Rialp Matxicots
Sat 19 Sep 2026 · Rialp, Lleida
"la mítica i dura" Pyrenean ultra linking the emblematic peaks of southern Pallars Sobirà — one of Catalonia's genuinely hard 60k/4700m days · Our read
107Very hard107 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 3h 9m
from Barcelona (Glòries, est.)
When
Sat 19 Sep 2026
Distances
15 · 30 · 60 km
+ kids run
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
60 km · ↑4700 m · Very hard
30 km · ↑2200 m · Hard · Mitja Matxicots
15 km · ↑1000 m · Moderate · Mitja Matxicots
| Distance | Climb | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| 60 km | ↑4700 m | 107 Very hard |
| 30 km ↳ Mitja Matxicots | ↑2200 m | 52 Hard |
| 15 km ↳ Mitja Matxicots | ↑1000 m | 25 Moderate |
| Kids run | distance TBC — see the official site | |
Our take
The catch · Our read
4700 m D+ (78 m/km) at altitude with weather exposure — the 60k is a mountaineering effort, not a run; even the 30k packs 2200 m
Who it's for · Our read
experienced mountain ultra-runners (60k); the 15k is the family-friendly on-ramp. Not for flatland runners on the long courses
Also nice · Our read
national-park high country, three tiers from family 15k to brutal 60k, deep Pyrenean village atmosphere
In a word · Our read
a southern-Pallars cousin of the big Pyrenean ultras — the 60k punches like a mini-Cavalls del Vent
Character
- Setting
- Pallars Sobirà — Vall d'Àssua, Orri massif; peripheral zones of Aigüestortes NP and Alt Pirineu NP; peaks Altars, Montsent de Pallars, Montorroio. Tags: alpine·ridgeline·national-park·forest · Organizer
- Night race
- 60k with 4700 m almost certainly starts pre-dawn / runs into night for back-markers; not stated · Our read
- Tradition
- 16th edition; event ~9 years old (kids' Matxixics 13th) · Organizer
- Kids race
- Rialp Matxixics, ages 3–16, 1–6 km · 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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