Gauja 91K is the 91.0km ultra trail at Gauja Trail by UTMB 2026 (Sigulda (Sigulda New Castle), Latvia). The race starts on August 1, 2026 at 04:00 AM. It starts in Sigulda (Sigulda New Castle) and finishes in Cēsis, Rozu laukums.
The course climbs 2200m+. With 24m/km of climbing, the course is predominantly runnable. By gradient, 17% of the distance is uphill, 18% downhill and 65% flat. Surface: 63% trail, 18% smooth, and 15% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 107.4 FlatKM.
The course is runnable enough that trekking poles are not needed.
Quad damage risk is low (index 19 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 11°C to 18°C, with around 21°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 47%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 7% of days around this date.
572 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Kamil Poczwardowski (Poland) in 7:45:28. Women's winner: Ivita Sale (Latvia) in 9:30:20.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Gauja 91K.
Other distances of Gauja Trail by UTMB 2026Gauja 53K (53.0km)
Official websitegauja.utmb.world
