Hungary · Pest County
Distance
54 km
Date
Entry fee
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€ / km
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The Salomon Szentendre Trail 54K loops through the Pilis Hills north of Budapest, starting and finishing in Szentendre — Hungary's most-visited day-trip destination and home to medieval Serbian Orthodox churches, cobblestone streets, and a main square where tourists applaud finishers crossing the Danube promenade. The course crosses the Apátkúti stream twelve times and passes Visegrád castle — a medieval royal stronghold — at the midpoint before climbing to the Kálvária and looping back.
With 1,830m of D+ over 54km (33.9 m/km), rankings sit solidly mid-database: 218th most vertical out of 390 European ultras. The biggest single descent drops 244m at -13.2% gradient; the biggest climb rises 250m. There is no headlamp requirement — this is an entirely daylight race, starting at 09:00 on 24 May 2026 with a firm 10-hour cutoff. Budapest Ferenc Liszt Airport (BUD) is 44 minutes away; suburban rail reaches Szentendre directly. Entry ran €95 to €125 across four tiers (2.31 €/km); registration for 2026 is now closed (race completed May 24, 2026). Part of Hungary's flagship trail festival, running since 2015.
Total Meters
1,830m
D+/KM
33.9m/km
For context, the Tor des Géants 330 loop has 73 D+/km.
Avg Uphill Gradient
12.5%
Avg Downhill Gradient
-11.1%
| 2–5% | 7.1 km | |
|---|---|---|
| 5–10% | 8.4 km | |
| 10–15% | 5.8 km | |
| 15–20% | 4.0 km | |
| 20%+ | 5.6 km |
| 37.0% | Uphill |
|---|---|
| 21.5% | Flat |
| 41.4% | Downhill |
| 1 | 4.1 km · 420 m gain starts km 27 · avg 10.3% · max 55.0% |
|---|---|
| 2 | 3.5 km · 347 m gain starts km 8 · avg 9.9% · max 40.3% |
| 3 | 6.5 km · 338 m gain starts km 15 · avg 5.2% · max 39.0% |
| 1 | 8.0 km · 489 m drop starts km 19 · avg -6.1% · max -34.3% |
|---|---|
| 2 | 9.2 km · 446 m drop starts km 74 · avg -4.9% · max -41.0% |
| 3 | 5.0 km · 348 m drop starts km 29 · avg -7.0% · max -47.0% |
The race starts at Szentendre Templom tér (Church Square) at 09:00 on May 24, 2026. Szentendre is easily reached from Budapest by suburban rail (HÉV) in approximately 30 minutes.
1,830m of D+ over 52.6km (33.9m/km), ranking 218th out of 390 European ultras — solidly mid-database. The biggest single climb rises 250m; the biggest descent drops 244m at -13.23% gradient.
No — the 54K is an entirely daylight race, starting at 09:00 and finishing by 19:00 with a firm 10-hour cutoff. A headlamp is not on the mandatory gear list, unlike the UTH 111km which starts at midnight and requires one.
Budapest Ferenc Liszt Airport (BUD) is approximately 44 minutes from Szentendre. The easiest option is suburban rail (HÉV) direct from Budapest to Szentendre — no car needed. The start and finish are in the centre of Szentendre, Hungary's most visited day-trip destination from Budapest.
The 54K is the daylight option: it starts at 09:00 (vs. 02:00 for the 84km and midnight for the 111km) and requires no headlamp. Elevation density is similar across the distances. It is the most accessible entry point to the UTH festival, limited to 300 runners vs. the full event capacity of approximately 1,580 across all distances.
Nearest airport
Budapest (BUD)
Notes
Start: ~20–50 min; base is Szentendre (Vasúti Villasor 117/A) / Public transport: excellent (suburban rail/bus) / Accommodation: easy in Budapest; limited in small towns; book early
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