101km through the Portes du Soleil Alps to Lake Geneva, starting at dusk
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The SwissPeaks Ultra is a 101km quarter-crossing of the Valais Alps, starting from the Trient Valley above Salvan and finishing at Le Bouveret on Lake Geneva. With 6,000 meters of climbing through the Finhaut and Portes du Soleil regions, the course threads through remote alpine terrain, forest trails, and mountain pastures before descending to the lakeshore. A 5-point ITRA race with a night start at 8pm, it offers experienced trail runners a compact but genuine Swiss Alps adventure.
Experienced ultrarunners
Le Bouveret, VS, SwitzerlandSeptember 03, 2026
Swiss Peaks Trail Ultra is a point-to-point trail race in Le Bouveret, VS, Switzerland, held on September 03, 2026. The course covers 101 km, climbs 6,115 m, and has a 32h30m cutoff.
| Location | km | Elevation | Cutoff | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Salvan Start | 0.0 | 930 m | — | |
Finhaut Aid Station | 7.0 | 1,301 m | 2h10:00 PM | Crew |
Salanfe Aid Station | 21.0 | 1,933 m | — | Crew |
Earme Aid Station | 36.0 | 1,623 m | 12h8:00 AM +1 | Crew |
Chaux Palin Aid Station | 47.0 | 1,902 m | — | Crew |
Morgins Aid Station | 57.0 | 1,349 m | 22h6:00 PM +1 | Crew |
Torgon Aid Station | 69.0 | 1,568 m | 29h1:00 AM +2 | Crew |
Taney Aid Station | 82.0 | 1,418 m | — | CrewHike in |
Le Grand Pré Aid Station | 91.0 | 899 m | — | Crew |
Le Bouveret Finish | 103.0 | 372 m | 44h4:00 PM +2 |
Aid station details for this race are still being filled in. Cutoffs and access rules come from the race’s own published information and can change — check the official race details before planning around them.
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Upper sections of the course pass through terrain above 2,000m with exposed ridgelines
September storms possible on exposed alpine terrain; race starts at night with 32h+ duration
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