About Camins de Pedra Seca
Camins de Pedra Seca is the 104km ultra trail at Mallorca by UTMB 2026 (Cala Estellencs, Spain). The race starts on October 31, 2026 at 06:00 AM. It starts in Cala Estellencs and finishes in Port de Sóller. The time limit is 21 h.
Race strategy
Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.
- Steep 33% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
- 520m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
- The finish is runnable. Save your legs to run it all the way.
- Long race. Control your HR and effort. Early mistakes cost the most.
- Control your HR on the first climb, save your quads on the descents until 59.7km, then run your race pace.
- Start · 0.0km–1.7km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
- Settle in · 1.7km–17.4km · Plus 1 more climb. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Running pays off here: run wherever you can.
- Work · 17.4km–54.6km · Climb of 525m. Plus 1 more climb and 2 descents. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Running pays off here: run wherever you can. Hike the steepest pitches.
- Fade · 54.6km–94.4km · Descent of 520m averaging 10%, climb of 744m, 7.3km of runnable trail, high point 879m. Plus 2 more descents. Your energy fades, and that's normal: hold a steady effort and stop counting the miles. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. This descent is hard on the legs: short steps, stay in control, poles if you have them. Running pays off here: run wherever you can. Your heart rate drifts down on its own: don't chase your early-race numbers, go by feel.
- Home · 94.4km–103km · 8.4km of runnable trail. No heroics: settle back into your own effort and hold it to the line. Running pays off here: run wherever you can.
Course
The course climbs 3740m+. With 36m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 38% of the distance is uphill, 36% downhill and 26% flat. The longest climb runs 13.2km at an average 5.6% grade (744m of vertical). The longest descent runs 6.0km at an average 13.8% grade (821m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 25.1% over 0.5km. The steepest descent drops at 32.9% over 0.5km. Surface: 55% trail, 25% road, 14% smooth, and 5% technical. Flat-equivalent effort: 134.3 FlatKM.
Poles
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 10.7km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage
Quad damage risk is moderate (index 45 of 100), with 41% of the load in the first half: 1 descent deserves a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.
- Control your HR on the first climb, save your quads on the descents until 59.7km, then run your race pace.
- 46.9–49.0 km · 273 m D−, -12.5% · 53.8 km ahead → your pace
- #1 · 54.6–59.7 km · 520 m D−, -10.2% · 43.1 km ahead → control
- 80.3–86.2 km · 821 m D−, -13.8% · 16.6 km ahead → your pace
- 91.4–94.4 km · 284 m D−, -9.6% · 8.4 km ahead → your pace
Weather
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 17°C to 21°C, with around 15°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 27%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 4% of days around this date.
Results
460 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Marcel Fabian (Poland) in 9:33:46. Women's winner: Henriette Albon (Norway) in 11:23:06.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Camins de Pedra Seca.
Other distances of Mallorca by UTMB 2026Serra de Tramuntana (138km)·Els Tres Mils (56.0km)
Other editions of Camins de Pedra Seca2025
Official websitemallorca.utmb.world
