Ultras, by the numbers

Bieg Siedem Szczytów 240 km

240 km · 7,670 m up · July · Poland · Lądek-Zdrój, Poland

Seven summits of the Kłodzko basin back to back. It is the festival’s longest line, and the only one most of the field spends two nights on.

Sto Mil Trail 170 km

173 km · 5,193 m up · July · Poland · Lądek-Zdrój, Poland

Away from Długopole-Zdrój at five in the morning, then the Bystrzyckie, Orlickie and Stołowe ranges end to end.

Kullamannen Ultra 100 Miles

171 km · 2,300 m up · October · Sweden · Höganäs, Sweden

Höganäs to Båstad the long way: out around the Kullaberg peninsula at dusk, then north along the Skåne coast through the whole of the Swedish autumn night.

100 Miles Berlin

162 km · 971 m up · August · Germany · Berlin, Germany

The Mauerweglauf traces the full course of the Berlin Wall over 100 miles. The Wall has now been gone longer than it ever stood.

Ultra-Trail Cape Town

162 km · 5,889 m up · South Africa · Cape Town, South Africa

Hardrock 100

162 km · 10,118 m up · July · USA · Silverton, Colorado, USA

The high, wild loop through the San Juans: thirteen major passes on a course that averages over 11,000 feet.

Western States 100

161 km · 5,486 m up · June · USA · California, USA

The oldest 100-miler in the world, from Olympic Valley to the Placer High track in Auburn.

Łemkowyna Ultra-Trail 150

150 km · 5,860 m up · October · Poland · Krynica-Zdrój → Komańcza, Poland

The full crossing of the Low Beskids, from Krynica-Zdrój to Komańcza on the red-marked Main Beskid Trail, through the old Lemko country the race is named for.

Super Trail 130 km

131 km · 3,881 m up · July · Poland · Lądek-Zdrój, Poland

Over Śnieżnik and the ridges above Międzygórze, the festival’s middle distance, run on its highest ground.

Lavaredo Ultra Trail 120K

120 km · 5,993 m up · June · Italy · Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

Out of Cortina at 11 PM and into the Dolomites, reaching Tre Cime di Lavaredo by dawn if you’re moving well.

EcoTrail Paris 120K

120 km · 1,800 m up · March · France · Paris, France

Out of the Château de Rambouillet at mid-morning, through the châteaux of the Chevreuse valley, and down the Seine to the Eiffel Tower long after dark.

Bieg K-B-L 110 km

109 km · 3,667 m up · July · Poland · Lądek-Zdrój, Poland

Pilgrim churches and old fortress towns, with Wambierzyce, Srebrna Góra and Bardo on the long way back to Lądek-Zdrój.

Kullamannen Sprint Ultra 100km

107 km · 749 m up · October · Sweden · Höganäs, Sweden

The same coast without the Kullaberg loop, starting at 10 PM in Höganäs for a flat, fast run north to Båstad.

Penyagolosa Trails CSP

106 km · 5,600 m up · April · Spain · Castellón, Spain

Castelló to the sanctuary at Sant Joan de Penyagolosa, inland on the old pilgrims’ way through Les Useres and Xodos.

Bison Ultra-Trail 100

106 km · 850 m up

Łemkowyna Ultra-Trail 100

102 km · 3,300 m up · October · Poland · Iwonicz-Zdrój → Komańcza, Poland

Iwonicz-Zdrój to Komańcza the long way round, swinging south through the forests at Jasiel before the last Beskid ridges.

Endurance Trail des Templiers

100 km · 4,304 m up · October · France · Millau, France

The long race of the Festival des Templiers, over causses, gorges and single track above Millau.

Rzeźnik Ultra

94 km · 3,200 m up · June · PL · Cisna, PL

The long solo run in the Bieszczady out of Cisna, through the wildest and emptiest corner of the Polish mountains.

Lygnernslingan 85 km

85 km · 1,900 m up · November · Sweden · Sätila, Sweden

A full lap of Lake Lygnern in the Swedish November on forest track, gravel and the Hallandsleden, run mostly in the dark at both ends.

EcoTrail Paris 80K

82 km · 1,320 m up · March · France · Paris, France

From the hill at Élancourt through the forests of Meudon and Saint-Cloud, then along the Seine to a finish on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower.

SaintéLyon

79 km · 1,950 m up · November · France · Lyon, France

France’s giant winter classic, a night crossing of the Monts du Lyonnais from Saint-Étienne to Lyon by headlamp.

Łemkowyna Ultra-Trail 70

72 km · 2,520 m up · October · Poland · Chyrowa → Komańcza, Poland

Chyrowa to Komańcza on the Main Beskid Trail, the closing stretch of the Łemkowyna line, ridge after forested ridge.

Bieg Ultra Trail 70 km

70 km · 2,915 m up · July · Poland · Lądek-Zdrój, Poland

The Golden Mountains out of Lądek-Zdrój, over the Lądek pass to the old gold-mining town of Złoty Stok and back by Orłowiec.

Intégrale des Causses

63 km · 2,695 m up · October · France · Millau, France

The long loop of the Templiers weekend, across causse plateau and gorge above Millau from one limestone edge to the next.

Grand Tour des Cerces

62 km · 4,000 m up · September · France · Serre Chevalier, France

A high circuit of the Cerces massif from Le Monêtier-les-Bains, over cols and past lakes above the Guisane valley, with the steepest climb of the day saved for last.

Penyagolosa Trails MIM

60 km · 3,300 m up · April · Spain · Castelló, Spain

The same sanctuary finish as the long course, reached on a shorter line up through Les Useres and Xodos.

Tromsø Skyrace

53 km · 4,419 m up · August · Norway · Tromsø, Norway

Two peaks above the Arctic city: up Tromsdalstind, then out along the rock ridge to Hamperokken and back.

Kullamannen Seventh Seal 53km

53 km · 727 m up · November · Sweden · Höganäs, Sweden

Out from Båstad along the Bjäre peninsula to Hovs Hallar, the cliffs where Bergman filmed the Dance of Death, and back.

SuperTrail du Barlatay 50K

51 km · 2,900 m up · August · Switzerland · L'Étivaz, Switzerland

Away from the cheese cellars at L’Étivaz into the Vaud Prealps: the Fenêtre d’Arnon, Isenau and the Lac Lioson, then the long way home.

Łemko Maraton 48

48 km · 1,400 m up · October · Poland · Iwonicz-Zdrój → Komańcza, Poland

Iwonicz-Zdrój to Komańcza on the red-marked Main Beskid Trail, the marathon-length way into Łemkowyna.

Boffi Fifty

48 km · 2,208 m up · October · France · Millau, France

The Templiers’ fifty, with rim, gorge and a steep way out of every valley on the causses above Millau.

EcoTrail Paris 45K

47 km · 780 m up · March · France · Paris, France

The short way into Paris, through the western woods down to the riverbank and up the Eiffel Tower to finish.

Marathon des Cerces

46 km · 3,200 m up · September · France · Serre Chevalier, France

The Cerces loop without the Col du Granon: the same high ground above Le Monêtier with one long climb fewer.

SaintExpress (SaintéLyon)

46 km · 900 m up · November · France · Lyon, France

The SaintéLyon’s shorter half, starting at 11 PM in Sainte-Catherine and crossing the Monts du Lyonnais by headlamp into Lyon.

Tatra SkyMarathon

45 km · 3,712 m up · Poland · Kościelisko, Poland

Złoty Maraton 45 km

45 km · 1,845 m up · July · Poland · Lądek-Zdrój, Poland

The short way round the Golden Mountains, over the Lądek pass and down into Złoty Stok.

Rzeźniczek

28 km · 1,115 m up · Poland · Cisna, Poland

Półmaraton Pabianice

21 km · 45 m up · Poland · Pabianice, Poland