KAT Endurance Trail

Course

The course climbs 4100 m+. With 55 m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 45% of the distance is uphill, 43% downhill and 12% flat. The longest climb runs 8.1 km at an average 12.8% grade (1036 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 7.9 km at 14.7% (1164 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 37.2% over 0.2 km. The steepest descent drops at 37.7% over 0.6 km. Surface: 50% trail, 21% road, 21% smooth, and 7% technical. Flat-equivalent effort: 107.0 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Schwarzkogel (2030 m), 16.4 km from the start. Other named summits along the route: Pengelstein (1938 m). The course also passes close to Talsenhöhe (1928 m).

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here — only about 13.2 km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 45 of 100), with 42% of the load in the first half: 2 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

• Control on the marked descents until km 36, target pace until km 58, free after that. Short descents not listed: target pace.
• #1 · 20.5–30.9 km · 1093 m D−, -10.5% · 57% of the race ahead → control
• #2 · 39.4–43.1 km · 525 m D−, -13.9% · 40% of the race ahead → target pace
• 60.9–68.8 km · 1164 m D−, -14.7% · 5% of the race ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end

Weather

Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 11°C to 21°C, around 8°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 67%. Heavy rain of 10.0 mm or more falls on about 22% of days around this date.

Results

269 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Hugo Deck (France) in 7:40:49. Women's winner: Lisa Wimmer (Germany) in 8:39:33.