La Marrana Skyrace
Sun 06 Sep 2026 · Vallter, Girona
a Copa Catalana skyrace on the Bastiments–Gra de Fajol ridgeline above the Vallter cirque — big-mountain scenery at altitude · Our read
43.5Moderate43.5 km-effort · 78 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
FAR 2h 26m
from Barcelona (Glòries, est.)
When
Sun 06 Sep 2026
Distances
8 · 11 · 13 · 24.5 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
24.5 km · ↑1900 m · Moderate
13 km · ↑1100 m · Easy
11 km · ↑880 m · Easy
8 km · ↑600 m · Easy
| Distance | Climb | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| 24.5 km | ↑1900 m | 43.5 Moderate |
| 13 km | ↑1100 m | 24 Easy |
| 11 km | ↑880 m | 19.8 Easy |
| 8 km | ↑600 m | 14 Easy |
Our take
The catch · Our read
altitude + exposed ridgelines = weather and technical risk; +1.800 m in 23 km is steep; the natural-reserve restriction reshaped the course, so expect diversions
Who it's for · Our read
for skyrunners and Copa Catalana competitors comfortable on high exposed ground; not for beginners or anyone wary of altitude/technical ridges
Also nice · Our read
ridgeline running near 2.800 m, four distances so it scales from 7,5 km to a proper 23 km sky effort, strong FEEC race field
In a word · Our read
a Ripollès sister to Vallter-based skyraces — like a compact Bastiments sky day; the 23 km bites harder than its distance via +1.800 m at altitude
Character
- Setting
- alpine · ridgeline · national-park — Pic de Bastiments, Pic de la Dona, Gra de Fajol; Vallter high cirque, Ripollès Pyrenees. A true skyrace · Organizer
- Course
- high loop from Vallter ski area — not stated · Our guess
- Championship
- 24a Copa Catalana (Sènior + Júnior/Juvenil/Cadet categories) — FEEC skyrunning circuit · Organizer
- FEEC / licence
- separate federat (FEEC) / no-federat pricing → day-license or FEEC license effectively required; standard Copa Catalana gate · Organizer
- Tradition
- page shows 24a Copa Catalana (circuit edition), not the race's own edition count · Organizer
- Aid
- "entrepà i beguda al final" + intermediate solid/liquid avituallaments; cup policy not stated → BYO flask (skyrace norm) · Organizer
- Season & heat
- high Ripollès Pyrenees (Bastiments ~2.880 m), early Sept — cold/wind exposure up high more than heat; alpine weather can turn · Derived
Labels show how we know each thing: Organizer (from the race’s own site) · Derived · Our read · Our guess · Dima (ran it).
Getting there
Open in Google Maps ↗Vallter · 42.4167, 2.2667
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