How hilly is the Lurbel Finestrat Costa Blanca Trails Marathon?
The Lurbel Finestrat Costa Blanca Trails Marathon is described as mountainous. The course listing puts the climb at 2,725 m.
Lurbel Finestrat Costa Blanca Trails Marathon
This race edition
- Race date
- Date not confirmed for this distance
- Race timezone
- Timezone not confirmed
- Edition status
- Status not confirmed
Entry options
2026 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Decision summary
Lurbel Finestrat Costa Blanca Trails Marathon at a glance
- Typical conditions
- 88/100
- Evidence depth
- 41 verified facts
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Source facts available
Route details
Known course facts at a glance
Lurbel Finestrat Costa Blanca Trails Marathon has known course details for its marathon race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
- Official distance
- 41 km
- Terrain
- Trail, Mixed
- Scenery
- Mountain, Countryside, Coastal, Waterfront, Forest
Quick answers
What runners ask first
Where does the Lurbel Finestrat Costa Blanca Trails Marathon route go?
The Lurbel Finestrat Costa Blanca Trails Marathon route starts at Finestrat (Alicante, Spain) - all six races start and finish in the town. Underfoot, expect technical mountain trails, tracks and rocky paths through the limestone sierras of the Marina Baixa. It passes Finestrat, Puig Campana, Sella, Serrella and Mallada.
Race character
Scenery
- Mountain
- Countryside
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Forest
Atmosphere
- Destination
- Festival
- Competitive
Terrain
- Trail
- Mixed
- Elevation character
- Mountainous
- Technicality
- Technical
- Source-stated ascent
- 2,725 m
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Field size
- 2,250
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
- Cut-off
- GTCB 102K starts Friday 13 November 2026 at 23:00 with a maximum time of 24 hours.
- Qualification status
- GTCB 102K is a UTMB Index race awarding 5 ITRA points; entry is open registration, not by qualifying time.
Race day logistics
- Medal
- Finishers within the time limit receive a finisher medal; all registered participants receive a race pack, commemorative technical t-shirt and Lurbel socks. 102K and 66K entrants also receive a Loop2 belt.
Access and course status
- Start
- Finestrat (Alicante, Spain) - all six races start and finish in the town.
Course facts
- Course type
- Loop
- Surface
- Technical mountain trails, tracks and rocky paths through the limestone sierras of the Marina Baixa.
- Landmarks
- Finestrat, Puig Campana, Sella, Serrella, Mallada, Confrides, Aitana, Benifato
- Notable features
- The event includes a Vertical Kilometre (Kilometro Vertical) championship up Puig Campana. Several neighbouring municipalities (Benifato, Sella, Fageca, Polop, Beniarda, Confrides and others) collaborate to host the longer courses
- GTCB 102K (around 6,000 m of positive ascent) is the flagship circular ultra, running from Puig Campana over the Serrella and Mallada ridges to the summit of Aitana (1,558 m), Alicante's highest peak, before returning to Finestrat. A two-person relay version (102K Relevos) exchanges runners in Confrides
- UTCB 66K (around 4,000 m of positive ascent) starts Saturday 14 November 2026 at 07:00, a circular ultra over the same sierras around Finestrat
- MCB Maraton Costa Blanca 41K (around 2,725 m of positive ascent) starts Saturday 14 November 2026 at 08:00
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 14°CTypical temperature
- 14 kphTypical wind
- 1 mmTypical rainfall
- 88Favourability /100