Eiger Ultra Trail by UTMB

Description

The Eiger Ultra races start in the world-famous mountain village of Grindelwald, at the base of the Eiger North Face. All routes include spectacular views of the Eiger and nearby Berner Oberland peaks. The 35km, 51km and 101km routes include long sections of alpine running along ridges, pastures and some of the most scenic views anywhere in this region.

The 250km course takes runners on a circular tour of Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland canton, through some of the most picturesque and famous mountains anywhere, including the Eiger, Monch, Jungfrau and numerous other 4,000 meter peaks. Read all about this new addition to their race line up in our article, here. 

These races are now well-known, and draw thousands of runners from around the world. The Eiger Ultra races are highly organized and well-orchestrated.

The Eiger Ultra series are now part of UTMB’s World Series, so the races include the opportunity to accrue between 1 and 3 running stones towards the UTMB Mont Blanc races.

Book a Run the Alps Tour In This Area

• Grand Bernese Oberland Traverse Guided Tour
• Eiger Trail Guided Tour
• Bernese Oberland Trail Guided Tour
• Bernese Oberland Self-Guided Tour

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Read Run the Alps stories about this race

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  Eiger Ultra 2014: The Pleasure Trail

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  Eiger Ultra Goes Big with a New 250 KM Race

• Eiger Ultra Trail 2017: Race Director’s Update

• Eiger Ultra: How Not to Do It

• Fifth at Eiger Ultra 101: Run the Alps talks with US Trail Runner Matt Flaherty

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  First Edition of Eiger 250: Ultrarunning through the Berner Oberland