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Explo Ekstremløpet

The race starts on the north side of TUIL Arena in Tromsdalen, crosses the Tromsdalselva river, goes over "Tønna" and then turns south along the footpath. Then it follows Fløyvegen up through the residential area, turns left and then follows the path and Sherpatrappa up along the mountain ridge to the finish at Fjellstua/Fjellheisen.

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Explo Extreme relay

The extreme race course will be divided into five stages.

stageFrom-toLength meterHeight metersUnderlay
1TUIL Arena-Fløyveien77035Asphalt and gravel
2Fløyveien-Stistart63040Asphalt
3Path start - Stair start/Lilleaksla30060Path
4Trappestart/Lilleaksla - Trappeplatå450120Staircase
5Trappeplatå-Fjellheisen400155Staircase

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TMC HalfUltra 25Km

The start starts from TUIL Arena, goes past the ice rink and follows the light trail/step network in Tromsdalen up to Tromsdalselva, where they turn off and run up into Djupdalen. Inside Djupdalen, the trail climbs towards Bønntøva (760moh), which is the highest point of the race. It then descends down Fjøyfjellet to Fjellstua 420moh. From Fjellstua, the trail goes into Tromsdalen under Svarthammaren and down onto the main trail, where it turns around and returns to the finish at TUIL Arena (10moh)

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Ultra 50K

The start goes from Snarbyeidet 130moh in easy mountain terrain with a gentle climb up to about 660moh, before the route drops down towards the Tromsdalselva river (about 330moh) at the foot of Tromsdalstinden. It then rises up to about 760moh to the top of Bønntuva. Then the trail goes down Fløyfjellet down to Fjellstua 420moh. From Fjellstua, the trail goes into Tromsdalen under Svarthammaren and down onto the main trail, where it turns around and returns to the finish at TUIL Arena (10moh).

Runners pass nine checkpoints where they must register:

  • Trollvassbu (approx. 5km)
  • Nonsbu (approx. 13.5km)
  • Blåkollkoia (approx. 19km)
  • Skarvassbu (approx. 25km)
  • Tromsdalselva river (approx. 32km)
  • Deep valley
  • Bønntua
  • The mountain lift
  • The junction at Svarthammaren in the innermost part of Tromsdalen

There are service stations at the cabins and Fjellheisen.
Participants may not have their own support on the course or receive service from anyone other than the organizer's service stations. Beyond this, ONLY what you have in your backpack can be used. It is also not allowed to have accompanying runners in addition to those participating in the race.

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Dalheim Rundt

Start at TUIL Arena. The trail then follows the trail network/light trail in Tromsdalen to Dalheim. At Dalheim there is a drinking station. The trail then rounds and follows the road down towards the shooting range and the light trail down towards TUIL arena again.

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