Gauja Trail 100 K

Gauja Trail 100 K

Despite the name, the course measures 91 kilometres with 2,200 metres of ascent, and it runs one way through Gauja National Park. It begins with the trails around Sigulda, including a run up the Sigulda bobsleigh track, then goes on to Līgatne, where the organiser describes sandstone cliffs and deep forest valleys around the Gauja river. A loop at Līgatne is followed by the long run to Cēsis, where a couple of ski slopes come up and down before the finish on Rozu laukums in the heart of the town.

Bibs can be collected at the expo in Cēsis on Friday 6 August, or in Sigulda on race morning between 05:30 and 07:00, no later than 15 minutes before the start. The race belongs to the 100K category of the UTMB World Series and earns three Running Stones. With 18 hours for 91 km, the limit is generous by mountain standards, which makes this a reasonable first long ultra for a runner who handles forest trail and short, steep climbs well.

This page covers the 2027 edition. On Livebib, family waiting in Cēsis open the runner’s own link and follow the whole valley: position on the course line, distance covered and a finish estimate for Rozu laukums that updates as the race goes. Where the signal is lost under the cliffs, the position is carried forward along the course and marked as estimated.