Uludağ Premium Ultra Trail Starts for the 9th Time on July 17
Uludağ Premium Ultra Trail, one of Turkey's leading trail-running events, will host around 3,000 athletes for the 9th time on July 17-19.
Uludağ Premium Ultra Trail, one of Turkey's most important trail-running organizations, will be run for the 9th time on July 17–19. Held under the slogan “Imagine running on Uludağ!”, the event aims to bring together around 3,000 athletes from Turkey and abroad.
Hosted by the Uludağ Area Directorate, the organization sees athletes compete over two days across Uludağ's forests, peaks, plateaus and historic routes, racing through challenging courses surrounded by nature.
The event features five different course lengths – 70K, 42K, 30K, 16K and 6K – allowing both experienced ultramarathoners and newcomers to take part. This year's renewed 70K course will pass over the 2,543-metre Uludağ Summit for the first time. The routes run through points such as the Cumalıkızık, Saitabat and Kürekli Waterfalls on the UNESCO World Heritage List, as well as alpine meadows with endemic flora.
With athletes from 25 countries including Germany, the United Kingdom, the USA, Canada, France, Poland, Sweden, Iran, Georgia, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Romania and Norway, a Children's Run will also be held for the first time this year. Concerts by Ceren Töksöz and Neyzen Ogetürk on July 18 will give the event a festival atmosphere.
Coordinated by Mint Organizasyon and supported by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Bursa Governorship, the Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, the Turkish Athletics Federation and ANDA Search and Rescue, registrations are open at uludagultra.com until July 1. Mint Organizasyon founder Engin Çetinay said their goal is to make Uludağ one of the world's most important trail-running destinations.