Explorer is the 15.0km trail race at Tour de Hvar 2026 (Stari grad, Hvar, Croatia). The race starts on May 1, 2026.
The course climbs 300m+. With 20m/km of climbing, the course is predominantly runnable. By gradient, 35% of the distance is uphill, 18% downhill and 47% flat. Surface: 46% smooth, 26% trail, and 25% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 15.9 FlatKM.
The highest summit on the course is Glavica (111m), 7.2km from the start. The course also passes close to V. Starač (117m).
The course is runnable enough that trekking poles are not needed.
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 15°C to 21°C, with around 17°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 32%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 7% of days around this date.
37 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Miha Pagon (Slovenia) in 1:07:24. Women's winner: Zrinka Deur (Croatia) in 1:22:53.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Explorer.
Other distances of Tour de Hvar 2026Marathon (42.0km)·Coast 2 Coast (26.0km)
Official websitetourdehvar.com
