{"id":72035,"date":"2016-04-06T10:20:52","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T08:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oxyburn.it\/blog\/exploring-the-trails-and-ultratrails-on-april-9-and-10\/"},"modified":"2016-04-06T10:20:52","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T08:20:52","slug":"exploring-the-trails-and-ultratrails-on-april-9-and-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oxyburn.it\/en\/blog\/exploring-the-trails-and-ultratrails-on-april-9-and-10\/","title":{"rendered":"EXPLORING THE TRAILS AND ULTRATRAILS ON APRIL 9 AND 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let’s dive into the trail and ultratrail calendar for the weekend of April 9 and 10 to discover the longest, most grueling, most fascinating, and most fun races on the Italian scene.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a fact that the trail running season is well and truly underway: this is evident from the exponential increase in trail running races organized throughout Italy during this second weekend of April. Among the most exciting and well-attended events are the Bione Half Marathon Monte Prealba<\/strong>, the Traversata dei Colli Euganei<\/strong>, and, above all, the Oxyburn BVG Run<\/strong> in Limone sul Garda\u2014two ultra-distance courses of 75k and 50k with extremely challenging elevation gains, and a 25k course. <\/p>\n

On Saturday, April 9, in Limone sul Garda, Brescia, the toughest race of the entire weekend will take place: the BVG Run<\/strong>, sponsored by Oxyburn<\/strong>, a trail running event featuring two ultra-distance races, a 75k with 4,350 meters of elevation gain and a 50k with 3,400 meters of elevation gain, as well as a 25k course with 950 meters of elevation gain. Meanwhile, in Baudenasca di Pinerolo, Turin, everything is set for the Trail del Ghisone<\/strong>, a 20k race with 50 meters of elevation gain.<\/p>\n

But the highlight of the event will be Sunday, April 10, when the \u201cLa Scarpa della Val Trebbia\u201d<\/strong> trail race will take place in Bobbio, Piacenza\u2014a 35k trail race with 2,070 meters of elevation gain\u2014and in San Savino Predappio, Forl\u00ec-Cesena, \u201cLa Camineda Trail<\/strong>,\u201d a 34k race with 2,000 meters of elevation gain or a 20k race with 1,200 meters of elevation gain. In Chiaverano, Turin, everything is set for the Trailaghi<\/strong>, a team trail race featuring two distances: a 28k course with 1,000m of elevation gain and an 11k course with 500m of elevation gain, just as in the Province of Verbano\u2013Cusio \u2013 Ossola, wherethe Ossola Trail<\/strong> will feature two courses: a 27k course with 1,900m of elevation gain and a 17k course with 1,200m of elevation gain. <\/p>\n

In Merate, Lecco, the Parco del Curone Trail<\/strong> will take athletes on a journey through the Montevecchia Regional Park and the Curone Valley along a 25k course with 400 meters of elevation gain; in Altavilla Monferrato, in the province of Alessandria, it will be time for the Valle Rio Trail<\/strong>, a 23k course with 450m of elevation gain; in Bordano, Udine, the picturesque Trail delle Farfalle<\/strong> will take place, a 21k course with 1,900m of elevation gain and a 14k course with 900m of elevation gain; and in Sora, in the province of Frosinone, the San Castro Sky Trail<\/strong> will take place\u2014a 21k course with 1,900m of elevation gain.<\/p>\n

The Bione Half Marathon Monte Prealba<\/strong>, in the Brescia area, is also extremely popular and well-regarded. a 21k race with 1,337m of elevation gain through Monte Prealba, one of the most fascinating \u201copen-air gyms\u201d in the Bione area and a prime setting for numerous trail and winter trail races. Among the most evocative events of the weekend in the Veneto region will be the Traversata dei Colli Euganei<\/strong>, starting in Villa di Teolo, in the Padua area, a 42k course with 2,000m of elevation gain or a 21k course with 1,200m of elevation gain, accompanied by two 5k and 2.5k routes designed for teens and children. <\/p>\n

In Tuscany, in Livorno, the \u201cGiro delle Colline Livornesi\u201d walk<\/strong> will take place, featuring 18k, 11k, and 6k routes: all three routes will have a fairly gentle elevation gain. Also in Tuscany, in the Arezzo area,the \u201cEcocorsa del Lago<\/strong> di Sansepolcro\u201d will take place\u2014an 11.5k race with 200m of elevation gain; in Amalfi, Salerno, the \u201cTrail delle Ferriere<\/strong>,\u201d a 14k race with 950m of elevation gain; in the Novara area, in Meina, the \u201cMinitrail Valcabbia<\/strong>,\u201d offering 9k and 3.8k courses with 350m and 170m of elevation gain, respectively; and, finally, in Morbegno, in the province of Sondrio, it will be time for the Colmer Trail<\/strong>, a sort of skyrun just 3.2 km long with an elevation gain of a whopping 650 meters. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n