Transgrancanaria Classic Aid Station Planner
All 12 Transgrancanaria Classic checkpoints pre-loaded. Enter your goal finish time to get estimated arrival times at every aid station.
Full Transgrancanaria Classic course data: aid stations, cutoffs, course profile
Enter a goal Transgrancanaria Classic finish time and get estimated arrival times at every checkpoint - 126 km with around 6,764 m of climbing, with crew and drop-bag points flagged.
Turns every arrival into a clock time and every cutoff into a margin.
Terrain changes how the goal time is shared between segments, not the total. One surface everywhere cancels out.
Checkpoints (12)
| Checkpoint | Dist (km) | D+ (m) | Km-effort | Arrive by | Clock | Cutoff | Buffer | Leave by | Seg time | Seg pace/km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | 0 | 0 | - | 0:00:00 | Fri 23:59 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tenoya | 10.7 | +296 | 15.1 | 1:29:38 | Sat 01:28 | Sat 02:00 | 31 min | Sat 02:09Set by Arucas | 1:29:38 | 8:23 |
| Arucas | 19.3 | +451 | 15.2 | 3:00:07 | Sat 02:59 | Sat 03:40 | 41 min | Sat 03:54Set by Teror | 1:30:29 | 10:31 |
| Teror | 31.6 | +775 | 22.8 | 5:15:41 | Sat 05:14 | Sat 06:10 | 55 min | Sat 06:23Set by Moya (Fontanales) | 2:15:34 | 11:01 |
| Moya (Fontanales)likely hiking (pace) | 43.1 | +953 | 24.7 | 7:42:41 | Sat 07:41 | Sat 08:50 | 1h08 | Sat 09:22Set by El Hornillo | 2:27:00 | 12:47 |
| El Hornillolikely hiking (pace) | 52.7 | +621 | 21.5 | 9:50:39 | Sat 09:49 | Sat 11:30 | 1h40 | Sat 12:18Set by Artenara | 2:07:58 | 13:20 |
| Artenaralikely hiking (pace) | 66.8 | +1061 | 28.8 | 12:42:14 | Sat 12:41 | Sat 15:10 | 2h29 | Sat 15:28Set by Tejeda | 2:51:35 | 12:10 |
| Tejedalikely hiking (pace) | 79.2 | +728 | 25.5 | 15:14:10 | Sat 15:13 | Sat 18:00 | 2h47 | Sat 18:10Set by El Garañón | 2:31:56 | 12:15 |
| El Garañónlikely hiking (pace) | 90.8 | +1118 | 26.0 | 17:48:45 | Sat 17:47 | Sat 20:45 | 2h57 | Sat 22:04Set by Tunte | 2:34:35 | 13:20 |
| Tunte | 98.4 | +129 | 13.6 | 19:09:41 | Sat 19:08 | Sat 23:25 | 4h16 | Sun 00:00Set by Ayagaures | 1:20:55 | 10:39 |
| Ayagaures | 112.0 | +326 | 24.3 | 21:34:21 | Sat 21:33 | Sun 02:25 | 4h52 | Sun 03:55Set by Maspalomas (Finish) | 2:24:41 | 10:38 |
| Maspalomas (Finish) | 126.0 | +306 | 21.0 | 23:39:00 | Sat 23:38 | Sun 06:00 | 6h22 | - | 2:04:39 | 8:54 |
Tenoya
Sat 01:28Cutoff Sat 02:0031 minTight
Leave by Sat 02:09Set by Arucas
- Dist (km)
- 10.7
- D+ (m)
- +296
- Seg time
- 1:29:38
- Seg pace/km
- 8:23
Arucas
Sat 02:59Cutoff Sat 03:4041 minTight
Leave by Sat 03:54Set by Teror
- Dist (km)
- 19.3
- D+ (m)
- +451
- Seg time
- 1:30:29
- Seg pace/km
- 10:31
Teror
Sat 05:14Cutoff Sat 06:1055 minTight
Leave by Sat 06:23Set by Moya (Fontanales)
- Dist (km)
- 31.6
- D+ (m)
- +775
- Seg time
- 2:15:34
- Seg pace/km
- 11:01
Moya (Fontanales)likely hiking (pace)
Sat 07:41Cutoff Sat 08:501h08
Leave by Sat 09:22Set by El Hornillo
- Dist (km)
- 43.1
- D+ (m)
- +953
- Seg time
- 2:27:00
- Seg pace/km
- 12:47
El Hornillolikely hiking (pace)
Sat 09:49Cutoff Sat 11:301h40
Leave by Sat 12:18Set by Artenara
- Dist (km)
- 52.7
- D+ (m)
- +621
- Seg time
- 2:07:58
- Seg pace/km
- 13:20
Artenaralikely hiking (pace)
Sat 12:41Cutoff Sat 15:102h29
Leave by Sat 15:28Set by Tejeda
- Dist (km)
- 66.8
- D+ (m)
- +1061
- Seg time
- 2:51:35
- Seg pace/km
- 12:10
Tejedalikely hiking (pace)
Sat 15:13Cutoff Sat 18:002h47
Leave by Sat 18:10Set by El Garañón
- Dist (km)
- 79.2
- D+ (m)
- +728
- Seg time
- 2:31:56
- Seg pace/km
- 12:15
El Garañónlikely hiking (pace)
Sat 17:47Cutoff Sat 20:452h57
Leave by Sat 22:04Set by Tunte
- Dist (km)
- 90.8
- D+ (m)
- +1118
- Seg time
- 2:34:35
- Seg pace/km
- 13:20
Tunte
Sat 19:08Cutoff Sat 23:254h16
Leave by Sun 00:00Set by Ayagaures
- Dist (km)
- 98.4
- D+ (m)
- +129
- Seg time
- 1:20:55
- Seg pace/km
- 10:39
Ayagaures
Sat 21:33Cutoff Sun 02:254h52
Leave by Sun 03:55Set by Maspalomas (Finish)
- Dist (km)
- 112.0
- D+ (m)
- +326
- Seg time
- 2:24:41
- Seg pace/km
- 10:38
Maspalomas (Finish)
Sat 23:38Cutoff Sun 06:006h22
- Dist (km)
- 126.0
- D+ (m)
- +306
- Seg time
- 2:04:39
- Seg pace/km
- 8:54
Highlighted rows use a pace heuristic (>12 min/km / >19 min/mi) - likely hiking by speed, not grade. The grade-based power-hike cue is ≥15% (see GAP and Incline tools). Times are distributed proportionally by km-effort.
Leave by is the latest you can start the next segment and still make every cutoff ahead of you at this pace - often set by a station further on, not this one. It does not yet subtract the time you spend stopped, so treat it as the optimistic edge.
Cutoff buffers are estimates from your goal time and published barriers. Courses and barriers change - verify against the official race guide.
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About Transgrancanaria Classic
Transgrancanaria Classic covers 126 km with around 6,764 m of elevation gain, starting in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. The overall cutoff is 30 hours 1 minutes.
Crew access is allowed at Arucas (19.3 km), Teror (31.6 km), Moya (Fontanales) (43.1 km), Artenara (66.8 km), Tejeda (79.2 km), El Garañón (90.8 km) and Tunte (98.4 km). Drop bags are available at Moya (Fontanales) and El Garañón.
Checkpoint data approximate - verify against the current official race guide at transgrancanaria.net before your race.
The science behind km-effort pacing
Most runners build race pacing plans by dividing total distance evenly - which ignores the fact that an uphill kilometre takes far longer than a flat one. This planner uses TrailMath's enhanced km-effort model to distribute your goal time proportionally by effort, not by distance.
The km-effort formula for each segment is: distance_km + gain_m/100 + loss_m/150. This is TrailMath's extension of the standard ITRA gain-only formula, which adds descent cost based on Minetti's finding that steep technical descents carry real metabolic load. A 5km segment with 500m of gain and 200m of loss has an effort of 5 + 5 + 1.3 = 11.3 km-effort - equivalent to running 11.3km flat. Time is allocated proportionally to this effort score.
Why gain and loss have asymmetric costs. Minetti et al. (2002) mapped the metabolic cost of inclined locomotion across gradients from -45% to +45%. The key findings: metabolic cost rises steeply above 15-20% uphill grade, making power hiking more energy-efficient than running on steep climbs. On descents, eccentric muscle loading (quads acting as brakes) creates its own metabolic cost - steep technical descents are far more demanding than the same gradient on a smooth fire road. The gain/100 + loss/150 asymmetry in the formula reflects this - gain is more costly per metre than loss, but loss is not free.
Power hiking threshold is flagged at segments where your computed pace exceeds 12 min/km (19 min/mile). This threshold corresponds to the crossover point where walking biomechanics become more efficient than running on steep uphill terrain. Strategic power hiking on marked segments preserves leg muscle for descents and reduces overall race time compared to running everything.
This km-effort model is the same formula used in TrailMath's training engine for load calculation (following Dan Johnston's asymmetric elevation scoring methodology), ensuring consistency between how your training load is measured and how your race effort is planned.
Minetti AE et al. (2002). Energy cost of walking and running at extreme uphill and downhill slopes. J Appl Physiol. 93(3):1039-46. Minetti AE et al. (1995). Mechanical determinants of gradient walking energetics in man. J Physiol. 481(Pt 1):235-43. ITRA. km-effort formula. International Trail Running Association. itra.run
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