafio Cumes do Marão, together with the Baldios de Ansiães, to the world.
Desafio Cumes do Marão 2026 was the pioneering event, the seed of this initiative.
The organisers' proposal was immediately welcomed by the Baldios de Ansiães, where it found its first home.
Giving finishers a tree instead of a medal made that vision a reality.
That first experience remains at the heart of our story, with a special bond between the organisations and the Marão communities.
Our ambition is to help new trees take root around the world while keeping alive the memory of where everything began.
PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE
A platform rooted in the Marão, reaching across the world.
The Baldios de Ansiães platform brings together each tree's identity, planting location, photographs and growth history, including trees planted outside Portugal.
The initiatives below are examples of participation, not geographical limits.
Roots of the Marão
Founding initiative · Desafio Cumes do Marão 2026The starting point: linking each finisher to a native tree and extending the gesture beyond the finish line.
Schools for the Marão
Proposal under developmentAwareness, school participation and hands-on learning about native woodlands.
Businesses for the Marão
Proposal under developmentEngaging companies and teams in restoration and long-term land care.
Baldios activities
Proposed local partnershipsWorking with land managers and local communities on coordinated conservation activities.
A STORY THAT CONTINUES
Take part. Receive. Plant. Follow.
Take part
Join an activity or project, starting with Desafio Cumes do Marão.
Receive
Link your participation to an individually identified tree once the details are confirmed.
Plant
Plant the tree in a coordinated activity and record the actual planting details.
Follow
Track and update the tree’s condition, location and story over the years.
The official register is held on the Baldios de Ansiães Plantar Marão platform.
Each tree may be identified by code and followed through photographs, location and growth updates, wherever in the world it is planted.
Access the record through “My Tree”.
TO BELONG IS TO CARE
The Marão belongs to you, too.
An idea, an hour of volunteering, knowledge of the territory or a partnership proposal can all make a difference.
UTM FAMILY is one of the spaces where everyone can get involved and share new ideas.
Future projects and activities will be announced after confirmation.Access to the community area requires authentication.