Eiger Ultra Trail

Grindelwald, Bern/Berne, Switzerland

Bucket List
Route Prep
Estimated Time
2,657 m897 m
050.3 km100.7 km
Milchbachweg
4.1 km • 96.6 km left
Höhenweg 2400
11.0 km • 89.7 km left
Hubelweg
18.5 km • 82.2 km left
50
25.0 km • 75.7 km left
Wehr- und Fassungsanlage Burglauenen
55.2 km • 45.5 km left
Gletscherschlucht
94.4 km • 6.3 km left

Eiger Ultra Trail is a 100.73 km trail loop race course in Grindelwald, Bern/Berne, Switzerland, gaining 6,776 m of elevation. The route follows a rolling elevation profile. The terrain covers 8 distinct sections including 3 significant climbs. Approximately 34% of the route is runnable at a steady effort. The longest climb covers 27.56 km gaining 1,426 m at an average 10.3% grade. The route opens with a climb and finishes with a descent. Compared to other routes in the Nstride database, this is a difficult route.

UTMB World Series 101km trail race in Grindelwald, Switzerland. Official site: https://www.eigerultratrail.ch/en/

100.73
Distance
6,776
Elevation Gain
6,776
Elevation Loss
1,030
Start Elevation
222 m/km
Vert Rate
27.56
Longest Climb
+1,426
34%
Runnable
7:45
Predicted Pace
Loop
Shape
trail
Surface
mountainous
Terrain
13.3
Precipitation
80%
Humidity
7.2
Wind
SE
some tailwinds
1,735
Snow Level
High: 2,657
58% at risk
Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain
Typical for this date
11°C
High
4°C
Low
Sunrise
05:52
15h 4mDAYLIGHT
Sunset
20:56
New Moon
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter
Waxing Gibbous
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
Last Quarter
Waning Crescent
13.3 mm
Precipitation
80%
Humidity
7.2 km/h
SE
Wind
1,735 m
58% at risk
High Risk
Snow Level
01Opening Climb (1st of 18) (+1,093 m)
14.09 km+1,093 m7.8%
Major effort ahead with 5 more climbs to come. Power hike the steeper sections and conserve energy. Consider trekking poles
02Gradual Climb to Faulhorn (+534 m)
20.81 km+534 m2.6%
Easy grade uphill - keep your rhythm and stay patient. The effort adds up more than the grade suggests.
03Fast Descent (4th of 18) (-755 m)
9.12 km-755 m-8.3%
Good stretch - open your stride a bit and let the grade work for you. Stay fueled.
04Steep Descent (5th of 18) (-614 m)
5.96 km-614 m-10.3%
Technical descent - prioritize safety over speed. Save your quads for upcoming climbs. Consider trekking poles
05Gradual Climb to Schärmatta (+294 m)
11.12 km+294 m2.6%
Easy incline before a bigger climb - this is your warmup for what comes next. Keep effort low.
06Sustained Climb (10th of 18) (+640 m)
7.50 km+640 m8.5%
Significant ascent and the route has 2 more climbs after this. Break it into chunks and keep something in reserve. Consider trekking poles
07Long Climb (11th of 18) (+96 m)
5.06 km+96 m1.9%
Moderate incline - find a rhythm you can hold. This can be quick for most but respect the grade.
08Fast Descent (12th of 18) (-1,311 m)
18.52 km-1,311 m-7.1%
Moderate downhill - smooth and efficient. This is free speed if you stay relaxed.
09Gradual Climb to Trycheleggweg (+24 m)
8.56 km+24 m0.3%
Gradual climb to the end - short quick steps, steady breathing. The finish is close.
Terrain Character:Rolling Terrain
Difficulty:Very Challenging
30%
8%
5%
14%
6%
8%
29%
Grade Legend:
< -10%
-10% to -6%
-6% to -1%
-1% to +1%
+1% to +6%
+6% to +10%
> +10%
Km
Elevation Change
Pace
Est. Split Time
Terrain
Km 1
↑ 34 m↓ 11 m
8:42/km
9:01(est.)[9:01]
Mild UphillClimb #1
Km 2
↑ 73 m↓ 12 m
11:09/km
12:12(est.)[21:13]
Mild UphillClimb #1
Km 3
↑ 62 m↓ 4 m
10:54/km
11:10(est.)[32:23]
Mild UphillClimb #1
Km 4
↑ 84 m↓ 0 m
11:59/km
12:34(est.)[44:57]
Moderate UphillClimb #1
Km 5
↑ 203 m↓ 0 m
15:13/km
16:07(est.)[1:01:04]
Steep UphillClimb #1
Km 6
↑ 131 m↓ 45 m
10:24/km
10:59(est.)[1:12:04]
Moderate UphillClimb #1
Km 7
↑ 175 m↓ 0 m
14:33/km
15:58(est.)[1:28:03]
Steep UphillClimb #1
Km 8
↑ 217 m↓ 0 m
15:32/km
16:41(est.)[1:44:44]
Steep UphillClimb #1
Km 9
↑ 53 m↓ 4 m
9:31/km
10:20(est.)[1:55:05]
Mild UphillClimb #1
Km 10
↑ 41 m↓ 4 m
8:56/km
9:10(est.)[2:04:15]
Mild UphillClimb #1
Km 11
↑ 11 m↓ 62 m
7:18/km
7:58(est.)[2:12:13]
Mild DownhillClimb #1
Km 12
↑ 81 m↓ 0 m
11:01/km
12:01(est.)[2:24:14]
Moderate UphillClimb #2
Km 13
↑ 66 m↓ 8 m
10:53/km
11:51(est.)[2:36:06]
Mild UphillClimb #2
Km 14
↑ 19 m↓ 116 m
7:26/km
8:12(est.)[2:44:18]
Moderate DownhillClimb #2
Km 15
↑ 0 m↓ 80 m
6:39/km
6:41(est.)[2:51:00]
Moderate DownhillRunnable
Km 16
↑ 0 m↓ 158 m
6:38/km
6:59(est.)[2:57:59]
Steep DownhillRunnable
Km 17
↑ 5 m↓ 217 m
6:56/km
7:38(est.)[3:05:37]
Steep DownhillClimb #2
Km 18
↑ 47 m↓ 35 m
10:04/km
10:58(est.)[3:16:35]
Mild UphillClimb #2
Km 19
↑ 128 m↓ 0 m
12:44/km
13:21(est.)[3:29:56]
Steep Uphill
Km 20
↑ 191 m↓ 0 m
15:12/km
16:50(est.)[3:46:46]
Steep Uphill
Km 21
↑ 111 m↓ 0 m
13:33/km
14:23(est.)[4:01:09]
Steep Uphill
Km 22
↑ 154 m↓ 0 m
13:33/km
14:05(est.)[4:15:15]
Steep Uphill
Km 23
↑ 75 m↓ 0 m
11:07/km
11:47(est.)[4:27:03]
Moderate Uphill
Km 24
↑ 52 m↓ 35 m
9:41/km
9:53(est.)[4:36:56]
Mild Uphill
Km 25
↑ 32 m↓ 10 m
8:31/km
9:22(est.)[4:46:19]
Mild Uphill
Km 26
↑ 70 m↓ 11 m
11:04/km
11:36(est.)[4:57:55]
Mild Uphill
Km 27
↑ 69 m↓ 69 m
10:01/km
10:25(est.)[5:08:20]
Flat
Km 28
↑ 0 m↓ 182 m
6:40/km
7:02(est.)[5:15:22]
Steep DownhillRunnable
Km 29
↑ 40 m↓ 79 m
8:59/km
9:48(est.)[5:25:10]
Mild Downhill
Km 30
↑ 37 m↓ 86 m
8:37/km
9:05(est.)[5:34:16]
Mild Downhill
Km 31
↑ 202 m↓ 0 m
14:38/km
15:22(est.)[5:49:39]
Steep Uphill
Km 32
↑ 255 m↓ 0 m
15:32/km
16:12(est.)[6:05:51]
Steep Uphill
Km 33
↑ 138 m↓ 11 m
13:18/km
13:21(est.)[6:19:12]
Steep Uphill
Km 34
↑ 17 m↓ 169 m
7:36/km
8:05(est.)[6:27:18]
Steep Downhill
Km 35
↑ 43 m↓ 80 m
9:08/km
9:41(est.)[6:37:00]
Mild DownhillLongest Climb
Km 36
↑ 7 m↓ 160 m
7:17/km
7:34(est.)[6:44:35]
Steep DownhillTechnical
Km 37
↑ 4 m↓ 115 m
6:48/km
7:17(est.)[6:51:53]
Steep DownhillTechnical
Km 38
↑ 0 m↓ 56 m
6:37/km
6:39(est.)[6:58:32]
Mild DownhillTechnical
Km 39
↑ 23 m↓ 132 m
7:54/km
8:36(est.)[7:07:08]
Steep DownhillTechnical
Km 40
↑ 42 m↓ 34 m
8:56/km
9:38(est.)[7:16:46]
FlatTechnical
Km 41
↑ 17 m↓ 88 m
7:45/km
8:11(est.)[7:24:58]
Moderate DownhillTechnical
Km 42
↑ 95 m↓ 66 m
9:55/km
10:23(est.)[7:35:22]
Mild UphillTechnical
Km 43
↑ 53 m↓ 80 m
9:36/km
10:10(est.)[7:45:32]
Mild DownhillTechnical
Km 44
↑ 0 m↓ 157 m
6:35/km
6:56(est.)[7:52:29]
Steep DownhillTechnical
Km 45
↑ 0 m↓ 196 m
6:45/km
6:50(est.)[7:59:20]
Steep DownhillTechnical
Km 46
↑ 0 m↓ 96 m
6:54/km
7:40(est.)[8:07:00]
Moderate DownhillTechnical
Km 47
↑ 0 m↓ 209 m
6:49/km
7:23(est.)[8:14:24]
Steep DownhillTechnical
Km 48
↑ 245 m↓ 73 m
12:24/km
13:47(est.)[8:28:11]
Steep UphillTechnical
Km 49
↑ 83 m↓ 43 m
12:14/km
12:36(est.)[8:40:47]
Mild UphillTechnical
Km 50
↑ 0 m↓ 302 m
6:44/km
7:22(est.)[8:48:09]
Steep DownhillTechnical
Km 51
↑ 0 m↓ 220 m
6:50/km
7:15(est.)[8:55:25]
Steep DownhillRunnable
Km 52
↑ 4 m↓ 109 m
6:54/km
7:33(est.)[9:02:58]
Moderate DownhillClimb #9
Km 53
↑ 151 m↓ 10 m
12:25/km
13:22(est.)[9:16:21]
Steep UphillRunnable
Km 54
↑ 120 m↓ 0 m
12:51/km
13:27(est.)[9:29:49]
Steep UphillRunnable
Km 55
↑ 263 m↓ 27 m
14:39/km
15:38(est.)[9:45:27]
Steep UphillRunnable
Km 56
↑ 134 m↓ 65 m
10:21/km
10:52(est.)[9:56:19]
Moderate UphillClimb #10
Km 57
↑ 111 m↓ 13 m
11:14/km
11:57(est.)[10:08:17]
Moderate UphillClimb #10
Km 58
↑ 58 m↓ 66 m
10:28/km
11:19(est.)[10:19:37]
FlatClimb #10
Km 59
↑ 10 m↓ 201 m
7:12/km
7:38(est.)[10:27:15]
Steep DownhillClimb #10
Km 60
↑ 0 m↓ 86 m
6:20/km
6:39(est.)[10:33:55]
Moderate DownhillRunnable
Km 61
↑ 165 m↓ 0 m
14:02/km
15:05(est.)[10:49:00]
Steep UphillClimb #11
Km 62
↑ 232 m↓ 0 m
15:14/km
16:37(est.)[11:05:37]
Steep UphillClimb #11
Km 63
↑ 241 m↓ 0 m
15:32/km
15:55(est.)[11:21:33]
Steep UphillClimb #11
Km 64
↑ 224 m↓ 12 m
14:01/km
14:35(est.)[11:36:08]
Steep UphillClimb #12
Km 65
↑ 102 m↓ 19 m
10:09/km
10:34(est.)[11:46:42]
Moderate UphillClimb #12
Km 66
↑ 3 m↓ 45 m
7:12/km
7:30(est.)[11:54:13]
Mild DownhillClimb #12
Km 67
↑ 16 m↓ 48 m
7:05/km
7:26(est.)[12:01:40]
Mild DownhillClimb #12
Km 68
↑ 7 m↓ 49 m
6:51/km
7:19(est.)[12:08:59]
Mild DownhillClimb #12
Km 69
↑ 184 m↓ 0 m
14:42/km
15:34(est.)[12:24:34]
Steep UphillClimb #12
Km 70
↑ 40 m↓ 100 m
8:56/km
9:20(est.)[12:33:54]
Mild DownhillClimb #12
Km 71
↑ 0 m↓ 159 m
6:40/km
6:58(est.)[12:40:53]
Steep DownhillTechnical
Km 72
↑ 0 m↓ 207 m
6:44/km
7:07(est.)[12:48:00]
Steep DownhillTechnical
Km 73
↑ 67 m↓ 0 m
10:39/km
11:37(est.)[12:59:38]
Mild UphillClimb #13
Km 74
↑ 115 m↓ 0 m
13:53/km
14:34(est.)[13:14:13]
Steep UphillClimb #13
Km 75
↑ 23 m↓ 38 m
7:56/km
8:32(est.)[13:22:45]
Mild DownhillTechnical
Km 76
↑ 48 m↓ 54 m
8:32/km
8:46(est.)[13:31:31]
FlatTechnical
Km 77
↑ 262 m↓ 0 m
15:32/km
16:14(est.)[13:47:45]
Steep UphillClimb #14
Km 78
↑ 82 m↓ 31 m
11:07/km
11:36(est.)[13:59:22]
Mild UphillClimb #14
Km 79
↑ 40 m↓ 81 m
8:47/km
9:15(est.)[14:08:37]
Mild DownhillClimb #14
Km 80
↑ 0 m↓ 196 m
6:50/km
7:07(est.)[14:15:45]
Steep DownhillTechnical
Km 81
↑ 0 m↓ 81 m
6:46/km
6:57(est.)[14:22:43]
Moderate DownhillTechnical
Km 82
↑ 6 m↓ 128 m
7:05/km
7:26(est.)[14:30:09]
Steep DownhillClimb #15
Km 83
↑ 0 m↓ 207 m
6:51/km
7:11(est.)[14:37:20]
Steep DownhillTechnical
Km 84
↑ 0 m↓ 175 m
6:50/km
7:09(est.)[14:44:30]
Steep DownhillTechnical
Km 85
↑ 0 m↓ 168 m
6:38/km
7:03(est.)[14:51:34]
Steep DownhillTechnical
Km 86
↑ 0 m↓ 144 m
6:29/km
6:54(est.)[14:58:29]
Steep DownhillTechnical
Km 87
↑ 0 m↓ 188 m
6:50/km
7:14(est.)[15:05:44]
Steep DownhillTechnical
Km 88
↑ 143 m↓ 6 m
12:47/km
13:33(est.)[15:19:17]
Steep UphillTechnical
Km 89
↑ 56 m↓ 72 m
9:55/km
10:51(est.)[15:30:09]
Mild DownhillTechnical
Km 90
↑ 173 m↓ 14 m
12:59/km
13:41(est.)[15:43:51]
Steep UphillTechnical
Km 91
↑ 125 m↓ 30 m
10:49/km
11:21(est.)[15:55:12]
Moderate UphillTechnical
Km 92
↑ 0 m↓ 176 m
6:45/km
6:47(est.)[16:01:59]
Steep DownhillTechnical
Km 93
↑ 4 m↓ 129 m
6:53/km
7:36(est.)[16:09:36]
Steep DownhillClimb #16
Km 94
↑ 10 m↓ 113 m
7:00/km
7:30(est.)[16:17:06]
Moderate DownhillClimb #16
Km 95
↑ 71 m↓ 16 m
9:55/km
10:43(est.)[16:27:50]
Mild UphillClimb #17
Total: 100.69 km

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Segments: 936 data points