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LETNICA TRAIL

21.0km·1100m+
May 23
Ohrid,
North Macedonia
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LETNICA TRAIL · Race profile

Distance
21.0km
Gain
1100m+
FlatKM
25.3
Max
1632m
Min
688m

About LETNICA TRAIL

LETNICA TRAIL is the 21.0km trail race at Ohrid Ultra-Trail 2026 (Ohrid, North Macedonia). The race starts on May 23, 2026.

Race strategy

Run hard on the first mountain, but save energy for the second.

  • Start easy and control your HR up to 7.1km.
  • Hold your race pace up to 9.6km, but stay in control.
  • Final 950m descent. Save your legs to go all out on it.
  • Control your HR on the first mountain, then run your race pace, and start the final descent from 9.6km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
  • Start · 0.0km–2.4km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
  • Settle in · 2.4km–7.1km · Climb of 674m. Plus 1 more descent. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace.
  • Work · 7.1km–9.6km · Plus 1 more climb. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace.
  • Home · 9.6km–21.2km · Descent of 950m averaging 8%, high point 1632m. 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 1100m+. With 52m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 36% of the distance is uphill, 47% downhill and 17% flat. The longest climb runs 5.2km at an average 13.1% grade (674m of vertical). The longest descent runs 11.6km at an average 8.2% grade (950m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 35.6% over 0.3km. The steepest descent drops at 31.3% over 0.2km. Surface: 65% trail, 13% road, and 11% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 25.3 FlatKM.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 4.9km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is low (index 16 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.

  • Control your HR on the first mountain, then run your race pace, and start the final descent from 9.6km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
  • 9.6–21.2 km · 950 m D−, -8.2% · 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 22°C, with around 14°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 LETNICA TRAIL.

Other distances of Ohrid Ultra-Trail 2026OHRID ULTRA-TRAIL (105km)·GALICICA ULTRA (65.5km)·SAMOTSKA TRAIL (42.0km)·Ramne Trail (10.0km)

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