Hobby Trail is the 10.0km trail race at Jesenji planinarski maraton na Fruškoj gori 2026 (Popovica, Serbia). The race starts on October 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM. It starts and finishes in Popovica. The time limit is 4 h.
Short race: go all out.
The course climbs 470m+ and descends 470m−. With 47m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 41% of the distance is uphill, 41% downhill and 18% flat. The longest climb runs 2.8km at an average 5.7% grade (161m of vertical). The longest descent runs 6.9km at an average 4.6% grade (322m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 13.8% over 0.9km. The steepest descent drops at 19.8% over 0.4km. Surface: 87% trail and 11% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 13.0 FlatKM.
The highest summit on the course is Ledinačka Kapija (503m), 3.8km from the start. The course also passes close to Jegerova basta (399m) and Brdo (392m).
The course is runnable enough that trekking poles are not needed.
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 8°C to 17°C, with around 13°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 42%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 28% of days around this date.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Hobby Trail.
Other distances of Jesenji planinarski maraton na Fruškoj gori 2026Sport Trail (25.0km)
Official websitetrka.rs/events/874-jesenji-planinarski-maraton-na-fruskoj-gori
