All the villages that are part of the 101-kilometer race of the Ronda Legion

The provinces of Málaga and Cádiz once again host the 101 kilometers of the Legion race in Ronda. This 2026, the event reaches its 26th edition, taking place between Saturday, May 9, and Sunday, May 10, as the race lasts 24 hours. It includes two walking categories (individual and team), a mountain biking (MTB) category, and a children's race.

The towns through which the race passes include Ronda, the city where the races start and finish and which hosts the participants over the weekend, Arriate, Alcalá del Valle, Setenil de las Bodegas - these last two towns are part of Cádiz-, Montejaque, and Benaoján.

Courses of the 101 kilometers of the Legion race

The races start on the morning of Saturday, May 9, and continue until the next day. Ronda is the starting and finishing point, with the courses being circular.

For the individual and team walk, the route includes the Bullring (2.1 km), Pilar de Coca (11.4 km), Puente de la Ventilla (16.6 km), Church of San Juan Letrán Arriate (23.0 km), Puerto del Monte (31.3 km), Cuevas del Sol (49.6 km), Hermitage of Escarihuela (76.7 km), Church of Santiago (82.3 km), Pozo de San Marcos (85.6 km), Puerto De Las Muelas (96.5 km), Mirador La Hoya del Tajo (98.6 km), and ends at the Alameda del Tajo, again in Ronda.

Meanwhile, the mountain bike route starts from the Ciudad Deportiva de Ronda, passing through the Church of Santa María la Mayor (2.7 km), Puerto Bilbao (10.1 km), Pilar de Coca (13.3 km), Puente de la Ventilla (17.5 km), Puerto del Monte (31.1 km), Cuevas del Sol (52.9 km), Hermitage of Escarihuela (79.8 km), Church of Santiago (85.7 km), Nacimiento de Los Cascajales (88.5 km), Puerto De Las Muelas (98.3 km), Mirador La Hoya del Tajo (100.4 km), and also finishes at the Alameda del Tajo.

During the route, participants delve into the Serranía de Ronda, passing through the aforementioned towns -Arriate, Alcalá del Valle, Setenil de las Bodegas, Montejaque, and Benaoján-.

24-hour Race

Athletes usually gather the day before the competition, on Friday, for the traditional pasta dinner. The next day, early in the morning, the races begin, lasting for 24 hours, meaning participants will cover part of the course at night. And on Sunday morning, the event concludes, which in this edition has gathered 9,500 participants.