Vertical Kilometer is the 7.3km vertical kilometre at Transvulcania adidas TERREX 2027 (Los Llanos de Aridane, Spain). The race starts on May 6, 2027.
Short race: go all out.
The course climbs 1164m+. With 160m/km of climbing, the course is exceptionally steep, with long hiking-grade sections. By gradient, 99% of the distance is uphill, 1% downhill and 0% flat. The longest climb runs 7.1km at an average 16.1% grade (1151m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 29.4% over 0.3km. Surface: 70% trail, 21% road, and 8% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 15.9 FlatKM.
The highest summit on the course is Time (596m), 3.3km from the start.
Trekking poles are worth taking: about 5.6km 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 18°C to 21°C, with around 13°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 8%.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Vertical Kilometer.
Other distances of Transvulcania adidas TERREX 2027Ultramarathon (73.0km)·Marathon adidas TERREX (43.2km)·Half Marathon (24.8km)
Other editions of Vertical Kilometer2026·2025
Official websitetransvulcania.com/en
