DateExpected
Late September 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Lugar do Eido, Aldeia Cumes, Ansiães, Amarante
Ansiães, Porto
Countdown
September
A 19.5 km loop with 1,260 m of climbing. Short enough for a morning, hilly enough that you will know you have been in the mountains.
Key facts
016-hour cut-off for the 20K
02Minimum age 18
Create a free training plan for the Desafio Cumes do Marão 20 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Ansiães
Distance19.5km
Total climb1,260m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate18.2 km
Weather
Late-September, Ansiães
25°CTypical high
12°CTypical low
6°CColdest in 20 years
23%Days with rain
Highs around 25°C and lows around 12°C, but it has dropped to 6°C. Rain on 23% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserAssociação Desportiva Marão Trail (ADMT) and SavageNatur Events
Websitemaraotrail.pt
Instagram@cumesmarao
Running since2020
Training
Training for the Desafio Cumes do Marão 20 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 Desafio Cumes do Marão 20 km plan targets
Typical sessions
20 km with 1,260 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
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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