Date
Sun, 14 Mar 2027
Start
09:50
Venue
Jardim Municipal da Povoação, Povoação
Povoação
Countdown
March
The short one, and it starts somewhere else: a bus takes you out to Nossa Senhora dos Remédios and you run 18 km point to point back toward Povoação. 1,000 m of climbing makes it a friendly way in.
Key facts
01Bus transfer to the start at Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
025-hour cut-off
03Minimum age 18
Create a free training plan for the Povoação Trail 18 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Povoação
Distance18km
Total climb1,000m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate19.0 km
Weather
Mid-March, Povoação
16°CTypical high
15°CTypical low
11°CColdest in 20 years
36%Days with rain
Highs around 16°C and lows around 15°C, but it has dropped to 11°C. Rain on 36% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserHL Runners Club, in partnership with Câmara Municipal da Povoação
Websitepovoacaotrail.pt
Instagram@povoacaotrail
Running since2021
Training
Training for the Povoação Trail 18 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 Povoação Trail 18 km plan targets
Typical sessions
18 km with 1,000 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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