Campionat Maqui Castelltallat
Sun 11 Oct 2026 · Castelltallat, Barcelona
a 15-year "maqui" (anti-Franco guerrilla) themed rural classic — identity and history, not just a course · Our read
Difficulty unrated — the organizer hasn't published elevation for every distance.
Drive
MID 1h 26m
from Barcelona (Glòries, est.)
When
Sun 11 Oct 2026
Distances
5 · 14 km
Official site & registration ↗
Ask anything the page doesn't show — “can I walk it?”, “good first trail race?”
Dates, start times and registration change — always confirm on the official site.
Distances
14 km · D+ not published
5 km · D+ not published
| Distance | Climb |
|---|---|
| 14 km | — |
| 5 km | — |
Some distances have no published elevation yet.
Our take
The catch · Our read
non-homologated + the +€4 day insurance is an easy trip-up for unlicensed runners; low D+ means it's decided on speed, not survival — less "epic" than the wild branding implies
Who it's for · Our read
runners who want character, community and a runnable 14K; unlicensed runners fine (day pass exists). NOT for altitude-seekers or those needing FEEC-homologated results
Also nice · Our read
forest-and-masia Bages terrain, communal breakfast, strong grassroots ethos; low D+ makes it fast and approachable
In a word · Our read
like a fast rural forest 14K — think tempo effort with a story, not a mountain sufferfest
Character
- Setting
- forest / rural Bages — "boscos, corriols, pistes, masies"; branded "l'autèntica clàssica rural i salvatge", "#lamésrural" · Organizer
- Night race
- no — daytime · Organizer
- Championship
- Campionat Maqui 2026 (its own championship series) · Organizer
- FEEC / licence
- non-homologated; insurance required for non-licensed runners (+€4/day pass) · Organizer
- Tradition
- 15th edition of the race / 14th championship year — a genuine classic · Organizer
- Aid
- three refreshment points (fruit + drinks); cup/bottle policy not stated · Organizer
- Food
- yes — "Esmorzar de germanor" (communal breakfast) · Organizer
- Season & heat
- inland Bages, mid-October, 09:30 start — cool morning, low heat risk · Derived
Labels show how we know each thing: Organizer (from the race’s own site) · Derived · Our read · Our guess · Dima (ran it).
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