Antena Solidària 2027: date, routes and social impact

Plan your race pace

The 10th edition of Antena Solidària has a new date: Saturday, March 13, 2027. The mountain race will start and finish at Plaça del Monestir de Pedralbes in Barcelona and offers four formats, from a 7-kilometer popular walk to a 23-kilometer route through Collserola. Organizers postponed the event because of African swine fever and the restrictions in force in the natural park.

The event retains its defining feature: its proceeds go to social initiatives, with 50% allocated to local-impact projects and the other 50% to an organization with an international impact. The 2027 edition will also mark the 10th anniversary of a race held since 2015, which aims to make mountain sport accessible to people with different levels of experience.

A new date for the 10th edition

The calendar change is driven by health and environmental concerns. In response to African swine fever, or ASF, and the restrictions applied in Parc Natural de Collserola, organizers decided to move the 10th edition to March 13, 2027. The date replaces the originally planned event, although the available information does not specify the day that had been set before the postponement.

The decision is tied to the setting that gives the race its purpose. Collserola is more than a backdrop for the routes: it is the natural environment that allows the event to combine mountain trails with proximity to Barcelona. Holding the race there depends on health conditions and access rules. Organizers have said they hope the ASF situation will be resolved by then and that the event can return to its usual setting.

The announcement confirms the day and year but does not answer every practical question. The available information does not specify start times, entry fees or when race entries will open. The exact course for each format has also not been published. It is important to distinguish those pending details from the date, which is confirmed for Saturday, March 13.

Four formats on the same day

The event brings together different distances and formats so the day is not reserved for long-distance runners. The longest course is a 23-kilometer half marathon through Collserola; a 10-kilometer trail race and a 7-kilometer popular walk are also planned. The fourth option, SprintPedralbes, departs from the format of a conventional race: its challenge is focused on climbing the monastery’s 45 steps.

The formats offer different ways to take part. The 23 kilometers call for a longer, more demanding outing, while the 10-kilometer trail provides a shorter mountain-running option. The walk makes it possible to join without completing the route at a running pace. The sprint, meanwhile, turns a landmark staircase on the grounds into a brief and distinctive challenge. There is not enough published information to describe elevation gain, time limits or detailed course profiles.

The variety also changes the atmosphere of the day. In a mountain race, the group spreads out according to pace and distance; a popular walk offers a different way to share the route, while a stair sprint focuses attention on just a few meters. The mix of trail running, walking and a vertical challenge opens the event to more people, while keeping sport and solidarity at its center rather than prescribing a single way to participate.

Collserola, nature close to the city

The main routes run through Collserola, a mountain range that forms part of Barcelona’s everyday landscape while offering trails and tracks away from city pavement. That transition is one of the event’s attractions: within a few kilometers, participants can leave the pace of the city behind and encounter more uneven terrain, surrounded by vegetation and changes in slope.

However, knowing the park’s name is not enough to anticipate the characteristics of each route. The information released does not include maps, total elevation gain or aid-station locations, so it would be unwise to assign specific demands to courses that have not yet been detailed. It is also not known whether the 2027 routes will reproduce earlier editions in full or be adjusted to reflect conditions in the area.

The setting also creates an essential difference from an urban race. On mountain terrain, the surface can alternate between trails, tracks and dirt sections, and pace does not always depend on fitness alone: slope, trail conditions and weather all play a part. The event is described as a mountain race, but the final profiles will be needed to assess the difficulty of each format accurately once they are published.

Start and finish in Pedralbes

Plaça del Monestir de Pedralbes is the stated start and finish point. The location places the beginning of the day at a recognizable site in the Barcelona neighborhood, beside the monastery that gives the square its name. From there, the mountain formats will connect the urban setting with the trails of Collserola, while SprintPedralbes uses the steps on the grounds for a short challenge.

The meeting point gives unity to formats that differ greatly on the course. Runners taking on 23 kilometers, participants in the shorter trail and walkers can share the same place before and after their routes. The square links the sporting event with its community dimension, although organizers have not yet shared schedules, participant services or logistical details for the day.

The location also explains the event’s hybrid character. It is neither a race in an isolated area nor an entirely urban circuit: it begins in a space connected to neighborhood life and heads into a nearby natural park. The proximity could make it easier for family members and neighbors to visit the start area, but specific advice about access, transport or parking must wait for official information about the edition.

Solidarity at the heart of the event

Antena Solidària does not treat social impact as a decorative add-on. According to the organizers, all proceeds go to charities and social projects: half is assigned to local initiatives and the other half to an organization with an international impact. The race thus links registration and participation to two areas of work, one close to Barcelona and another outside Spain.

One of the local projects is Escola d’Educació Especial Moragas, a nonprofit center serving people with special educational needs related to intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorder. Founded in 1940 by Dr. Jeroni de Moragas, the school provides education for children and teenagers and supports their families. Its presence connects the race’s social mission to an organization rooted in the Pedralbes area.

The international initiative named is NASCO Feeding Minds, an organization associated with education and child nutrition projects in vulnerable communities in Ghana. The available information describes its work with local schools to develop education programs and provide food. The equal split between a local project and an international one is the dual impact the race identifies as its guiding principle; no specific fundraising amounts or revenue projections for 2027 have been published.

A decade of sport and social commitment

The edition scheduled for March 2027 will be the 10th. Organizers date the initiative’s beginnings to 2015, giving this event special significance in its history. Reaching a 10th edition is about more than a round number: it offers a chance to look at an event that has kept physical activity, nature and support for social causes at the center of its identity.

The anniversary is also reflected in the announcement of a special gift for the first 100 people to register. The available information does not say what the gift will be or when entries will open, so the incentive does not reveal the entry fee, total capacity or the conditions for receiving it. For now, the confirmed detail is the limit of the first 100 registrations.

The continuity of a charity race depends on more than the course. In this event, the participation of runners, walkers and volunteers supports a day intended to direct resources to social organizations. Organizers have recognized the contribution of those who have taken part in previous editions and invited people to volunteer, though roles, the sign-up process and specific needs for 2027 have not yet been detailed.

What is confirmed and what remains unknown

Public information clearly identifies the central details: the date of March 13, 2027, the start and finish at Plaça del Monestir de Pedralbes, the four formats and the distribution of proceeds to charity. The postponement because of ASF and Collserola restrictions, the 10th anniversary and the social projects connected with the event are also confirmed.

Other information needed to plan participation is not yet included in the reference material. Missing details include entry fees, start times, the registration link or process, maps, elevation, checkpoints and aid stations. The conditions for taking part in the sprint have also not been specified beyond its connection with the monastery’s 45 steps. Presenting any of these details as confirmed could mislead readers.

For a mountain race, these details matter as much as distance. A 10-kilometer route can vary widely in difficulty depending on elevation and terrain, while a 23-kilometer race requires a course profile so participants can assess their preparation. Until those details are released, the most accurate description is one that separates what is confirmed from what is still pending, without filling gaps with details from past editions or other races.

An event shaped by its natural setting

The postponement is a reminder that a race in a natural space is subject to factors beyond the sporting calendar. ASF and measures to protect Collserola forced organizers to move the 10th edition, with the aim of holding it when conditions allow a return to the park. That caution affects participants and organizers, but it also highlights the need to balance recreational use of the mountains with protection of the environment.

The new date sets a clear target, although the event will remain tied to the conditions that allow the trails to be used. Antena Solidària’s distinctiveness lies in its relationship between city, mountain and solidarity: it starts in Pedralbes, reaches into Collserola and turns sporting participation into support for social projects. If it can be held in its natural setting, the 10th edition will bring those three elements together for a shared day, with four ways to participate and a common cause behind every route.