40K Green Trail

Course

The course climbs 2300m+. With 58m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 29% of the distance is uphill, 38% downhill and 33% flat. The longest climb runs 3.3km at an average 16.8% grade (552m of vertical). The longest descent runs 3.3km at 12.7% (425m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 38.0% over 0.2km. The steepest descent drops at 22.6% over 0.8km. Surface: 75% trail, 18% smooth, and 8% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 55.9 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Velika Miljevača (1930m), 9.2km from the start. Other named summits along the route: Bikovača (1908m) and Lica (1893m).

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here — only about 4.2km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 24 of 100), with 29% of the load in the first half: 0 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

• Control on the marked descents until km 20, target pace until km 32, free after that. Short descents not listed: target pace.
• 25.2–28.9 km · 330 m D−, -9.0% · 28% of the race ahead → target pace
• 36.3–39.6 km · 425 m D−, -12.7% · 2% of the race ahead → even, let go at the end

Weather

Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 13°C to 22°C, around 15°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 34%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 4% of days around this date.

Results

67 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Aldin Rizvic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in 3:44:30. Women's winner: Lidija Radulović (Serbia) in 4:48:08.