Swiss Canyon Trail, live.

Through the Val-de-Travers, past the Creux-du-Van and the Chasseron

The Swiss Canyon Trail brings more than 3,000 participants to Couvet in the Val-de-Travers for its 32nd edition, from 4 to 6 June 2027.

The race began in 1994 as the Trail de l'Absinthe, one of the first trails in Europe, and has carried the name Swiss Canyon Trail since 2015. The courses visit the Creux-du-Van rock amphitheatre, the Gorges de l'Areuse and the summit of the Chasseron at 1,606 metres. The race office, changing rooms, showers and massages are at EspaceVal in Couvet.

The 166K starts on Friday 4 June at 14:00, covering 167.8 km and 8,014 metres of climbing in at most 44 hours. On Saturday 5 June the 111K starts at 05:00 with 114.2 km and 4,701 metres in 28 hours, the 81K at 06:00 with 82.6 km and 3,314 metres in 27 hours, and the 51K at 07:15 with 52.7 km and 2,029 metres.

In the afternoon the 31K over 32.6 km and 1,316 metres starts at 14:45, and the 16K over 17 km and 538 metres at 15:45. The shorter races suit people discovering trail running, while the longest asks for real experience over two nights.

On the 51K a long climb leads to Le Soliat, with a panorama over the Creux du Van, which the organiser calls the most famous canyon in Switzerland.

On Livebib you can follow a participant who chooses to share their own live position from the phone they carry. This is not the organiser's timing, and the official results come from the Swiss Canyon Trail.