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SwissPeaks Trail Legend
Brigerbad Sunday morning. Three hundred ninety-seven kilometers across Valais. Life bases instead of sleep wherever you stop. Lake Geneva at the end if the cols do not rewrite the plan first.
397 km+91,402 ft-92,324 ft159 hours1,223 ft to 9,549 fttech 5/10Checkpoints per race bookpoint-to-pointlife basesmulti-dayAugust
Distance397 km
Gain+91,402 ft
Loss-92,324 ft
Altitude1,223 ft to 9,549 ft
Technicality5/10
Air28°F to 85°F
- Start2,146 ft
- High9,252 ft
- Low1,224 ft
- Finish1,224 ft
Terrain
Field, 2025 · 6-year samplescraped
Starters247
Finish rate59%
Median129:37
Fastest85:03
Geometryderived
Steepest drop3,780 ft-20.6% over 3.5 mi
Night miles107 misunset near 18:00 local
Time over 8k ft11%
Weather at the cruxderived
At hour 9 of race, feels like 39 C (99 F).Sample of 7 race days, medium confidence.At hour 9 of race, apparent temperature P90 is 39 C / 102 F.
Course records
Men62:46:33Franco COLLE
Women85:11:46Anita LEHMANN
The cruxCol de Torrent (2,916 m) and the Grimentz to Thyon 2000 traverse (near mile 160)
Course DNA
The Course
SwissPeaks Trail Legend runs 397 km through Brigerbad to Le Bouveret, Switzerland. +91,402 ft gain and -92,324 ft loss. Surfaces skew 85% trail / 10% jeep / 5% paved. Col de Torrent (2,916 m) and the Grimentz to Thyon 2000 traverse. High point near 9,549 ft. Low near 1,223 ft. August temps run 28°F to 85°F. The course rewards patience early and punishes rushed descents after mile 123.
The Work
Train for 91,402 feet of climbing across 397 km. Back-to-back long runs on trail. Practice power-hiking grades above 15 percent. 159 hours total means limited margin: rehearse fueling every 45 to 60 minutes and downhill eccentric work weekly. Technicality 5/10. Build a block that simulates the crux near mile 160.
Kit
August in Brigerbad to Le Bouveret, Switzerland: plan for 28°F to 85°F. Mandatory shell if rain is in forecast. Headlamp with spare batteries if 159 hours pushes past dark. Poles help on sustained climbs above mile 62. Vest capacity for 2 liters minimum. Shoes matched to 85% trail: lugs for mud, rock plate if the course turns technical after mile 123.
Race Day
Hold effort through mile 62. The field often splits on the first big climb after mile 123. Col de Torrent (2,916 m) and the Grimentz to Thyon 2000 traverse near mile 160 is where time is won or lost. Walk the steep pinches. Run the flats and gentle downhills. Crew at major aids: socks, calories, ice if hot. Transitions under 5 minutes when possible. Final third is 81 miles of fatigue management. Finish with reserve for the last descent.
Results
SwissPeaks Trail Legend finish lines.
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Sources (2)
- Field stats (2025): https://utmb.world/utmb-index/races/10947.swisspeakstrail380.2025?page=1
- Course record (M): https://utmb.world/utmb-index/races/10947.swisspeakstrail380.2020?page=1