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About RaceIndexOur methodologyData coverageCyclingTriathlon
  • Ultramarathon
  • 106 km
  • Castellón de la Plana
  • Event weekend starts
  • Past event

FUGA Penyagolosa Trails (Castelló) Ultramarathon

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
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Edition status
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Entry options

2026 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

net elevation 1,213 m

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Decision summary

FUGA Penyagolosa Trails (Castelló) Ultramarathon at a glance

Route ascent
5,183 m

Lower than 21% of comparable mapped races

Cut-off average pace
14:26/km

25:30:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.

Typical conditions
77/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
47 verified facts

Stored GPS route

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FUGA Penyagolosa Trails (Castelló) Ultramarathon route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for FUGA Penyagolosa Trails (Castelló) Ultramarathon, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.

How hilly is the FUGA Penyagolosa Trails (Castelló) Ultramarathon?

The FUGA Penyagolosa Trails (Castelló) Ultramarathon route has 5,183 m of ascent and 3,971 m of descent.

Where does the FUGA Penyagolosa Trails (Castelló) Ultramarathon route go?

The FUGA Penyagolosa Trails (Castelló) Ultramarathon route starts at Both races start at the athletics track of the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) in Castelló de la Plana, near sea level and finishes at Sant Joan de Penyagolosa sanctuary, a mountain pilgrimage site at around 1,280 m elevation in Vistabella del Maestrat. Underfoot, expect semi self-sufficient mountain ultratrail on trails and tracks climbing from the coastal plain into the interior sierra; runners must carry mandatory equipment subject to inspection. Personal assistance only at Borriol, Les Useres and Xodos. It passes Castelló, Borriol, Vilafamés, Les Useres and Xodos. the event joined the Ultra-Trail World Tour in 2017 and hosted the Trail World Championships in 2018 with runners from around 50 nations.

Race character

Scenery

  • Mountain
  • Countryside
  • Coastal
  • City
  • Historic
  • Forest

Atmosphere

  • Wilderness
  • Competitive
  • Destination

Terrain

  • Trail
Elevation character
Mountainous
Technicality
Technical
Net elevation
1,200 m

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Men's course record
10:35:48 (Ben Dhiman)
Women's course record
13:12:02 (Mercedes Pila)
Field size
1,500
Field cap
600

Entry requirements

Entry status
Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
Cut-off
MiM 60K: maximum race time 15 hours; start at 06:00 on 18 April 2026.
Qualification status
MiM 60K is a UTMB 50K Qualifier and awards 3 ITRA points; entry itself is by public lottery, not by qualifying time.
ITRA points
5 points

Access and course status

Start
Both races start at the athletics track of the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) in Castelló de la Plana, near sea level.
Finish
Sant Joan de Penyagolosa sanctuary, a mountain pilgrimage site at around 1,280 m elevation in Vistabella del Maestrat.

Course facts

Course type
Point To Point
Surface
Semi self Sufficient mountain ultratrail on trails and tracks climbing from the coastal plain into the interior sierra; runners must carry mandatory equipment subject to inspection. Personal assistance only at Borriol, Les Useres and Xodos.
Landmarks
Castelló, Borriol, Vilafamés, Les Useres, Xodos, Vistabella, Sant Joan de Penyagolosa
Notable features
  • In 2013 the Diputación de Castellón unified the MiM and CSP races under the single FUGA Penyagolosa Trails brand
  • the event joined the Ultra-Trail World Tour in 2017 and hosted the Trail World Championships in 2018 with runners from around 50 nations
  • MiM 60K: 3,300 m of positive elevation gain and 2,000 m of descent, finishing at the Sant Joan de Penyagolosa sanctuary (1,280 m). 27th edition in 2026
  • regarded as a precursor of long-distance trail racing in Spain
  • CSP (Castelló-Penyagolosa) 106K: 5,600 m of positive elevation gain and 4,400 m of descent, 14th edition in 2026. Passes Castelló, Borriol, Vilafamés, Les Useres, Atzeneta, Benafigos, Culla, Xodos, Villahermosa del Río and Vistabella before finishing at Sant Joan de Penyagolosa

How hilly is the FUGA Penyagolosa Trails (Castelló) Ultramarathon?

24%13%18%14%31%
  • Steep descent 24%
  • Descent 13%
  • Flat 18%
  • Climb 14%
  • Steep climb 31%
Total ascent
5,183 m
Net elevation
+1,213 m
Longest climb
2,060 m at 16.6%
Gradient mix and ascent are derived from the course geometry under our published normalisation, not taken from organiser marketing.

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 15°CTypical temperature
  • 19 kphTypical wind
  • 1 mmTypical rainfall
  • 77Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

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