La Molina Nit Pirineu KV is the 5.0km vertical kilometre at Salomon Ultra Pirineu 2026 (La Molina, Spain). The race starts on October 2, 2026 at 06:30 PM. It starts in La Molina and finishes in Niu de l'Àliga. The time limit is 1 h 30 min.
Short race: go all out.
The course climbs 860m+. With 172m/km of climbing, the course is exceptionally steep, with long hiking-grade sections. By gradient, 95% of the distance is uphill, 0% downhill and 5% flat. The longest climb runs 4.8km at an average 17.6% grade (851m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 45.3% over 0.5km. Surface: 56% smooth and 35% trail. Flat-equivalent effort: 11.2 FlatKM.
The course also passes close to la Tosa (2536m) and Mirador de la Tosa (2526m).
Trekking poles are strongly recommended: about 1.4km 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 6°C to 17°C, with around 6°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 38%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 6% of days around this date.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for La Molina Nit Pirineu KV.
Other distances of Salomon Ultra Pirineu 2026Salomon Ultra Pirineu 100K (58.6km)·Salomon Marató Pirineu 42K (43.0km)·Salomon Mitja Pirineu 21K (21.0km)
Other editions of La Molina Nit Pirineu KV2027
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