26. Kékes Csúcsfutás és Kékes Csúcsfutás Trail

From Mátrafüred, this climb heads directly for Kékes peak and makes no pretense of being gentle. The 26th Kékes Csúcsfutás és Kékes Csúcsfutás Trail presents a challenging assignment for runners: it is one of the country’s “most beautiful and hardest” races, with the Mátra landscape doing much of the speaking as you ascend toward the highest point. Expect a course that demands steady legs over intricate strategy, featuring 671 meters of elevation gain from the start to the finish near the summit stone. Road runners, trail runners, and participants in shorter courses share a common goal: to be a summit attacker, earn the distinctive finisher medal, and savor the unique finish-line satisfaction that follows a complete ascent.