Ultra Kras 55

Ultra Kras 55 is a mountain ultramarathon. The 55 km long route with 2,400 meters of climbing starts and ends under the Turnian Castle and leads through the Slovak Karst National Park.

Date

April 26, 2025 (Saturday)

Registration will start 7th of january at 20:00

Route

Paremetres: 55km / +2400m / 12 hrs limit

  • ITRA Points: 3
  • Mountain points: 4

GPX

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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/finish on Friday, April 25, 2025 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM and on Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 5:00 AM to 6:30 AM (the presentation will no longer be possible after 6:30 AM).

Start

The start of the participants of the Ultra Kras 55 event is on April 26, 2025 at 07:00 from the parking lot under the Turnian Castle near the restaurant under the Castle.

Finish

The destination is located in the parking lot under the castle, next to the restaurant under the castle.

Time limit for the finish is till 26th April 2025 till 19:00

Time limits for completing the route

  • 12 hours from the start (until 26th of April 2025 19:00)
  • 7,5 hrs on K3 Hačava - 29.km (until 26th of April 2025 until 14:30)

Aid stations

  • K1: Háj (Hostinec Presso pod Skalou) – 7,2 km
  • K2: Drienovecké kúpele – 17,2 km
  • K3: Hačava (shelter next to municipal office) – 29 km (time limit till 14:30)
  • K4: Zádielská chata – 45,5 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.

In addition to passing through checkpoints with volunteers, successful completion of Ultra Kras 55 is a prerequisite selfcontrol selfie photo at the tourist signpost (for this reason it is necessary to have a camera with you - just use your mobile phone). on three points:

  • Sedlo Železná brána (elevation 736 m, 27. km)
  • Sedlo Krížna poľana (elevation 869 m, 30. km)
  • Bodovka (elevation 1034 m, 38. km)

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  
  • submission of the completed and signed document Informed consent of the participant of the Ultra Kras 55 event at presentation in Turna nad Bodvou

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
  • a photocamera (e.g. in a mobile phone) with which you can take a selfie photo at self-checks.
  • 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 (starting numbers will be provided by the organizer of the Ultra Kras 55 event during the presentation of the participants)

Organizer

​OZ Cassovia Trail Runners

Ovručská 9

040 22 Košice

IČO: 54 385 768

Part of the series

Ultra Kras 55 is a part of Slovak Ultratrail League 2024 (SUT League, Small SUT League, Participants competition)

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