Ultra Extreme Marathon is a 134 km ultra trail of Fruškogorski maraton 2026 in Popovica, Serbia. The race starts on April 25, 2026 at 09:00 AM. It starts in Popovica.
The course climbs 5720 m+ and descends 5720 m−. With 43 m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 37% of the distance is uphill, 38% downhill and 25% flat. The longest climb runs 4.6 km at an average 6.0% grade (275 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 5.4 km at 5.4% (291 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 30.0% over 0.3 km. The steepest descent drops at 25.0% over 0.5 km. Surface: 84% trail, 10% road, and 5% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 179.7 FlatKM.
The highest summit on the course is Astal (485 m), 11.0 km from the start. The course also passes close to Crveni Čot (539 m) and Pavlasov cot (531 m).
Poles bring little benefit here — only about 15.9 km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is high (index 60 of 100), with 53% of the load in the first half: 0 critical descents, the last of them run on already damaged legs. Downhill-specific preparation and a controlled early pace pay off here.
Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 10°C to 18°C, around 7°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 36%.
53 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Andrej Golovin (Serbia) in 19:03:26. Women's winner: Tanja Stojanovski (Serbia) in 26:23:36.
This page has the full results and splits, interactive elevation profile, gradient matrix, pacing and nutrition planner and weather climatology for Ultra Extreme Marathon.
Other distances of Fruškogorski maraton 2026Ultra Marathon (108 km)·Medium Eastern Marathon (59.0 km)·Small Eastern Extreme Marathon (42.0 km)·Trainee Southern Trail (22.7 km)
Other editions of Ultra Extreme Marathon
Official websitewww.fruskogorski-maraton.com/prijave
