Gauja 20K is the 21.0km trail race at Gauja Trail by UTMB 2027 (Cēsis, Latvia). The race starts on August 7, 2027 at 04:00 PM. It starts in Cēsis. The time limit is 6 h.
The course climbs 500m+. With 24m/km of climbing, the course is predominantly runnable. By gradient, 22% of the distance is uphill, 24% downhill and 54% flat. Flat-equivalent effort: 24.8 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.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Gauja 20K.
Other distances of Gauja Trail by UTMB 2027Gauja 100K (91.0km)·Gauja 50K (53.0km)·Gauja 10K (13.5km)·Sigulda Three Castles Trail Run (12.0km)
Official websitegauja.utmb.world
