Name: Pirin Ultra
Start: 2026-09-11
End: 2026-09-13
Location: Bansko

About the Event

Pirin Ultra is a mountain ultramarathon held in the heart of Pirin National Park. The park is part of UNESCO World Heritage list and it offers extremely suitable terrain for skyrunning, as well as amazing, breathtaking views. The first edition of the race took place in September 2016. Three years after, the race became part of the World Skyrunning series. In 2018 the 66K Route was part of the Skyrunner® World Series. In 2019 the race already has three routes, and again the 66K is part of the Skyrunning World Series and the new, third route has a length of 38K. The ninth edition of Pirin Ultra will take place from the 11th to the 13th of September 2026. Once more the participants will have four routes to choose from. Following the tradition, Route A will be 160K, the second one – Route B will offer 66K pure mountain terrain, Route C, with a length of 38K has the name Pirin Extreme and the new Route D with a lenght of 25K will challenge everyone who wants to get in touch with the magestic Pirin mountain, but isn't feeling ready for other three courses.

Races Offered

Pirin Ultra 160K

Sep 11, 2026

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Distance — 160K

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Type — Running

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05:00

Pirin Ultra 68K

Sep 12, 2026

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Distance — 68K

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Type — Running

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05:00

Pirin Extreme 38K

Sep 13, 2026

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Distance — 38K

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Type — Running

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08:00

Pirin Trail 25K

Sep 13, 2026

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Distance — 25K

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Type — Running

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10:00

160K

Sep 13, 2026

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Distance — 160K

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Type — Running

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19 days remaining

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€118.00

25K

Sep 13, 2026

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Distance — 25K

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Type — Running

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19 days remaining

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€63.00

38K

Sep 13, 2026

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Distance — 38K

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Type — Running

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19 days remaining

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€83.00

68K

Sep 13, 2026

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Distance — 68K

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Type — Running

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19 days remaining

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€93.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Bansko.

thermostat Temperature

11.4° / 22.8°

wb_sunny Feels like

10.4° / 21.3°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

10h 48m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.8 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

4.1 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (5.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

64.8%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:06

nightlight Sunset

19:34

About Bansko

Learn more about the host city, Bansko.

Bansko is a mountain and ski resort in Southwest Bulgaria, under the slopes of the Pirin Mountains. It's one of the busiest international ski resorts in Bulgaria.