Viking Ragnarok is the 24.0km trail race at Viking Challenge Trail 2026 (Stražilovo, Serbia). The race starts on October 24, 2026.
Run hard on the first mountain, but save energy for the second.
The course climbs 940m+. With 39m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 39% of the distance is uphill, 37% downhill and 25% flat. The longest climb runs 6.6km at an average 6.1% grade (403m of vertical). The longest descent runs 5.5km at an average 3.8% grade (209m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 16.9% over 0.6km. The steepest descent drops at 18.3% over 0.3km. Surface: 83% trail and 11% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 31.9 FlatKM.
The highest summit on the course is Vucin Vlak (473m), 13.1km from the start. Other named summits along the route: Ignjatov Hrast (473m). The course also passes close to Astal (485m).
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 0.6km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is low (index 14 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 6°C to 16°C, with around 13°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 27%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 5% of days around this date.
87 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Đuro Borbelj (Serbia) in 1:59:30. Women's winner: Jovana Marić (Serbia) in 2:27:56.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Viking Ragnarok.
Other distances of Viking Challenge Trail 2026Viking Thor (15.0km)
