Half marathonMixed road & trail🇨🇭 Zermatt, Switzerland

Gornergrat Zermatt Half Marathon

Saturday, 3 July 2027In 9 months · Start 10:12

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An almost relentlessly uphill half from Zermatt village to Riffelberg at 2,585 m below the Matterhorn.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against zermattmarathon.ch, zermattmarathon.ch.

Elevation gain

1,363 m

Mountain · ↓ 400 m

Highest point

2,585 m

above sea level

Temp at start

15°C

Peaks around 17°C

Entry fee

≈ $190

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Point to point

Cut-off: check site

Getting thereFly into GVA (Geneva), about 129 km from the start

Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Mountain: about 1,363 m of climbing and 400 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

15°C

Peak during race

17°C

Humidity

68%

Chance of rain

27%

Wind

6 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 3 July ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 10:12 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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