Photo: Mihail Tregubov ↗THE JOURNEY IN DETAIL
A hundred through fields and monasteries.
The Golden Ring Ultra Trail gathers more than eight thousand finishers in Suzdal across distances from one kilometre to the T100 — Russia’s biggest trail event. The course rolls through fields, forest tracks and the banks of the Nerl past churches and monasteries; the climbing is modest, but heat and post-rain mud do their work. A good choice for a first hundred or first fifty in a relaxed setting, with no mountains and no visa.
- The Suzdal start among the domes
- The Church of the Intercession on the Nerl on the course
- The night section across the fields
- Finish on the main square, and a banya after
With old friends or new ones
Join a group or arrange a separate departure for your own team. Before travelling, we get to know each other, discuss everyone's experience and find suitable dates. You can also prepare together.
DAY BY DAY
Your daily itinerary.
A provisional itinerary. Weather, group readiness and local conditions may change the order and length of the stages.
- DAY 1 · Transfer, walk
Vladimir to Suzdal
We meet at Vladimir station, half an hour to Suzdal. Settle in, walk the kremlin and the trading rows, group dinner in the evening.
Overnight: Guesthouse in Suzdal - DAY 2 · 8 km, flat
Shakeout and the race village
An 8 km morning run along the Kamenka and across the fields — the start of the course. Bibs, kit check and briefing in the afternoon: cut-offs, water, heat. Early night.
Overnight: Guesthouse in Suzdal - DAY 3 · Race, 109.5 or 53 km
T100 and T50
The T100 starts early in the morning: 109.5 km of field and forest tracks via Kideksha and the Nerl valley, around 700 m of climbing. The T50 leaves later from the same square. The crew meets runners at aid stations and at the finish late into the night.
Overnight: Guesthouse in Suzdal - DAY 4 · Recovery, transfer
Banya and departure
Late breakfast, the banya, the award ceremony on the square. Transfer to Vladimir for afternoon trains.
Overnight: —
Included in the estimated price
3 nights in a Suzdal guesthouse with breakfast
Vladimir — Suzdal — Vladimir transfers
A shakeout on the opening kilometres of the course
Ivan’s support at aid stations and the finish
A shared dinner on race eve and a banya after the race
Course briefing plus a heat and fuelling plan
Not included in the price
Flights to the meeting point
Personal travel insurance and visas
Personal equipment
Single-room supplements and personal expenses
GRUT entry fee
Travel to Vladimir
Lunches
YOUR PREPARATION
Arrive ready for the route.
The T100 needs a 50 km finish and the ability to hold an even pace for many hours; the T50 is within reach after a marathon. Ivan prepares runners with long steady sessions, heat work and a fuelling plan for a runnable course.
Prepare with IvanROUTE QUESTIONS
BEFORE WE MEET ON THE TRAIL
What to prepare in advance
- Trail shoes already tested in training
- A running vest, soft flasks and rain protection
- Layers for changing weather and familiar trail food
- Poles, if suitable for the route and you know how to use them
Once we choose a date, we agree on the equipment list, meeting point and transfer time. Please wait until the programme is confirmed before booking flights.