Ultra Kras

Ultra Kras 55 is a mountain ultramarathon. The 57 km long route with 2,400 meters of climbing starts and ends in Turňa nad Bodvou and leads through the Slovak Karst National Park.

Date

April 25, 2026 (Saturday)

Route

Paremetres: 57km / +2400m / 12 hours limit

  • ITRA Points: 3
  • Mountain points: 4

GPX

Start fee

65 EUR per participant

Limit of runners: 250

Categories

  • Men (part of the Slovak Ultratrail League)
  • Women (part of the Slovak Ultratrail League)

Presentation

The presentation of the participants takes place at the start and finish place on Friday, April 24, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 5:00 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. (the presentation will not be possible after 6:30 a.m.) .

Start

The joint start of the Ultra Kras event participants is on April 25, 2026 at 7:00 a.m. from the parking lot next to the Hviezda cinema in Turňa nad Bodvou.

Finish

The finish is located in the parking lot next to the Hviezda cinema in Turňa nad Bodvou.

The time limit for finish is April 25, 2026, by 7:00 p.m.

Time limits for completing the route

  • 12 hours from the start (until April 25 2026 till 7PM)
  • 7,5 hours on checkpoint 3 Hačava - 30.km (April 25 2026 till 2:30 PM)

Aid stations

  • KS1: Háj (Hostinec Presso pod Skalou) – 8,1 km
  • KS2: Drienovecké kúpele – 18,2 km
  • K3: Hačava (shelter next to municipal office) – 30 km (time limit till 14:30)
  • KS4: Zádielská chata – 47 km

Control points

Control points with volunteers will be at the place of the above-mentioned aid stations. At these places and at the finish line, the participant's arrival time will be recorded using an electronic timer.

Conditions of participation

Full version of conditions of participation.

  • Minimum age of participant is 18 years
  • Registration via registration form
  • payment of the start fee according to the organizer's request sent to the participant via e-mail
  • personal participation in the presentation of the participants in Turna nad Bodvou at the specified time and with complete mandatory equipment  

Mandatory equipment

  • 1 pc isothermal foil
  • charged and switched on mobile phone with the SIM card whose phone number was given in the registration form
  • gps tracker (received on presentation)
  • bottles or water bag with a minimum of 1 L
  • own cup or bottle with a wide mouth (bidon) with a volume of at least 1.5 dl (bottles with a narrow mouth or lid are not accepted)
  • ID card
  • starting number placed visibly on the front part of the body during the entire duration of the race (štartovné čísla poskytne organizátor podujatia Ultra Kras počas prezentácie účastníkov)

Organizer

​OZ Cassovia Trail Runners

Ovručská 9

040 22 Košice

IČO: 54 385 768

Part of the series

Ultra Kras is a part of Slovak Ultratrail League 2026 (SUT League, Small SUT League, Participants competition)

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