Route Overview

Subteranian Gemer Ultra Trail Week 2027

"This platform is a living project. Below you will find the Preliminary GPX track for our premier 260 km challenge. While these routes map out our exact regional framework, they are currently undergoing final forestry, mining, and cavern permit reviews in Slovakia. Certified, final tracks for ITRA and UTMB Index registration will be officially unlocked in January 2027."https://mapy.com/s/pavuvezaku

THE KING'S LOOP: 260 KM CHALLENGE

• Distance: 260 km (Single continuous loop)
• Start / Finish: Central Square, Revúca, Slovakia
• Current Status: PRELIMINARY GPX DATA (Subject to final bureaucratic approval in January 2027)

Course Overview

Prepare for a relentless, raw ultra-trail expedition that stands completely unparalleled in Central Europe. The Subteranian Gemer 260 km route is meticulously engineered to push the human spirit to its absolute threshold. Navigating the untamed, steep terrain of the Muránska Planina National Park, this course winds through dense Carpathian forests and beneath medieval fortress ruins.

However, the defining signature of this race lies beneath the surface. Runners will drop into the historical underground core of the Gemer region, navigating dark, abandoned mining shafts, forgotten railway tunnels, and technical cavern segments that require absolute focus and immense mental grit.

Strategic Drop Bag Logistics (Checkpoints)

To ensure participant safety and support your navigation strategy, the 260 km loop is divided into four distinct tactical quarters:

• 🎒 Drop Bag 1 (~70 km) – The Night Setup: Your first technical equipment reload. This checkpoint is positioned right before the temperature drops, allowing you to secure fresh hydration, nutrition, and prepare your primary headlamps for the first night in the wilderness.
• 🎒 Drop Bag 2 (~140 km) – The Halfway Reload: The psychological anchor of the race. You are past the halfway mark. Here, runners can access their main drop bags for a full shoe transition, fresh dry socks, anti-chafing treatments, a hot meal, and a complete mental reset.
• 🎒 Drop Bag 3 (~200 km) – The Final Push: The deepest phase of exhaustion. Positioned exactly where the second night transition hits. Use this bag to secure backup batteries, caffeine reserves, and high-calorie comfort food to power through the final 60 km sprint to the finish line in Revúca.

🏃 SHORTER PROGRESSIVE DISTANCES

(Note: Shorter distance GPX files and route descriptions will be added below as they are formatted for download.)

• 160 km (100 Miles) – Pure Alpine Challenge: Shares the brutal above-ground mountain singletracks of the main loop but completely bypasses the underground mining shafts and caverns. https://mapy.com/s/gacuhorolu        
• 100 km /75 km/ 50 km / 25 km – Progressive Trail & Hike: Tailored on a flexible challenge concept inspired by the famous London 2 Brighton. Built to accommodate elite point-to-point sprinters, single-day trail joggers, and weekend multi-day hikers exploring the Gemer land.https://mapy.com/s/gurafomula