DateExpected
Early October 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Campamento de la Alfaguara, Alfacar, Granada
Alfacar, Comarca de la Vega de Granada
Countdown
October
The big one of the day: a marathon-distance loop with over 2,000 m of climbing. Runners get seven hours, so it's a proper mountain day out.
Key facts
01Runners must be over 23 years old
027-hour cut-off
03Circular course, so you finish where you start
Create a free training plan for the Benemérita Trail – Sierra de la Alfaguara 42 km
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The course
The route
Alfacar
Distance42km
Total climb2,072m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate39.4 km
Weather
Early-October, Alfacar
26°CTypical high
13°CTypical low
5°CColdest in 20 years
15%Days with rain
Highs around 26°C and lows around 13°C, but it has dropped to 5°C. Rain on 15% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserAsociación Deportiva Alfamérita and Ayuntamiento de Alfacar
Websitebenemeritatrail.es
Instagram@benemerita_trail
Running since2016
Training
Training for the Benemérita Trail – Sierra de la Alfaguara 42 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Benemérita Trail – Sierra de la Alfaguara 42 km plan targets
Typical sessions
42 km with 2,072 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Hill reps and vert to prepare the climbs and descents
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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