Subida al Racó de la Morera

Subida al Racó de la Morera is a 14.5 km race in Elche, Spain, starting and finishing on the Elche campus of Universidad Miguel Hernández. It runs through natural areas on the north side of the municipality, with a field that includes both runners and walkers. The event also offers a 14 km Nordic walking option, so it is not only a standard running race. It is organized by Club Deportivo Kilómetro a Kilómetro Elche and forms part of the Racó 15 series. The course gets its name from the climbing section: runners face three ramps before reaching El Cau. The first comes just after the shooting range at about 2.5 km, the second is the Cuesta de la Palmera around 5 km, and the Racó de la Morera ramp follows around 6 km. After El Cau, the route mostly drops back toward the UMH campus, with one late climb at the Cuesta del Parque de Tráfico near 13.7 km. The race has reached its fourteenth edition and has drawn about 1,500 participants, including runners and marchers, with local university and city sports representatives involved in its presentation.