Explorer is the 15.0km trail race at Tour de Hvar 2027 (Hvar, Croatia). The race starts on May 16, 2027 at 10:00 AM.
The course climbs 300m+. With 20m/km of climbing, the course is predominantly runnable. By gradient, 29% of the distance is uphill, 22% downhill and 50% flat. Surface: 46% smooth, 26% road, and 25% trail. Flat-equivalent effort: 15.9 FlatKM.
The highest summit on the course is Glavica (111m), 7.2km from the start. The course also passes close to V. Starač (117m).
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 17°C to 23°C, with around 19°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 28%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 6% of days around this date.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Explorer.
Other distances of Tour de Hvar 2027Tour de Hvar (102km)·Heritage Trail (53.0km)·Hvar Marathon (42.0km)·Coast 2 Coast (23.0km)·Sunset Vertical Run (2.5km)
Other editions of Explorer2026
Official websitetourdehvar.com
