RED Trail (35 KM)
The Red Route can be considered as the average route in the Păltiniș 2024 MTB Triad program. It is 35 kilometers long and has a positive elevation gain of about 1,325 meters. It is a route with a high technical difficulty, being recommended for participants who are well prepared from a physical and technical point of view.
The start/finish area is at Păltiniș Arena.
The competition categories for this route are:
Cadets Men (licensed)
Cadets Women (licensed)
Junior Men (licensed)
Junior Women (licensed)
Amateur Men 19-29 years
Amateur Men 30-39 years
Amateur Men > 40 years
Amateur Women > 19 years
Program
Saturday 29 JUNE 2024
13:30 – 16:30 Number collection
Sunday, JUNE 30, 2024
08:00 – 09:00 Numbers pickup
10:10 – Start
16:30 – Awards ceremony
Pick-up of starter kits
The start kits will be picked up on Saturday between 13:30 and 16:30 or on Sunday between 8 and 9 from the Race office (near the start/finish area).
We recommend that you take the starter kits on Saturday within the designated range. If there will be too many participants who will pick up the kits on Sunday morning you may miss the start!!!
Start procedures
The competitors will occupy the box reserved for the RED route at the start, behind the competitors on the BLACK route.
Bookmarks
On the trail segments that follow clear roads/trails, the markings are somewhat rarer. In the intersections you will find more frequent markings.
In areas where the RED route separates from BLACK or BLUE you will follow the arrow indicator on a red background.
Hydration and feeding points
1 hydration point: KM 11
2 power points: KM 18.5, KM 28.5
Food and drinks will be prepared on the tables and each competitor is served alone. People at the points of supply are not obliged to fill your cans with water or give each of you the glasses of drink. However, as much as possible they will help you with these things. Be patient and behave civilized with both volunteers and other competitors.
Route
Brief description of the route
The start will be uphill on the slope at Păltiniș Arena. Climb to the top of the chairlift, go down the Flow Trail, go through the starting gate again and then turn right and cross the road.
After crossing the road follows a descent on a forest road. Part of it, about km 4 of the route, needs to be approached carefully as logging has taken place in the area.
The end of the descent is on a path that becomes steeper and steeper. Descend with increased attention after seeing the 
sign (about km 7 of the route).
Immediately after the hydration point (km 11) the RED route together with the BLACK route separates to the right from the BLUE route. It is the entrance from the road on a path, a steep entrance that you have to approach carefully.
The route continues on the tourist trail for 1 km and immediately after crossing a stream turn left on a climb that we will do 2 times. We climb the path for about 1 km then we turn right and the climb continues for another 6 km on a forest road and path to Bătrâna Peak (1,911m). On this segment there is only a short descent on the single trail at km 15.5 (after passing through Poiana Găujoara). After the alpine exit, find the first filling point, km 18.5. At the point of feeding you need to take it to the right and continue climbing. ATTENTION, the BLACK route goes ahead and down! Follow the arrow on a red background, RIGHT.
INCREASED ATTENTION on the next descent, the one on the vf. The old woman!!
At kilometer 22 we enter once again on the uphill path made at kilometer 12. This time at the end of it we turn left and climb on the forest road to the peak. Oncești (relay). Next comes the emblematic descent from the Relay, beautiful and very technical, to the 2nd feeding point located at kilometer 28.5. Here you will turn left, unlike the BLACK route that goes ahead. Again make sure to follow the arrows on a red background, LEFT!!
It follows 4 km of almost flat forest road towards the end of which you can enter the last 5km of the route. The last part: short and steep descent, a technical sigletrail parallel to the road, the climb behind the Platos Arena and the descent on the Flow Trail that you did at the start.
Special Award
Our sponsor ADICONS offers a special prize of 500 lei to the fastest climbers. The special climbing segment is at kilometer 17 and is marked with distinctive signs (UPHILL SEGMENT) at the beginning and at the end. The end is just before the power point. The segment has 1.65km, a level difference of 193m and is called on Strava “TRIADA MTB – OLD SPECIAL UPHILL”. To enter the ranking for this special prize you must upload your tour on Strava until the start time of the award.
Timing, results and rankings
Electronic timing with disposable chip. The results will be available online.
Accidents
In case of an accident, notify the organizer as soon as possible. By phone (if you have) to the emergency number on the bib number, or to the first referee. By phone, try to communicate the location as accurately as possible.
