Trail Race is a 21.0 km trail race of Mestia Ultra 2026 in Mestia, Georgia. The race starts on July 18, 2026.
The course climbs 1000 m+. With 48 m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 42% of the distance is uphill, 46% downhill and 12% flat. The longest climb runs 3.8 km at an average 13.9% grade (523 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 3.1 km at 7.2% (226 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 23.4% over 0.4 km. The steepest descent drops at 31.8% over 0.3 km. Surface: 40% smooth, 31% trail, 17% road, and 12% technical. Flat-equivalent effort: 31.8 FlatKM.
The course is runnable enough that trekking poles are not needed.
Quad damage risk is low (index 17 of 100): a few descents worth noticing, none that decides the result.
Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 17°C to 23°C, around 16°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 40%.
280 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Miroshnichenko, Mikhail (Individual Neutral Athletes) in 2:15:59. Women's winner: Topor, Alena (Individual Neutral Athletes) in 2:17:23.
This page has the full results and splits, interactive elevation profile, gradient matrix, pacing and nutrition planner and weather climatology for Trail Race.
Other distances of Mestia Ultra 2026Mestia 100K (105 km)·Mestia Ultra (70.0 km)·Mountain Marathon (42.0 km)
Other editions of Trail Race2025
Official websitewww.traillab.ge/mestia
