Trail Menorca Camí de Cavalls


The Trail Menorca Camí de Cavalls is a single-staged ultramarathon race held in the island of Menorca, Spain. It goes around the whole island through the Camí de Cavalls, covering a total of.
It is a qualifying race for the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, allowing currently the acquisition of 4 qualification points.

Organization

The first edition was held between 18 and 20 May 2012 and in total more than 270 participants took part in it. After that, the number of participants has been continuously increasing every year.
YearDateParticipants
2012May 18, 2012
May 20, 2012
270
2013May 17, 2013
May 19, 2013
287
2014May 16, 2014
May 18, 2014
646

Events

It is divided in five different events:
  • Trail Cami de Cavalls is long and has a total elevation gain of 2863 m. It gives 4 qualification points for the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc.
  • Trail Costa Nord is between 90 and 100 km, depending on the edition, and it covers the north side of the island from Ciutadella until Es Castell. The total elevation gain is around 1800 m. It gives 2 qualification points for the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc.
  • Trail Costa Sud is between 85 and 91 km, depending on the edition, and it covers the south side of the island from Es Castell until Ciutadella. The total elevation gain is around 1100 m. It gives 2 qualification points for the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc.
  • Trekking Costa Nord covers a part of the north side of the island. The distance and total elevation gain changes from one year to another.
  • Trekking Costa Sud covers a part of the south side of the island. The distance and total elevation gain changes from one year to another.

Past winners

Trail Camí de Cavalls - 185.3 km

* The 185 km race of the 2021 edition was split into two legs, as due to a COVID-19-related curfew it was not allowed to run during the night.