UTSM Serra de Montsant
Sat 10 Oct 2026 · Ulldemolins, Tarragona
an ultra through the hermit-riddled Serra de Montsant sandstone cliffs — 17 years old, ITRA-pointed, UTMB qualifier · Our read
97.7Very hard97.7 km-effort · 55 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 8m
from Barcelona (Glòries, est.)
When
Sat 10 Oct 2026
Distances
11 · 25 · 44 · 63 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
63 km · ↑3470 m · Very hard
44 km · ↑2343 m · Hard
25 km · ↑1263 m · Moderate
11 km · ↑621 m · Easy
| Distance | Climb | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| 63 km | ↑3470 m | 97.7 Very hard |
| 44 km | ↑2343 m | 67.4 Hard |
| 25 km | ↑1263 m | 37.6 Moderate |
| 11 km | ↑621 m | 17.2 Easy |
Our take
The catch · Our read
3470 m D+ over 63k with a 15h cutoff on technical rock — "accessible" undersells it; eco BYO-cup, semi-self-sufficient
Who it's for · Our read
mountain-ultra runners chasing ITRA points / UTMB stones; families welcome via the 7k. Not for flat-trail beginners at the ultra distance
Also nice · Our read
dramatic conglomerate scenery, monastery/eremitic history, full distance ladder from a 7k kids' race to a 63k ultra
In a word · Our read
like a mini-Montsant Cadí — harder than "63k" reads; the 3470 D+ and rock are the real test
Character
- Setting
- national-park · monastery/historic — "Serra de Montsant Natural Park", eremitic tradition, ascetics/anchorites (Montsant's hermitages); Costa Daurada · Organizer
- Course
- mountain routes (Wikiloc tracks); loops from Ulldemolins · Organizer
- Night race
- No — 08:00/08:30 starts · Organizer
- Technicality
- "accessible" despite distance — treat with caution given 3470 m D+ on rocky Montsant conglomerate · Organizer
- Championship
- "FEEC Endurance Cup" + UTMB qualifier; ITRA points. FEEC license not explicitly mandated — temporary accident insurance offered for non-federated · Organizer
- Tradition
- 17th edition, since 2009 · Organizer
- Aid
- posts AVI 0/1/2 with water, isotonic, food; "eco-race" — carry personal reusable cup, no plastic cups; semi-autonomous between stations · Organizer
- Food
- Start Trail 7k = kids race from age 3, finisher prize for minors; finish provisioning post · Organizer
- Season & heat
- mid-Oct, Montsant interior Tarragona — cool mornings, but exposed rock and dry heat possible midday on the long course · 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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