From the start, this race will share the entire route with the UTM Endurance. It will be a very challenging race with two very tough initial climbs: up to Alto das Veias, followed by the KM Vertical do Marão and Sra. da Serra.
On the way to more secrets, you’ll run through the Heart of the Marão.
Don’t doubt the toughness of this challenge, because the Marão will mark you out as one of the most gruelling races you’ve ever dared.
Be resilient!
Let yourself fall in love with these trails of pure charm!
UTM
60 km
4000 m D+
17 HOUR LIMIT
Sector 1
ANSIÃES – MONTES
The challenge begins with a short passage through the centre of the village.
The maroon beauty is breathtaking and the magical scenery changes abruptly. After the Centenary Forest, with its grand sequoias, the steadily ascending trail leads to Alto das Veias and then Portal da Freita, until you come to the final part of the climb to Alto das Veias and then Portal da Freita. This is the appetiser, a kind of rolling vertical KM. Caution is called for. These two summits, when faced with winter weather conditions, are fearsome. It’s a storm.
Take shelter as the altitude drops and you enter a marvellous birch forest, nicknamed ‘the brides of the forest’. The village of Montes appears.
12.8 Km // 1,096 mD+ // 754 mD-
Maximum time: 3h00
Time limit: 11h00
GPS coordinates: 41.26514;-7.87989
Team: Linces do Marão
Sector 2
MONTES – SRA. DA SERRA
After Cotorinho, the exuberant beauty of the woods flanking the Moinhos River gives you strength to tackle the Marão Vertical KM. You’re still halfway up the climb and you’re faced with a monstrous wall. Rough, harsh, aggressive and savage cliffs surround you. Resilience. The struggle expands your anger, but your soul is cosy. This is your Kingdom. The Astronomical Observatory appears. We conquer the highest point of the mountain range, the Vértice do Marão (1416m). And we are comforted at the Senhora da Serra refuge, where the more vigorous are invited to continue their journey, but first take advantage and enjoy: the views of ‘The Marvellous Kingdom’ are superb.
7.8 Km // 1,086 mD+ // 440 mD-
Maximum time: 2h30
Time limit: 13h30
GPS coordinates: 41.24841;-7.88514
Team: SarTeam
Sector 3
SRA. DA SERRA – MAFÓMEDES
It leads away from the Marvellous Kingdom. The long descent past the summit of Fraga da Ermida, Encosta das Lajes and Seixinhos offers superb panoramic views. Between the Marão and the Douro. Between the coast and the interior. Mafómedes is one of these little paradises. The centuries-old chestnut and oak forests stretch on and on. Up the mountain, over the pass between Penedo Ruivo and Chorida, it’s always much easier. Passing through a lush forest, which the locals insist on taking care of, you come across another village half-forgotten by modern times. From Póvoa you take the road past Penedo Longo, the Corvachã plateau, picturesque villages and you’re in Travanca do Monte. Here you can breathe peace, quiet and tranquillity. Here time stands still. Let yourself be infected by the relaxation of everyday life.
8.7 Km // 299 mD+ // 915 mD-
Maximum time: 2h30
Cut-off time: 16h00
GPS coordinates: 41.2167; -7.90866
Team: SavageNatur Events
Sector 4
MAFÓMEDES – TRAVANCA DO MONTE
You gain altitude again along grazing tracks and after reaching the neck of the mountain, you descend through lush woodland to the village of Póvoa.
You take a path past Penedo Longo.
Once you reach the plateau of Corvachã, you wander along the edges of the rocks, dropping sharply down a single track until you meet the River Carneiro. Taking the final ascent of this section, nature presents those passing by with lush vegetation. Pardinhas is admirably set in this magical scenery, and the water from its springs is the much-desired gift that satiates and restores strength until you reach Travanca do Monte. Here you can live and breathe in the silence and peace and find the fulfilment of your senses.
14.1 Km / 970 mD+ / 1,063 mD-
Maximum time: 4h00
Time limit: 20h00
GPS coordinates: 41.21708; -8.00397
Team: Amigos da Guarda
Sector 5
TRAVANCA DO MONTE – GOUVEIA (S. SIMÃO)
Travanca, the refuge of Teixeira de Pascoaes, is still loved today by writers and other artists. Its charm awakens our senses to what is the largest megalithic necropolis in northern Portugal. The mysticism of the Aboboreira mountain range and the remains found here are the perfect harmony for meeting our ancestors from thousands of years ago. This encounter ends as soon as you reach Aldeia Velha. The already bucolic scenery is quickly invaded by a succession of magnificent waterfalls that run along the Ribeiro da Goiva. You arrive at the picnic area of S. Simão de Gouveia. And flanked by successive waterfalls, just after refuelling.
8.9 Km / 264mD+ / 619 mD-
Maximum time: 2h30
Time limit: 22h30
GPS coordinates: 41.22001;-8.06428
Team:
Sector 6
GOUVEIA (S. SIMÃO) – AMARANTE
You descend to the river Ovelha. Take a short climb along an abandoned levada.
In Salvador do Monte, after passing through the village, there is a short descent to the River Tâmega. You walk two kilometres alongside the river along a forest path and arrive in Amarante. End of the challenge.
10.2 Km / 356 mD+ / 624 mD-
Maximum time: 2h30
Time limit: 1h00
GPS coordinates: 41.26714;-8.08028
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