Half IRONMAN Geopark Granada 2026 now has a date and venue
The middle HOMBRE DE HIERRO The Granada Geopark will hold its second edition on May 24, 2026 in Huéscar, with a medium-distance course in the north of the province, within the Granada Geopark.
The town in Granada of Huescar will host in 2026 the Second edition of the Half IRONMAN Granada Geopark, a test that continues its development within the Geopark after the experience accumulated in previous editions under the format Geopark Challenge Triathlon.
The competition will be held on Sunday 24 May 2026 and will move its stage to north of the province of Granada, maintaining the territorial rotation philosophy with which the project was born.
Medium distance in the Granada Geopark
The test will be held over middle distance, with the following format:
- 1,9 km of swimming
- 90 km of cycling
- 21 km of foot race
The segment of swimming It will be played in the San Clemente swamp, which takes over from Francisco Abellán reservoir, the venue for swimming in the 2025 edition. This rotation of aquatic venues is part of the event's plan to showcase different locations within the Geopark in each edition.
El Cycling will take the triathletes to the Port of La Losa, one of the most demanding points of the route.
Here you can check the Full 2026 Middle Distance Triathlon Calendar in Spain.
An event that evolves within the Geopark
The transfer of the test to Huescar responds to the will that the event Explore different areas of the Granada Geopark throughout its editions, adapting some of its scenarios without losing the essence of the project.
This evolution was already present in the 2025 edition, held under the name of Geopark Challenge Triathlon, with a linear route that crossed several municipalities of the Granada Geopark and a swimming race held in the Francisco Abellán reservoir, different from the aquatic venue planned for 2026.
Continuity of the project after the 2025 edition
The previous edition was played in a slightly shorter format, with Swimming, cycling and running on non-drafting courses with closed trafficprioritizing the individual challenge and the sporting experience in a unique natural environment.
By 2026, the leap to middle distance consolidates the test within the calendar Andalusian, maintaining a focus on the triathlete's experience and the scenic value of the Granada Geopark.
The final information on this is expected to be published in the coming weeks. registration, regulations and logistics Of the test.
All the info is on the website https://triatlonandalucia.org/competiciones/ii-desafio-geoparque-de-granada/
