Vertical Mountain Trail Running • Babeș Vertical 3.8 km, +624 m
Friday, 4 Sept 2026, 18:30 PM

Route

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Contribution:

Between Aug 21^st 00:00 AM - Sept 4^th 11:59 PM, online registrations are active and the contribution is according with the column Registration on race day, detailed in Rules and Policies.

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Race	15 April - 30 April	1 May - 30 June	1 July - 20 Aug
Babeș Vertical	32 Euro	38 Euro	44 Euro

GPS tracks are informative and do not replace the guidance on terrain. Both watches and other GPS devices may show errors caused by antenna sensitivity, sky coverage, radio interference etc.

Post *	Location	Type	Alt. [m]	Dist. from the Start [km]	Dist. to the Finish [km]
Start	Cheia	Start	883 m	0 km	3.8 km
P1	Sub Stâna		1142 m	2.7 km	1.1 km
Finish	Ridge	Finish	1515 m	3.8 km	0 km

Posts: - Checkpoint | - Water | - Revitalization | - Direction
The exact location and numbers of checkpoints and aid stations can change, depending on the weather and/or access possibilities when marking the course. Any changes will be communicated at the technical meeting prior to the start of the race.

Salvamont Assistance

The route starts near the firefighter station in the centre of Cheia. Follow a forest road that crosses the Cheița stream, and after a curve climbs a grassy slope that brings us to the forest road where The Cross and The Ridge routes pass.
We follow the road in a slight descent and after about 600 m we leave it on a path that climbs through the forest on the left side. The path follows an old road that gets lost in the forest, from here we climb through the forest until we intersect another path that climbs a small ridge.
We follow this path until we reach a flat area with fallen trees. We pass these trees and from here the climb begins on a wide but steady slope, to the base of a rock that goes around on the left side.
After this, we climb steadily to the base of a fir forest. From here the slope begins to decrease.
After we leave the forest, we follow the path cut through the juniper and blueberries on the ridge of the Babeș mountain. From here it follows 500 m with a small difference in level and we reach the Babeș peak where the route ends.
The retreat is made by continuing on the ridge until a small saddle from where we descend to the left to the Stâna din Babeș where we also have a revitalization station. From here we follow the forest road marked at the beginning, until we reach the Cheia resort in approximately 4 km.