KV El Gigante is the 5.5km vertical kilometre at Transgrancanaria 2026 (Valle de Agaete, Spain). The race starts on March 4, 2026 at 03:30 PM. It starts in Valle de Agaete and finishes in Tamadaba.
Short race: go all out.
The course climbs 1090m+. With 198m/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 5.4km at an average 18.2% grade (989m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 37.7% over 0.4km. Flat-equivalent effort: 12.9 FlatKM.
Trekking poles are strongly recommended: about 2.8km 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 17°C to 20°C, with around 11°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 16%.
181 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Henri Aymonod (Italy) in 39:08. Women's winner: Madlen Kappeler (Germany) in 48:21.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for KV El Gigante.
Other distances of Transgrancanaria 2026Classic (125km)·Advanced (81.0km)·Marathon (46.0km)·Half (22.9km)·Promo (12.0km)
Other editions of KV El Gigante2027
Official websitetransgrancanaria.net/en
