Eurafrica Trail – Gaucín stage 2027

The Eurafrica Trail is a five-stage race across two continents, from Gibraltar through the mountains of Málaga and Cádiz and across the Strait to northern Morocco. It’s organised by Jaleoo Entertainment Solutions with technical support from the Andalusian mountaineering federation. This page covers stage 2, the Gran Senda de Málaga or Gaucín stage, which starts on Friday 30 October 2026 at 17:30. It’s one of the stages you can enter on its own.

The 2026 stages

Stage	Date	Start	Time
1	Thu 29 Oct	Gibraltar (Vertical Race)	17:00
2	Fri 30 Oct	Estación de Gaucín (Málaga)	17:30
3	Sat 31 Oct	Inturjoven hostel, Algeciras (Cádiz)	9:00
4	Sun 1 Nov	Belwazen, Morocco	9:00
5	Mon 2 Nov	M’Diq, Morocco	9:00

A stage that finishes in the dark

The stage starts at the Estación de Gaucín, the railway station down in the Guadiaro valley in the municipality of Cortes de la Frontera, not in the white village of Gaucín on its ridge. From there the Gran Senda de Málaga climbs into the hills between the Grazalema and Los Alcornocales natural parks. With a 17:30 start in late October, almost everyone finishes after dark, and the regulations make that explicit. A head torch with spare batteries and a red rear light are mandatory for this stage.

The organisers will send the exact distance, elevation profile, GPS track and cut-off times in the Runner’s Guide a few weeks before the race. Our calendar lists the stage at about 21 km and +1,000 m until those details are published.

Mandatory kit

• Waterproof, breathable jacket
• Trousers or tights reaching at least below the knee
• Survival blanket (at least 1.20 × 1.20 m)
• At least 0.5 litres of water
• Charged mobile phone with the organisers’ numbers saved
• Reusable cup and a whistle
• Head torch with spare batteries and a red rear light

The race is semi-self-sufficient: there are no cups at aid stations, and you must carry food between them. Every gel and bar must be marked with your bib number. The organisers check this, and dropping litter costs anything from a 15-minute penalty to disqualification.

Entry

• Málaga stage only: €30, including drinks and food, medical cover, timing, a runner’s bag with products from the Strait, and a medal. There are only 50 places.
• You can only enter one local stage. To run more, you need the Intercontinental entry (€869 with accommodation, transfers and ferries, or €603.75 for the Basic option).
• Runners must be adults. Entries on eurafricatrail.com close on 30 September or when the places run out.
• Optional cancellation insurance for local stages costs €7, and can only be added when you enter.

The station is on the Algeciras–Ronda railway line, but trains are infrequent, so plan how you’ll get home after a night finish.