Everything is ready to celebrate one of the most anticipated mountain events for athletes; the granadella Trail. The February event will bring together more than a thousand runners of all ages. On this occasion, the queen of 26 kilometers is accompanied by an intense previous day of sports.
The president of the Club Esportiu Llebeig Xàbia, Madelane Powell, has indicated that Granadella Trail will have other complementary activities so that the whole family can enjoy the sports weekend. The Granadella Trail event will take over the weekend of February 3 and 4.
The programming includes a total of four sports events; On the one hand there are the Sprint and Trail races of 14,5 and 26 kilometers respectively and on the other hand, the minitrail and the promotion test will be held. The test calendar marks an intense Saturday with the start of the Sprint Trail (14,5km) and the Promo race (4,5km), on Saturday, February 3 at 10:30 a.m., with the Promo start from the Pinosol park and the Promo exit from Cala de la Granadella.
To register for these events, the 14,5 km race already has registration closed due to reaching the limit of 600 runners, while there are still places for the Promo, which has a limit of 100 runners and is aimed at Under 16, Under 18 and SUB 20 and absolute.
During Saturday afternoon, the entertainment will focus on the little ones (up to 15 years old) with the celebration of the Minitrail at 16:00 p.m. from Pinosol. Registration for this test is still open.
And the queen test, the Trail de la Granadella with a route of 26,5 kilometers, will kick off at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, February 4 from Pinosol. Although registrations are already close to the limit of 500 places, there is still the possibility of signing up through the Mychip website.
For the Trail, Eduardo Vallés, director of the test, has noted that there will be high-level athletes and the route will be the same as the previous edition, alternating straight stretches and other rapids, without forgetting that it takes place through one of the best natural landscapes. offering spectacular views during the test.
Likewise, it is worth remembering that the Granadella Trail is a test included in the Regional Championship of the Comunitar Valenciana, so the best athletes in this comxicotetion will be those who represent the Comunitat.
Itinerary
Valles has detailed what the itinerary of the 26,5km Trail test will be. The test will start in Pinosol park, go up Camí Vell de la Granadella to the water tanks, and go down to Cala Granadella (where the refreshment point will be). The athletes will take the path to reach the Castle of the Granadella, and they will detour along the Teulería path, and face 'La Pedrera', to head towards Benitatxell and return to Pinosol.
In the presentation, the Councilor for Sports, Toni Molina, stressed that the Granadella Trail has become a reference in the regional calendar and is a "testimony of the sporting spirit and the connection with nature."
In the 2023 edition, the winners in the queen event were: Antonio Martínez Pérez with a time of 1:52:22 and Julia Font Gómez of the Brooks Trail Runners with a time of 2:08:53.
For his part, Powell also wanted to thank the support of the sponsors of the sporting event, as well as the Local Police, Civil Protection, the Red Cross, the Xàbia Hiking Center and the volunteers who allow the event to be held completely normally.
