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Race-day light
For a 24:55 finish (an estimate) · starting 07:00 11 Sep · headlamp km 83–148. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
17 climbs · 9,417 m totalbiggest firstAid stations as published on the course file
| Aid station | km | Mile |
|---|---|---|
| A 1. Banderitsa | 10.1 | 6.3 |
| A 2/5. Mandrata | 24.3 | 15.1 |
| A 3. Yavorov | 39.2 | 24.4 |
| A 4. Senokos | 59.7 | 37.1 |
| A 6. Begovitsa | 102.9 | 63.9 |
| A 7. Trite Reki | 113.9 | 70.8 |
| A 8. Bezbog | 132.6 | 82.4 |
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Conditions typical race-day weather for 11 Sep at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for 11 Sep ±3 days at the start line; a wet day has 1 mm of rain or more. Historical weather from Open-Meteo.
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Past editions
On race day it reached 29°C at the start, with a low of 15°.
| Year | Start °C | High point °C | Rain | Wind | Heat index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Sep 11 | 29°/15° | 16°/8° | dry | 11km/h | 28° |
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line and the course high point (2,677 m).
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About this course
Pirin Ultra 160K — 2026 covers 159.0 km (98.8 mi) with 10,945 m (35,908 ft) of elevation gain. That is about 69 m per km of climbing, and 10,943 m of descent. The course tops out at 2,677 m and bottoms out at 885 m. The surface is 63% trail, 26% gravel and 11% paved. There are 7 aid stations on course; the longest stretch between aid is 43.1 km. The profile has 17 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from km 0.0, +1,676 m over 14.0 km at 12.0% on average (steepest stretch 43%). Race day is 11 September 2026, starting at 07:00; the sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 19:45. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 24°C and a low of 11°C, with a 14% chance of a wet day. The interactive map above shows the full route with its elevation profile and aid stations, built from the course's GPS file.
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Course history
- Sep 10, 2026Added to the catalog
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