Salomon Cappadocia Ultra Trail 2023 Preview

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Over 1500 runners are celebrating 10-years of the Salomon Cappadocia Ultra Trail in 2023, the stage is set for it to be the best one yet. Offering three distances, 119km, 63km and 38km, what better way is there to experience the hills and valleys of this UNESCO world heritage site? A place of exceptional natural wonders and a peerless historical heritage!

Cappadocia is a semi-arid region in central Turkey, is known for its distinctive “fairy chimneys,” tall, cone-shaped rock formations clustered in Monks Valley, Göreme and elsewhere. Other notables sites include Bronze Age homes carved into valley walls by troglodytes (cave dwellers) and later used as refuges by early Christians. The 100m-deep Ihlara Canyon houses numerous rock-face churches. This unique cultural and morphological heritage site was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985 and today is one of the most visited regions of Turkey.

Three events and one unique experience.

CUT 119km 3730m+ (200 participants)

with Aleksi Tolstenko, Dmitry Mityaev, Ekaterina Mityaeva, Alper Dalkilic, and Elena Polyakova.

CMT 63km 20230m+ (552 participants)

with Tofol Castanyer, Erik La Puma, Dioni Gorla, Janosh Kowalczyk and Kim Schreiber.

CST 38km 1120m+ (833 participants)

with Martin Dematteis, Martin Anthamatten, Jeshrun Small, and Sven Koch.

Routes available on FATMAP:COM

Programme Outline:

12th October 

  • Expo and Registration

13th October

  • Expo and Registration
  • Meet elite athletes
  • Technical briefing
  • Opening buffet

14th October 

  • 0700 race starts for CUT, TCUT, CMT and TCMT.
  • 1000 CST and TCST Start Urgup city centre
  • 1215 CST first finisher
  • 1315 CMT finisher
  • 1800 CUT finisher

15th October

  • 0700 Cut-off for CUT 
  • 1100 Awards

Race Registrations HERE

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