Bucovina Ultra Rocks
An incredible journey into the heart of Romania’s legendary treasure, Bucovina.
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Lovers of hiking, trekking, mountaineering, caving and extreme sports will find that Romania offers a wide range of opportunities for active recreation. In the high mountains and highlands you will find a network of trails that may not be as well known and marked as in other European countries, but they certainly deserve attention.
Bucovina - Romania's legendary treasure
The Bucovina region stands out for its landscape values, clean environment, sacred architecture and ethnic mosaic. Bukovina is a region in north-eastern Romania, whose name, originally Germanic “Buchenland”, means “land of beeches”. The landscape is extremely beautiful, its topography gradually decreasing from west to east. The lands of Bucovina hide a rich history, ancient traditions and customs, unique monuments and medieval monasteries and churches, famous for their unique interior and exterior paintings.
Bucovina Ultra Rocks - Experience True Trail Running
Bucovina Ultra Rocks is one of the largest mountain running competitions in Romania, organised with the support of the Campulung Moldovenesc commune. An area known for its mountainous relief and long, steep climbs to peaks such as Rarău (1,650 m), Pietrosu Bistriţei (1,793 m) and Giualău (1,857 m), Bucovina Ultra Rocks offers runners a unique opportunity to experience the brutal beauty of Bucovina, along with its forests, gorges and UNESCO World Heritage sites, by choosing one of six distances.
Slatioara secular high forest – a reservation situated on the eastern slope of Rarau massif, on a surface of 1064 ha, a fragment of secular high forest, untouched by civilisation. The trees that make up this reserve are among the oldest in Romania and even in Europe. The Bucovina Ultra Rocks running routes will go around this reserve, using the wonderful hiking trails of Rarau – Giumalau and the Bucovina region. Each race is held in one stage, at an unspecified pace and within a given time limit.
Festival of the mountain run
Courses:
Ultra Rocks – Distance: 110 km Elevation: +/- 6610 m, in semi-autonomy, 30 hrs time limit
Summits – Distance: 88 km Elevation: +/- 5840 m, in semi-autonomy, 24 hrs time limit
Lady’s Rocks – Distance: 48 km Elevation: +/- 3130 m, in semi-autonomy, 12 hrs time limit
Rocky – Distance: 33 km Elevation: +/- 1880 m, in semi-autonomy, 8 hrs time limit
Radical – Distance: 21 km Elevation: +/- 1100 m, in semi-autonomy, 5 hrs time limit
Rumble Rock – Distance: 15 km Elevation: +/- 800 m, in semi-autonomy, 4 hrs time limit
Runc Challenge – Distance: 5 km Elevation: +/- 550 m, in full-autonomy, 2h time limit
The image of the competition focuses on the concept of going back to the roots. The running community is invited to rediscover their values and be inspired by the beauty of nature around them. Meetings with elite runners, group runs will be organised in collaboration with HOKA Runners Romania, and the Central Plateau in Câmpulung Moldovenesc will offer local suppliers of products and services the opportunity to promote and sell their solutions.
The unspoiled nature and the specific topography challenge you to stop and appreciate the true value of this area. Thanks to the efforts of the organisers, the region, the Bukovina culture and the hospitality of the inhabitants attract runners from all over the world.
Event website: bucovinaultra.rocks
Photography: Pixel Prosport