Vertical is the 4.9km vertical kilometre at Skyrunning World Championships 2026 (Guarimiar, Spain). The race starts on September 18, 2026 at 09:30 AM. It starts in Guarimiar. The time limit is 1 h 30 min.
Short race: go all out.
The course climbs 950m+. With 194m/km of climbing, the course is exceptionally steep, with long hiking-grade sections. By gradient, 94% of the distance is uphill, 6% downhill and 0% flat. The longest climb runs 4.9km at an average 21.2% grade (1033m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 53.4% over 0.2km. Surface: 87% trail and 13% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 12.6 FlatKM.
Trekking poles are strongly recommended: about 3.2km 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 21°C to 23°C, with around 16°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 5%.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Vertical.
Other distances of Skyrunning World Championships 2026SkyUltra (63.0km)·Sky (29.0km)
Official websitewww.skyrunning.com/2026-skyrunning-world-championships
