Făgăraș Rocks! - #TheWildTruth ultra skyrace course and race-day weather
- Berivoi, Romania
- 127 km
- 10,900 m D+
- 20 aid stations
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#TheWildTruth 127K course, section by section
The #TheWildTruth 127K course runs 127.0 km with 10,900 m of climbing and 10,900 m of descent - 86 m of climbing per kilometre. It tops out at 2,544 m, and its lowest point on the GPX is 666 m. 44% of the distance climbs at more than 3%, 43% descends at more than 3%, and the remaining 13% is flat or rolling.
The organiser's 22 checkpoints split the course into 21 sections. The table gives each leg's own climb, descent, average grade and high point, measured on the official GPX.
| Section | Km | Distance | D+ | D- | Avg grade | High point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start - Berivoi base camp → Pârâul Ursului | 0.0-8.0 | 8.0 km | +368 m | -358 m | +0.1% | 854 m |
| Pârâul Ursului → Trecere Lupșa | 8.0-14.0 | 6.0 km | +307 m | -33 m | +4.6% | 960 m |
| Trecere Lupșa → Poiana Scărișorii | 14.0-16.0 | 2.0 km | +560 m | -0 m | +28.0% | 1,520 m |
| Poiana Scărișorii → Fața Unsă | 16.0-23.0 | 7.0 km | +792 m | -134 m | +9.4% | 2,254 m |
| Fața Unsă → Refugiul Zârna | 23.0-26.0 | 3.0 km | +64 m | -316 m | -8.4% | 2,211 m |
| Refugiul Zârna → Fereastra Mare a Sâmbetei | 26.0-38.0 | 12.0 km | +831 m | -534 m | +2.5% | 2,484 m |
| Fereastra Mare a Sâmbetei → Refugiul Viștea | 38.0-43.5 | 5.5 km | +549 m | -501 m | +0.9% | 2,400 m |
| Refugiul Viștea → Refugiul Viștea 2 | 43.5-45.0 | 1.5 km | +256 m | -42 m | +14.3% | 2,506 m |
| Refugiul Viștea 2 → La Fundu Văii | 45.0-53.0 | 8.0 km | +452 m | -1,447 m | -12.4% | 2,486 m |
| La Fundu Văii → Părăsește poteca Viștișoara | 53.0-59.0 | 6.0 km | +847 m | -1,012 m | -2.8% | 2,291 m |
| Părăsește poteca Viștișoara → La Fundu Văii 2 | 59.0-67.0 | 8.0 km | +888 m | -636 m | +3.2% | 1,659 m |
| La Fundu Văii 2 → Vârful Urlea | 67.0-70.0 | 3.0 km | +777 m | -26 m | +25.0% | 2,330 m |
| Vârful Urlea → Cabana Urlea | 70.0-77.0 | 7.0 km | +156 m | -999 m | -12.0% | 2,441 m |
| Cabana Urlea → Sat de vacanță Breaza | 77.0-82.0 | 5.0 km | +132 m | -838 m | -14.1% | 1,487 m |
| Sat de vacanță Breaza → Cabana Urlea 2 | 82.0-91.0 | 9.0 km | +867 m | -146 m | +8.0% | 1,501 m |
| Cabana Urlea 2 → Refugiul Zârna 2 | 91.0-96.0 | 5.0 km | +682 m | -290 m | +7.9% | 2,168 m |
| Refugiul Zârna 2 → Poiana Gropile | 96.0-104.5 | 8.5 km | +566 m | -549 m | +0.2% | 2,286 m |
| Poiana Gropile → Piscul dintre Belii | 104.5-111.0 | 6.5 km | +783 m | -668 m | +1.8% | 2,026 m |
| Piscul dintre Belii → Scoarța | 111.0-116.5 | 5.5 km | +429 m | -529 m | -1.8% | 2,211 m |
| Scoarța → Ieșirea în drumul forestier | 116.5-121.0 | 4.5 km | +70 m | -626 m | -12.3% | 1,983 m |
| Ieșirea în drumul forestier → Berivoi base camp (Finish) | 121.0-127.0 | 6.0 km | +48 m | -742 m | -11.6% | 1,370 m |
The climbs that shape the race
The track holds 7 major climbs and 10 major descents. The biggest climb runs from km 8 to km 22 (through Trecere Lupșa): +1,666 m over 13.9 km at an average of 11.7%. The steepest sustained climb averages 35.1% over 2.4 km from km 53 (from La Fundu Văii), with pitches of 57.5%. 2 of the major climbs start in the last 30% of the course. The longest descent drops 1,364 m over 9.5 km from km 117 (down to Berivoi base camp (Finish)), at an average of 14.1%.
Distance, total climb and high point are the organiser's. Each section's climb, descent, grade and high point, the low point and the named climbs are measured on the official GPX with the same method as the interactive profile, so the sections can add up to a slightly different total.