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SAMOTSKA TRAIL

42.0km·1950m+
May 23
Ohrid,
North Macedonia
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SAMOTSKA TRAIL · Race profile

Distance
42.0km
Gain
1950m+
FlatKM
46.3
Max
1778m
Min
688m

About SAMOTSKA TRAIL

SAMOTSKA TRAIL is the 42.0km trail race at Ohrid Ultra-Trail 2026 (Ohrid, North Macedonia). The race starts on May 23, 2026.

Race strategy

Run the climb at race pace, build your speed on the downhill, and go all out at the finish.

  • Steep 25% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
  • Final 1009m descent. Save your legs to go all out on it.
  • Ease into the early runnable section, then run your race pace, and start the final descent from 24.5km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
  • Start · 0.0km–2.6km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
  • Settle in · 2.6km–9.7km · Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Running pays off here: run wherever you can.
  • Work · 9.7km–24.5km · Climb of 1316m, high point 1781m. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Hike the steepest pitches.
  • Home · 24.5km–40.5km · Descent of 1009m averaging 6%. Build to the finish: leave whatever you have left out on the course. Very long descent: first half under control, then even, let go only near the end.

Course

The course climbs 1950m+. With 46m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 32% of the distance is uphill, 36% downhill and 32% flat. The longest climb runs 14.8km at an average 8.9% grade (1316m of vertical). The longest descent runs 15.9km at an average 6.3% grade (1009m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 25.5% over 0.9km. The steepest descent drops at 22.2% over 0.3km. Surface: 65% trail, 17% smooth, and 11% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 46.3 FlatKM.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 4.3km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 23 of 100), with 26% of the load in the first half: 0 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

  • Ease into the early runnable section, then run your race pace, and start the final descent from 24.5km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
  • 24.5–40.4 km · 1009 m D−, -6.3% · 0.0 km ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 14°C to 23°C, with around 13°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 39%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 4% of days around this date.

This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for SAMOTSKA TRAIL.

Other distances of Ohrid Ultra-Trail 2026OHRID ULTRA-TRAIL (105km)·GALICICA ULTRA (65.5km)·LETNICA TRAIL (21.0km)·Ramne Trail (10.0km)

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