Transvulcania Ultramarathon Aid Station Planner
All 10 Transvulcania Ultramarathon checkpoints pre-loaded. Enter your goal finish time to get estimated arrival times at every aid station.
Full Transvulcania Ultramarathon course data: aid stations, cutoffs, course profile
Enter a goal Transvulcania Ultramarathon finish time and get estimated arrival times at every checkpoint - 73.06 km with around 4,259 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 (10)
Cutoff Sat 11:00
Cutoff Sat 17:00
Cutoff Sat 21:00
Cutoff Sat 22:00
Transvulcania Ultramarathon
Goal 12:46 · Start Sat 06:00
- Crew may meet you at
- El Pilar 24.8 km, by Sat 10:39
- Roque de los Muchachos 50.7 km, by Sat 15:04
- Drop bags
The organiser publishes no drop-bag service anywhere on this course.
| 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 | Sat 06:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Los Canarios | 7.4 | +688 | 14.3 | 1:20:51 | Sat 07:20 | - | - | Sat 07:41Set by El Pilar | 1:20:51 | 10:56 |
| Las Deseadaslikely hiking (pace) | 17.0 | +1156 | 21.5 | 3:22:34 | Sat 09:22 | - | - | Sat 09:43Set by El Pilar | 2:01:43 | 12:41 |
| El Pilar | 24.8 | +253 | 13.5 | 4:39:01 | Sat 10:39 | Sat 11:00 | 21 min | Sat 12:34Set by Roque de los Muchachos | 1:16:26 | 9:48 |
| El Reventón | 31.5 | +147 | 9.1 | 5:30:15 | Sat 11:30 | - | - | Sat 13:25Set by Roque de los Muchachos | 0:51:15 | 7:37 |
| Pico de la Cruz | 46.5 | +1250 | 29.4 | 8:16:50 | Sat 14:16 | - | - | Sat 16:12Set by Roque de los Muchachos | 2:46:35 | 11:08 |
| Roque de los Muchachos | 50.7 | +321 | 8.4 | 9:04:23 | Sat 15:04 | Sat 17:00 | 1h56 | Sat 18:07Set by Puerto de Tazacorte | 0:47:32 | 11:19 |
| Torre del Time | 60.7 | +81 | 17.4 | 10:42:42 | Sat 16:42 | - | - | Sat 19:45Set by Puerto de Tazacorte | 1:38:20 | 9:50 |
| Puerto de Tazacorte | 68.0 | +9 | 13.1 | 11:56:46 | Sat 17:56 | Sat 21:00 | 3h03 | Sat 21:10Set by Los Llanos de Aridane (Finish) | 1:14:04 | 10:09 |
| Los Llanos de Aridane (Finish) | 73.1 | +354 | 8.7 | 12:46:00 | Sat 18:46 | Sat 22:00 | 3h14 | - | 0:49:14 | 9:44 |
Los Canarios
Sat 07:20Leave by Sat 07:41Set by El Pilar
- Dist (km)
- 7.4
- D+ (m)
- +688
- Seg time
- 1:20:51
- Seg pace/km
- 10:56
Las Deseadaslikely hiking (pace)
Sat 09:22Leave by Sat 09:43Set by El Pilar
- Dist (km)
- 17.0
- D+ (m)
- +1156
- Seg time
- 2:01:43
- Seg pace/km
- 12:41
El Pilar
Sat 10:39Cutoff Sat 11:0021 minTight
Leave by Sat 12:34Set by Roque de los Muchachos
- Dist (km)
- 24.8
- D+ (m)
- +253
- Seg time
- 1:16:26
- Seg pace/km
- 9:48
El Reventón
Sat 11:30Leave by Sat 13:25Set by Roque de los Muchachos
- Dist (km)
- 31.5
- D+ (m)
- +147
- Seg time
- 0:51:15
- Seg pace/km
- 7:37
Pico de la Cruz
Sat 14:16Leave by Sat 16:12Set by Roque de los Muchachos
- Dist (km)
- 46.5
- D+ (m)
- +1250
- Seg time
- 2:46:35
- Seg pace/km
- 11:08
Roque de los Muchachos
Sat 15:04Cutoff Sat 17:001h56
Leave by Sat 18:07Set by Puerto de Tazacorte
- Dist (km)
- 50.7
- D+ (m)
- +321
- Seg time
- 0:47:32
- Seg pace/km
- 11:19
Torre del Time
Sat 16:42Leave by Sat 19:45Set by Puerto de Tazacorte
- Dist (km)
- 60.7
- D+ (m)
- +81
- Seg time
- 1:38:20
- Seg pace/km
- 9:50
Puerto de Tazacorte
Sat 17:56Cutoff Sat 21:003h03
Leave by Sat 21:10Set by Los Llanos de Aridane (Finish)
- Dist (km)
- 68.0
- D+ (m)
- +9
- Seg time
- 1:14:04
- Seg pace/km
- 10:09
Los Llanos de Aridane (Finish)
Sat 18:46Cutoff Sat 22:003h14
- Dist (km)
- 73.1
- D+ (m)
- +354
- Seg time
- 0:49:14
- Seg pace/km
- 9:44
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 Transvulcania Ultramarathon
Transvulcania Ultramarathon covers 73.06 km with around 4,259 m of elevation gain, starting in Fuencaliente de La Palma, Spain. The overall cutoff is 16 hours.
Crew access is allowed at El Pilar (24.8 km) and Roque de los Muchachos (50.7 km).
Checkpoint data approximate - verify against the current official race guide at transvulcania.com 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/200. This is TrailMath's extension of the standard ITRA gain-only formula (model TM1, where the descent divisor is a published convention), which adds descent cost because steep technical descents carry real eccentric load. A 5km segment with 500m of gain and 200m of loss has an effort of 5 + 5 + 1 = 11 effort-km - equivalent to running 11km 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/200 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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