Uphill is the 6.0km vertical kilometre at European Masters Mountain and Trail Running Championships 2027 (Ricote (Polideportivo de Ricote), Spain). The race starts on April 16, 2027 at 10:00 AM. It starts in Ricote (Polideportivo de Ricote) and finishes in Pico Los Almeces summit. The time limit is 2 h 30 min.
Short race: go all out.
The course climbs 850m+. With 142m/km of climbing, the course is exceptionally steep, with long hiking-grade sections. By gradient, 96% of the distance is uphill, 4% downhill and 0% flat. The longest climb runs 5.9km at an average 14.1% grade (834m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 33.9% over 0.3km. Surface: 67% trail, 20% smooth, and 9% extreme. Flat-equivalent effort: 11.6 FlatKM.
The highest summit on the course is Almeces (1124m), 5.9km from the start.
Trekking poles are worth taking: about 2.0km of the course favours them.
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 13°C to 21°C, with around 14°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 18%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 3% of days around this date.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Uphill.
Other distances of European Masters Mountain and Trail Running Championships 2027Long Distance (35.0km)·Classic Up&Down (13.0km)
Official websitewww.chintetrail.com/emmtrc-2027
