Dinara Vertical is the 5.8km vertical kilometre at Sinjal 2026 (Dinara, Glavaš, Kijevo, Croatia). The race starts on April 6, 2026.
Short race: go all out.
The course climbs 1100m+. With 190m/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 5.7km at an average 19.1% grade (1093m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 28.6% over 1.0km. Surface: 57% trail and 41% technical. Flat-equivalent effort: 13.8 FlatKM.
Trekking poles are strongly recommended: about 3.8km 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 5°C to 15°C, with around 5°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.
122 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Josip Meštrić (Croatia) in 47:31. Women's winner: Tea Faber (Croatia) in 56:34.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Dinara Vertical.
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