Penyagolosa Trails MiM course and race-day weather
- Castelló de la Plana, Spain
- 60 km
- 3,300 m D+
- 6 aid stations
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Penyagolosa MiM course, section by section
The Penyagolosa MiM course runs 60.0 km with 3,300 m of climbing and 2,095 m of descent - 55 m of climbing per kilometre. It tops out at 1,507 m, and its lowest point on the GPX is 64 m. 43% of the distance climbs at more than 3%, 28% descends at more than 3%, and the remaining 29% is flat or rolling.
The organiser's 8 checkpoints split the course into 7 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 - Castelló → Borriol | 0.0-8.5 | 8.5 km | +376 m | -238 m | +1.6% | 337 m |
| Borriol → Bassa | 8.5-23.1 | 14.6 km | +733 m | -523 m | +1.4% | 571 m |
| Bassa → Les Useres | 23.1-31.8 | 8.7 km | +471 m | -492 m | -0.3% | 426 m |
| Les Useres → Torresselles | 31.8-41.3 | 9.5 km | +578 m | -390 m | +2.0% | 727 m |
| Torresselles → Xodos | 41.3-50.4 | 9.1 km | +675 m | -192 m | +5.3% | 1,063 m |
| Xodos → Banyadera | 50.4-57.3 | 7.0 km | +577 m | -168 m | +5.9% | 1,507 m |
| Banyadera → Sant Joan de Penyagolosa (Finish) | 57.3-60.0 | 2.7 km | +24 m | -216 m | -7.2% | 1,485 m |
The climbs that shape the race
The track holds 9 major climbs and 6 major descents. The biggest climb runs from km 41 to km 46 (through Torresselles): +548 m over 5.3 km at an average of 10.1%. The steepest sustained climb averages 12.4% over 3.1 km from km 51, with pitches of 25.2%. Late in the race, two climbs come back to back from km 47 to km 54: 615 m in all. 3 of the major climbs start in the last 30% of the course. The longest descent drops 330 m over 4.4 km from km 15, at an average of 6.6%.
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.