Minotaur VK is the 4.0km vertical kilometre at Minotaur SkyRace 2026 (Castle Mountain Resort, Canada). The race starts on June 26, 2026 at 01:00 PM. It starts and finishes in Castle Mountain Resort. The time limit is 3 h.
Short race: go all out.
The course climbs 970m+. With 243m/km of climbing, the course is exceptionally steep, with long hiking-grade sections. By gradient, 100% of the distance is uphill, 0% downhill and 0% flat. The longest climb runs 3.9km at an average 23.7% grade (929m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 46.2% over 0.5km. Surface: 75% trail. Flat-equivalent effort: 10.7 FlatKM.
The highest summit on the course is Gravenstafel Ridge (2391m), 3.9km from the start.
Trekking poles are strongly recommended: about 3.1km of the course is steep enough for them to pay off.
There is too little runnable descent to damage the quads: plan the race around climbing and fuelling.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 14°C to 25°C, with around 13°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 51%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 5% of days around this date.
59 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Jessie McAuley (Individual Neutral Athletes) in 41:27. Women's winner: Emma Cook-Clarke (Individual Neutral Athletes) in 47:16.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Minotaur VK.
Other editions of Minotaur VK2027
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