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42.8km42.821.6km21.617km173.5km3.5

Wallachian Shepherds Trail

17.0km·1230m+
September 19
Poland
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Wallachian Shepherds Trail · Race profile

Distance
17.0km
Gain
1230m+
Max
876m
Min
316m

About Wallachian Shepherds Trail

Wallachian Shepherds Trail is the 17.0km trail race at Maraton Trzech Jezior 2027 (Poland). The race starts on September 19, 2027.

Race strategy

Run easy on the first mountain, then go all out on the second.

  • 638m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
  • Steep 27% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
  • Final 533m descent. Save your legs to go all out on it.
  • Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the way down from it until 9.8km, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 13.6km.
  • Start · 0.0km–1.5km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
  • Settle in · 1.5km–9.8km · Climb of 539m, high point 876m, descent of 638m averaging 9%. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. 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.
  • Work · 9.8km–13.6km · Climb of 554m. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Hike the steepest pitches.
  • Home · 13.6km–16.4km · Descent of 533m averaging 19%. Build to the finish: leave whatever you have left out on the course.

Course

The course climbs 1230m+. With 72m/km of climbing, the course is exceptionally steep, with long hiking-grade sections. By gradient, 45% of the distance is uphill, 52% downhill and 4% flat. The longest climb runs 3.8km at an average 14.7% grade (554m of vertical). The longest descent runs 6.8km at an average 9.4% grade (638m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 26.6% over 0.6km. The steepest descent drops at 23.3% over 0.4km. Surface: 84% trail, 8% technical, and 8% road.

Poles

Trekking poles are worth taking: about 4.7km of the course favours them.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is low (index 18 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.

  • Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the way down from it until 9.8km, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 13.6km.
  • #1 · 3.0–9.8 km · 638 m D−, -9.4% · 6.6 km ahead → control
  • 13.6–16.4 km · 533 m D−, -19.3% · 0.0 km ahead → free

This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Wallachian Shepherds Trail.

Other distances of Maraton Trzech Jezior 2027Three Lakes Marathon (42.8km)·Rollercoaster 21 (21.6km)·Czupel Vertical 600 (3.5km)

Other editions of Wallachian Shepherds Trail2026

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