KTC Half is the 21.3km trail race at Krushevo Trail Challenge 2026 (Kruševo, North Macedonia). The race starts on June 28, 2026 at 09:00 AM. It starts in Kruševo. The time limit is 5 h.
Start easy, build your effort, and go all out at the finish.
The course climbs 1200m+. With 56m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 46% of the distance is uphill, 36% downhill and 18% flat. The longest climb runs 1.4km at an average 10.7% grade (154m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 22.4% over 0.2km. Surface: 49% trail, 15% road, and 11% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 28.3 FlatKM.
The course is runnable enough that trekking poles are not needed.
Quad damage risk is low (index 12 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 14°C to 25°C, with around 22°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 52%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 40% of days around this date.
44 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Петар Трајкоски (North Macedonia) in 2:10:55. Women's winner: Vera Urdarevska (North Macedonia) in 2:30:15.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for KTC Half.
Other distances of Krushevo Trail Challenge 2026Alto Trail (12.6km)
Other editions of KTC Half2027
Official websitektc.zlatovrv.mk/index.html
