Cursa del Castell de Montesquiu
Sun 13 Sep 2026 · Montesquiu, Barcelona
pedigree — one of the oldest mountain races in Catalonia (since 1988), run inside a natural park around a medieval castle · Our read
16.4Easy16.4 km-effort · 37 m/km climb
EasyModHardV.hardExtremeBrutal
Endurance load on ITRA's km-effort scale — not steepness or technical terrain.
How we measure
km-effort = distance + climb/100, ITRA's published scale: every 100 m of climb counts like ~1 km of distance. Six levels, Easy → Brutal, from the hardest distance of the event. The climb figure (m/km) shows how vertical the course is.Drive
MID 1h 20m
from Barcelona (Glòries, est.)
When
Sun 13 Sep 2026
Distances
5 · 12 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
12 km · ↑440 m · Easy
5 km · ↑200 m · Easy
| Distance | Climb | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km | ↑440 m | 16.4 Easy |
| 5 km | ↑200 m | 7 Easy |
Our take
The catch · Our read
can't quantify — but a 37-year "clàssica" tends to have honest, old-school terrain
Who it's for · Our read
runners who value tradition and a scenic park course
Also nice · Our read
heritage + castle setting + full inclusive ladder (adapted race, kids, walk)
In a word · Our read
the Catalan equivalent of a long-running heritage fell race
Character
- Setting
- Parc Natural del Castell de Montesquiu — forest + castle/historic. Tags: forest·national-park·monastery/historic · Organizer
- Tradition
- 37th edition; "second-oldest mountain race in Catalonia, since 1988"; "la clàssica del trail català" · Organizer
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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