Enrosadira Trail 55K Ultra

Course

The course climbs 3400 m+. With 62 m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 38% of the distance is uphill, 43% downhill and 19% flat. The longest climb runs 3.1 km at an average 18.3% grade (558 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 4.3 km at 12.1% (524 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 36.1% over 0.7 km. The steepest descent drops at 41.8% over 0.3 km. Surface: 66% trail, 17% smooth, 9% road, and 7% technical. Flat-equivalent effort: 64.9 FlatKM.

Summits

The course also passes close to Crusc da Rit (2021 m) and Col Alt (1980 m).

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here — only about 9.3 km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 39 of 100), with 45% of the load in the first half: 3 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

• Control on the marked descents until km 27, target pace until km 44, free after that. Short descents not listed: target pace.
• #1 · 8.8–13.2 km · 470 m D−, -10.7% · 76% of the race ahead → control
• #3 · 19.1–21.4 km · 392 m D−, -17.1% · 61% of the race ahead → control
• #2 · 28.7–31.9 km · 484 m D−, -15.0% · 42% of the race ahead → target pace
• 40.6–43.8 km · 438 m D−, -13.7% · 20% of the race ahead → even, let go at the end
• 48.9–54.4 km · 656 m D−, -12.0% · 0% of the race ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end

Weather

Historically on race day, start temperatures range from -1°C to 9°C, around 5°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 41%. Heavy rain of 10.0 mm or more falls on about 6% of days around this date.