Gauja 10K is the 13.5km trail race at Gauja Trail by UTMB 2027 (Cēsis, Latvia). The race starts on August 8, 2027 at 02:00 PM. It starts in Cēsis. The time limit is 3 h.
The course climbs 300m+. With 22m/km of climbing, the course is predominantly runnable. By gradient, 20% of the distance is uphill, 26% downhill and 54% flat. Flat-equivalent effort: 15.4 FlatKM.
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 18°C to 25°C, with around 21°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 49%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 7% of days around this date.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Gauja 10K.
Other distances of Gauja Trail by UTMB 2027Gauja 100K (91.0km)·Gauja 50K (53.0km)·Gauja 20K (21.0km)·Sigulda Three Castles Trail Run (12.0km)
Official websitegauja.utmb.world
