Vltava Run Relay route map
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Vltava Run Relay
This race edition
- Race date
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- Race timezone
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- Edition status
- Status not confirmed
Entry options
2026 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Modelled energy-cost change 1.3% versus flat · net elevation -906 m
Decision summary
Vltava Run Relay at a glance
- Route ascent
- 5,230 m
- Evidence depth
- 37 verified facts
Lower than 0% of comparable mapped races
Stored GPS route
Quick answers
What runners ask first
How hilly is the Vltava Run Relay?
The Vltava Run Relay route has 5,230 m of ascent, 6,136 m of descent and an estimated 1.3% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
Where does the Vltava Run Relay route go?
The Vltava Run Relay route starts at Ski stadium Zadov-Churáňov, Šumava (start at daybreak, 9 May) and finishes at Hamr Braník, Prague (afternoon, 10 May). Underfoot, expect hiking/tourist trails and 2nd- and 3rd-class country roads (mixed surfaces). It passes Šumava National Park, Vltava river reservoirs, Zadov-Churáňov ski stadium, South Bohemia towns and villages and Central Bohemia. Course split into 36 relay legs (shortest 6.5 km, longest 15.3 km).
Race character
Scenery
- Riverside
- Countryside
- Coastal
- Mountain
- Forest
- Lakeside
- Historic
- City
Atmosphere
- Community
- Destination
- Nighttime
Terrain
- Mixed
- Trail
- Elevation character
- Hilly
- Technicality
- Technical
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Field size
- max 310 teams
- Field cap
- 310
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
- Sold out
- Yes
- Qualification status
- No qualifying standard; recommended each runner can run 10 km in 60 minutes at most. Minimum age 18 (15 with parental approval).
Access and course status
- Start
- Ski stadium Zadov-Churáňov, Šumava (start at daybreak, 9 May)
- Finish
- Hamr Braník, Prague (afternoon, 10 May)
Course facts
- Course type
- Point To Point
- Surface
- Hiking/tourist trails and 2nd and 3rd Class country roads (mixed surfaces)
- Landmarks
- Šumava National Park, Vltava river reservoirs, Zadov-Churáňov ski stadium, South Bohemia towns and villages, Central Bohemia, Prague, Hamr Braník
- Notable features
- 13th edition in 2026
- tagline #nicnezzazitek - 'one challenge, lots of adventures'. Teams run continuously day and night across 36 handoff legs
- Sister event 'Vltava Run Čtyřka' runs only the final 4 legs in pairs
- Team of 6-12 runners (Category A mix 10-12 both sexes
- Category B 6-9
- Category C women-only)
- Course split into 36 relay legs (shortest 6.5 km, longest 15.3 km)
- handoff times set individually from each team's registered 10 km performance
How hilly is the Vltava Run Relay?
- Steep descent 9%
- Descent 18%
- Flat 49%
- Climb 17%
- Steep climb 7%
- Total ascent
- 5,230 m
- Net elevation
- −906 m
- GAP factor
- 1.3%
- Longest climb
- 5,360 m at 4.5%
More race details
Is the Vltava Run Relay flat?
Its normalised GAP factor is 1.3% slower than a flat course, with about 5230 m of total ascent.
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