
5th Cholomon Trail 2026 - 50K
Polygyros
Event Details
Date
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Start time: 06:30 • End time: 18:30
Start Location
Chalkidiki
Event Type
Ultra
Distance
50 km
Organizer
Runners & Hikers Club of Chalkidiki 'Ipsizonos'
Individual(Individual)
€50.00
Group (10+)(Group)
€45.00
Registration Deadline
May 28, 2026
Important Information
UTMB Index: 50, ITRA Points: 3.
Time limit: 12 hours.
Elevation gain: 2,800+m with positive/negative elevation distributed throughout (first 5km: 379m gain/93m loss; final 5km: 16m gain/298m loss).
Route composition: 2km asphalt, 10km dirt, 38km trail.
Signage: Red ribbon (always on left), green markers on trees and ground, direction signs.
Mandatory equipment: Trail shoes.
Optional: hat, windbreaker, sunscreen.
Start outside Polygyros near the courthouse at the ring road.
Registration 06:00-08:30 at start area.
Aid stations (7 total) at 5, 12.5, 17.5, 20.5, 30.5 (main station - CUTOFF 6 HOURS), 40.5, 45km with water, electrolytes, bananas, salty foods.
Water fountains at 9.5, 22, 33.5, 37.5km.
Route highlights: ~90% trail to 24km, then firebreaks and forest roads.
Caution sections: 14.5-15.5km and 32.5-33km (steep downhill in firebreak).
Last 2km shared with other races.
Includes: mountain backpack, technical shirt, memorial medal.
Showers available at football stadium.
Post-race meal: pasta.
Award ceremony 13:30 (top 3 men/women overall, top 1 men/women in age categories 18-44, 45-60, 60+; all finishers get medals).
Group registration (10+ athletes, all 3 races combined): €5 discount per person.
Blood donors get free entry to 21K and 10K races.
Personal course record = free entry 6th Cholomon Trail 2027.
Bank transfer: IBAN GR52 0172 2760 0052 7610 6322 370 (Πειραιώς), beneficiary: ΥΨΙΖΩΝΟΣ. Contact: 6944545538, www.ipsizonos.com, Facebook: Cholomon Trail.