Vertical kilometer Šljeme is the 4.5km vertical kilometre at Durmitor Trail 2026 (Savin Kuk, Žabljak, Montenegro). The race starts on July 10, 2026 at 05:00 PM. It starts in Savin Kuk, Žabljak.
Short race: go all out.
The course climbs 800m+. With 178m/km of climbing, the course is exceptionally steep, with long hiking-grade sections. By gradient, 100% of the distance is uphill, 0% downhill and 0% flat. The longest climb runs 3.9km at an average 19.7% grade (771m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 29.5% over 0.9km. Surface: 100% trail. Flat-equivalent effort: 9.6 FlatKM.
The highest summit on the course is Savin kuk (2313m), 3.9km from the start. The course also passes close to Vodena glavica (1533m).
Trekking poles are strongly recommended: about 3.2km of the course is steep enough for them to pay off.
There is too little runnable descent to damage the quads: plan the race around climbing and fuelling.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 14°C to 24°C, with around 12°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 61%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 45% of days around this date.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Vertical kilometer Šljeme.
Other distances of Durmitor Trail 202665km (65.0km)·Ten Lakes (42.0km)·Five lakes (21.0km)·Three Lakes (10.0km)
Official websitewww.durmitortrail.run
