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Beyond its beaches and that sun that seems eternal, Mallorca It prepares to show its other side: that of the cobbled paths, the dry stone walls and the mountains that fall into the sea. The island will host the second edition of Mallorca by UTMBan appointment that confirms the Serra de Tramuntana as the capital of trail running next week (from October 31 to November 2) after the eventful debut of 2024 where a DANA forced the suspension of several of the races.
Con 2,400 runners of 70 nationalities and a 70% foreign participationthe event exceeds any expectations. The organization, under the seal UTMB World Seriesmanages to place Mallorca on the ultratrail world map in just two years. The combination of sport, heritage and sustainability is the basis of a model that goes beyond competition: an event that connects nature, culture and community.
The figures are impressive, but the symbolic value is even more so. He 80% of the route runs along historical paths such as GR-221 or “Pedra en Sec Route”a route that crosses the soul of the island between towns like Valldemossa, Deià or Sóller. “Mallorca by UTMB is another way to discover the island”, summary from the organization, supported by the Government of the Balearic Islandshe Council of Mallorca and local councils, in a project co-financed with the Sustainable Tourism Tax (ITS).
The four races in Mallorca: SDT, CPS, ETM and CDA
The program offers four distances that invite all levels of runners to experience the Tramuntana from within. The Serra de Tramuntana (SDT)queen of the event, proposes 138 kilometers and 5,350 meters of positive slope, departing in Cala Estellencs on Friday the 31st at 10:00 p.m. and arriving in Port de Sóller.
The Dry Stone Paths (CPS)of 104 km and 3,740 meters of elevation gain, will depart on Saturday at 6:00. At 8:00 it will be the turn of The Three Thousand (ETM)56 km between the Sanctuary of Lluc and Sóller, and on Sunday the festival will close Camins de s’Arxiduc (CDA)26 km from Valldemossa.
The 2025 edition also reinforces its commitment to the local community. Through UTMB Facesthe organization has launched 25 Solidarity Numbers to finance social and environmental projects. Among them, the agricultural scholarships of the La Sapiència Social Foundation in the Sanctuary of Luke, the initiative “1 KM of Life” to support the research against childhood leukemia of the Unoentrecienmil Foundation, and the collaboration with the Estel Nou Associationwhich handcrafts the trophies. Local products, supplied by the Sóller Agricultural Cooperativewill be part of the supplies, closing a circle of real sustainability.
Pablo Villa and Emilie Forsberg, among the favorites
In terms of sports, the poster is truly luxurious. More than 60 elite athletes They will fight for the last direct places for the UTMB World Final Series of Chamonix. In the SDTthe gaze will be on Hannes Namberger (Alemania)one of the best runners on the planet with 898 UTMB Index points, and in Spanish Pablo Villa (847)TDS champion in 2019.
Italian also stands out Philipp Ausserhofer (865) and the french Théo Detienne (876)while in the women’s categories names like Emelie Forsbergback in competition after motherhood, or the Spanish Isabel Calero, Núria Tarragó y Ana Cervan.
The Mallorca by UTMB 2025 not only consolidates itself as a reference sporting event, but as a transformation symbol. The island, accustomed to sun and beach tourism, rediscovers itself through the paths that for centuries connected its towns and mountains. Today, those same trails unite thousands of runners from all over the world under the same message: that sport can be a way to take care of what surrounds us.
Mallorca beats again. Between stone, sea and mountains. And its echo, this time, sounds epic and respect for the land.