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16.5km16.55.8km5.8

Sinjal - Utrka na vrh Hrvatske

16.5km·1350m+
April 6
Dinara, Glavaš, Kijevo,
Croatia
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Sinjal - Utrka na vrh Hrvatske · Race profile

Distance
16.5km
Gain
1350m+
FlatKM
33.7
Max
1810m
Min
561m

About Sinjal - Utrka na vrh Hrvatske

Sinjal - Utrka na vrh Hrvatske is the 16.5km trail race at Sinjal 2026 (Dinara, Glavaš, Kijevo, Croatia). The race starts on April 6, 2026.

Race strategy

Run the climb at race pace, build your speed on the downhill, and go all out at the finish.

  • Steep 28% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
  • Final 1249m descent. Save your legs to go all out on it.
  • Control your HR on the first mountain, and start the final descent from 8.1km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
  • Start · 0.0km–1.1km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
  • Settle in · 1.1km–8.1km · Climb of 1237m, high point 1810m. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Hike the steepest pitches.
  • Home · 8.1km–16.3km · Descent of 1249m averaging 15%. Build to the finish: leave whatever you have left out on the course. Very long descent: first half under control, then even, let go only near the end. Hike the steepest pitches.

Course

The course climbs 1350m+. With 82m/km of climbing, the course is exceptionally steep, with long hiking-grade sections. By gradient, 41% of the distance is uphill, 47% downhill and 7% flat. The longest climb runs 8.1km at an average 15.4% grade (1237m of vertical). The longest descent runs 8.2km at an average 15.2% grade (1249m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 31.2% over 0.5km. The steepest descent drops at 26.7% over 0.9km. Surface: 55% trail and 43% technical. Flat-equivalent effort: 33.7 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Dinara (1831m), 8.1km from the start.

Poles

Trekking poles are worth taking: about 4.6km of the course favours them.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is low (index 19 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.

  • Control your HR on the first mountain, and start the final descent from 8.1km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
  • 8.1–16.3 km · 1249 m D−, -15.2% · 0.0 km ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 4°C to 15°C, with around 4°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 33%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 6% of days around this date.

Results

90 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Julius Ott (Austria) in 1:53:37. Women's winner: DORA DELIĆ (Croatia) in 2:17:12.

This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Sinjal - Utrka na vrh Hrvatske.

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