Date
Sat, 31 Oct 2026
Start
06:00
Venue
Sporthal Mintjens, Heidemolenbaan 75, 2390 Malle
Westmalle, Antwerpen
Countdown
October
The full 160 km on a loop that barely climbs (434 m). Nothing steep to fight, just a day, a night and most of another day on your feet.
Key facts
0132-hour cut-off
02Must have finished a trail race of 50 km or more
03Includes night running
Create a free training plan for the Ultra Trail Kempen 160 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Westmalle
Distance160km
Total climb434m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate143.4 km
Weather
Late-October, Westmalle
13°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
0°CColdest in 20 years
47%Days with rain
Highs around 13°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to 0°C. Rain on 47% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Organiser
OrganiserTrail Buddies Kempen vzw
Websiteultra-trail-kempen.be
Instagram@trailbuddieskempen
Running since2026
Training
Training for the Ultra Trail Kempen 160 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 Ultra Trail Kempen 160 km plan targets
Typical sessions
160 km with 434 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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7-day free trial, no card required.
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