Big Bear's Ultra
19 – 20 Sep 2026This race has already taken place
A trail ultra on a 118 km loop through the hills and mountains around Žilina, finishing at Budatín Castle. Shorter point-to-point races of 62 km and 40 km join the same course, and a four-leg relay covers the full loop. Part of the Europe Trail Cup.
Distances
- 2000 m
- Climb
Entry fee
Prices not listed — check with the organiser (opens in a new tab)
Rules and terrain
- Surface
- trail
Start
BBU 100+ · BBU RELAY·Budatínsky hrad
OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)Google Maps (opens in a new tab)Apple Maps (opens in a new tab)49.23629, 18.73483
BBU 60+·Paseky pod hradom Strečno
OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)Google Maps (opens in a new tab)Apple Maps (opens in a new tab)49.17581, 18.86187
BBU40·Obecný úrad Turie
OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)Google Maps (opens in a new tab)Apple Maps (opens in a new tab)49.15008, 18.75516
Race day
- Start time
- 13:15 (Europe/Bratislava) · BBU40 only
Afterwards
Editions
- 19 – 20 Sep 20264th edition
Where this came from
- Sources
- Distances, climb, start times, start places and time limits from the organiser’s race pages and the Časový rozvrh timetable at bigbearsultra.sk. Checked 7 September 2026.
- Last verified
- 7 Sep 2026