HK SPRINT is the 10.0km trail race at Hochkönig Ultraks 2026 (Maria Alm, Austria). The race starts on June 6, 2026.
The course climbs 310m+. With 31m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 59% of the distance is uphill, 37% downhill and 4% flat. Surface: 44% trail, 26% road, and 26% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 11.3 FlatKM.
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 10°C to 23°C, with around 18°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 73%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 18% of days around this date.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for HK SPRINT.
Other distances of Hochkönig Ultraks 2026HK70 (71.5km)·HK48 (48.0km)·HK30 EXTREME (34.0km)·HK30 PANORAMA (32.4km)·HK20 (20.5km)·HK VERTICAL RACE (5.9km)
Official websitewww.hochkoenig-ultraks.at/en
