Czupel Vertical 600 is the 3.5km vertical kilometre at Maraton Trzech Jezior 2027 (Poland). The race starts on September 17, 2027.
Short race: go all out.
The course climbs 600m+. With 171m/km of climbing, the course is exceptionally steep, with long hiking-grade sections. By gradient, 100% of the distance is uphill, 0% downhill and 0% flat. The longest climb runs 3.5km at an average 17.2% grade (594m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 24.2% over 0.7km. Surface: 50% smooth, 36% trail, and 10% technical.
Trekking poles are worth taking: about 2.3km of the course favours them.
There is too little runnable descent to damage the quads: plan the race around climbing and fuelling.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Czupel Vertical 600.
Other distances of Maraton Trzech Jezior 2027Three Lakes Marathon (42.8km)·Rollercoaster 21 (21.6km)·Wallachian Shepherds Trail (17.0km)
Other editions of Czupel Vertical 600
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