24.1km is the 24.1km trail race at Vršačke Planine 2026 (Vršac, Serbia). The race starts on March 28, 2026.
Run the climb at race pace, build your speed on the downhill, and go all out at the finish.
The course climbs 1056m+. With 44m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 37% of the distance is uphill, 40% downhill and 22% flat. The longest climb runs 3.4km at an average 9.8% grade (335m of vertical). The longest descent runs 3.3km at an average 10.8% grade (356m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 32.0% over 0.2km. The steepest descent drops at 29.5% over 0.2km. Surface: 58% trail, 26% technical, 11% smooth, and 5% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 28.2 FlatKM.
The highest summit on the course is Turska glava (402m), 2.6km from the start. Other named summits along the route: Vršačka kula (399m) and Kulmea mare (385m).
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 0.7km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is low (index 15 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 3°C to 14°C, with around 10°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 32%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 2% of days around this date.
99 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Filip Nikolić (Individual Neutral Athletes) in 2:00:07. Women's winner: Viktorija Keller (Individual Neutral Athletes) in 2:36:08.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for 24.1km.
Other distances of Vršačke Planine 202632.9km (32.9km)·12.5km (12.5km)