Pedraforca Xtrail
Sat 05 Sep 2026 · Saldes, Barcelona
runs right under the Pedraforca, Catalonia's most iconic silhouette, deep inside Cadí-Moixeró — and hands out ITRA points · Our read
68Hard68 km-effort · 62 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 46m
from Barcelona (Glòries, est.)
When
Sat 05 Sep 2026
Distances
10 · 26 · 42 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
42 km · ↑2600 m · Hard
26 km · ↑1400 m · Moderate
10 km · ↑550 m · Easy
| Distance | Climb | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| 42 km | ↑2600 m | 68 Hard |
| 26 km | ↑1400 m | 40 Moderate |
| 10 km | ↑550 m | 15.5 Easy |
Our take
The catch · Our read
the km-6 08:15 cutoff (≈70 min for the first 6 km on a +2.600 m course) is aggressive; 8-hour overall limit is firm; big descent load
Who it's for · Our read
for fit mountain runners chasing ITRA points and marquee scenery; not for slower starters (early cutoff will catch them) or road-trail beginners
Also nice · Our read
postcard massif scenery (Comabona, Pas dels Gosolans), camper-van basecamp culture at Saldes
In a word · Our read
a Cadí-Pedraforca sister to the Valls de Cardós marató — same day, slightly less D+, same "respect the cutoffs" character
Character
- Setting
- alpine · national-park — Parc Natural del Cadí-Moixeró, over/around el Pedraforca, Comabona, Prats d'Aguiló, Pas dels Gosolans; base village Saldes · Organizer
- Course
- big mountain loop from Saldes — not explicitly stated · Our guess
- Championship
- ITRA points (42 km = 2, 26 km = 1); no Copa Catalana named · Organizer
- FEEC / licence
- not explicitly FEEC-gated, but insurance mandatory · Organizer
- Aid
- multiple complete avituallaments (7 on the 42 km); cup policy not stated → assume BYO flask · Organizer
- Season & heat
- Cadí high country early Sept — mild up high; long exposed sections under the Pedraforca can heat up midday, but 07:00 start helps · 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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