Făgăraș Rocks! - #DaraUltraSkyrace course and race-day weather
- Berivoi, Romania
- 70.6 km
- 4,850 m D+
- 11 aid stations
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#DaraUltraSkyrace 70K course, section by section
The #DaraUltraSkyrace 70K course runs 70.6 km with 4,850 m of climbing and 4,850 m of descent - 69 m of climbing per kilometre. It tops out at 2,484 m, and its lowest point on the GPX is 666 m. 43% of the distance climbs at more than 3%, 42% descends at more than 3%, and the remaining 15% is flat or rolling.
The organiser's 13 checkpoints split the course into 12 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 | +330 m | -33 m | +5.0% | 983 m |
| Trecere Lupșa → Poiana Scărișorii | 14.0-16.0 | 2.0 km | +560 m | -0 m | +28.0% | 1,543 m |
| Poiana Scărișorii → Fața Unsă | 16.0-23.0 | 7.0 km | +797 m | -133 m | +9.5% | 2,254 m |
| Fața Unsă → Refugiul Zârna | 23.0-26.0 | 3.0 km | +35 m | -318 m | -9.4% | 2,211 m |
| Refugiul Zârna → Vârful Urlea | 26.0-35.0 | 9.0 km | +780 m | -367 m | +4.6% | 2,484 m |
| Vârful Urlea → Refugiul Brătila | 35.0-47.0 | 12.0 km | +690 m | -840 m | -1.3% | 2,441 m |
| Refugiul Brătila → Poiana Gropile | 47.0-50.0 | 3.0 km | +12 m | -803 m | -26.3% | 2,187 m |
| Poiana Gropile → Piscul dintre Belii | 50.0-56.0 | 6.0 km | +969 m | -176 m | +13.2% | 2,211 m |
| Piscul dintre Belii → Scoarța | 56.0-61.0 | 5.0 km | +301 m | -505 m | -4.1% | 2,210 m |
| Scoarța → Capu' Piciorului | 61.0-65.5 | 4.5 km | +8 m | -965 m | -21.2% | 1,983 m |
| Capu' Piciorului → Berivoi base camp (Finish) | 65.5-70.6 | 5.1 km | +46 m | -397 m | -6.9% | 1,027 m |
The climbs that shape the race
The track holds 6 major climbs and 6 major descents. The biggest climb runs from km 8 to km 21 (through Trecere Lupșa): +1,664 m over 13.8 km at an average of 11.7%. The steepest sustained climb averages 22.0% over 4.4 km from km 51 (up to Piscul dintre Belii), with pitches of 43.1%. 2 of the major climbs start in the last 30% of the course. The longest descent drops 1,362 m over 9.7 km from km 61 (Scoarța to Berivoi base camp (Finish)), at an average of 13.8%.
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.