Gërmia Ultra Trail 51K | 2021

The Gërmia Ultra Trail 51k is a single day racing event, held on the 13th of June 2021. The race is scheduled to begin at 7:00 AM, starting from The Recreational Center of Gërmia (Basketball courts or known as Te Koshat) and encompass an Odyssean tour of 51km though Gërmia’s rich flora and picturesque landscapes.

The Gërmia Ultra Trail 51k has a total distance of 51km and an elevation gain of 2,460m D+ (2 points accountable for ITRA) as well as points added towards the UTMB (Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc).

The Gërmia Ultra Trail 51k will be held on the 13th of June 2021, covering a total of 51 km of single and double tracks, as well as combined slopes of gravel, asphalt and incline variations. The run that will put one to the test, the trail is characterized with upward climbing, running through patches of tall pine trees and sights of friendly bears at the Pristina Bear Sanctuary.

The race begins at The Recreational Center of Gërmia near the basketball courts, giving the runners the feel of running through the remnants of an urban jungle. Once set on the track, the race includes a run through the wide flat meadow, a split opening of the Gërmia Park and on to the pines of the Kolovica area. The dense pine forest characterizes the beginning of the steep incline, where a 9 km run will bring the runners to their first checkpoint at 980 MASL, where one can catch a glimpse of Prishtina’s city line. Heading for the second checkpoint is characterized with a 200 m descent, with runners going back into the hilly landscape of Gërmia.

For all the trail runners, the track also covers a steep incline via the cable-car route leading up to the highest point in the race with 1064 m. A descent via the running path will bring the runners side to side with the Badovc Lake, where runners will have the chance to see the Bear Sanctuary and its friendly inhabitants. The runners will then head towards the Gërmia park once again, covering the dense pine forests and reaching nearby the finish line in The Recreational Center of Gërmia.

The race is registered on the ITRA calendar and UTMB certified race awards 2 points accordingly.