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Boka Bay Trail 2026
83km8359.8km59.833.5km33.517.1km17.17.8km7.8

Yellow Course

7.8km·440m+/440m−
April 25
Herceg Novi,
Montenegro
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Yellow Course · Race profile

Distance
7.8km
Gain
440m+
Loss
440m−
FlatKM
10.3
Max
459m
Min
5m

About Yellow Course

Yellow Course is the 7.8km trail race at Boka Bay Trail 2026 (Herceg Novi, Montenegro). The race starts on April 25, 2026.

Race strategy

Short race: go all out.

  • Steep 27% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
  • Hold your race pace up to 3.5km, but stay in control.
  • Control your HR on the first mountain, and go all out on the final descent from 3.5km.
  • Start · 0.0km–1.9km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
  • Work · 1.9km–3.5km · Climb of 484m, high point 459m. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Hike the steepest pitches.
  • Home · 3.5km–7.4km · Descent of 449m averaging 12%. Kick for the line: give it everything you've got.

Course

The course climbs 440m+ and descends 440m−. With 56m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 44% of the distance is uphill, 38% downhill and 19% flat. The longest climb runs 3.5km at an average 14.0% grade (484m of vertical). The longest descent runs 3.9km at an average 11.5% grade (449m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 26.9% over 0.6km. The steepest descent drops at 17.0% over 2.0km. Surface: 58% trail, 29% road, and 13% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 10.3 FlatKM.

Poles

Trekking poles are worth taking: about 1.6km of the course favours them.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is low (index 8 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.

  • Control your HR on the first mountain, and go all out on the final descent from 3.5km.
  • 3.5–7.4 km · 449 m D−, -11.5% · 0.0 km ahead → free

Results

60 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Luka Čupić (Montenegro) in 45:13. Women's winner: Una Marković (Montenegro) in 1:02:27.

This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Yellow Course.

Other distances of Boka Bay Trail 2026Gray Course (83.0km)·Red Course (59.8km)·Blue Course (33.5km)·Green Course (17.1km)

Other editions of Yellow Course2027

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