ETC

ETC

The course left Courmayeur through Verrand and climbed to Tirecorne at 1,951 metres after 5.5 km, the high point, facing Mont Blanc from the balconies of the Aosta Valley. The only aid station was at La Suche, just after the top at 6.5 km. From there the loop came back down through Villair to the finish in Courmayeur. For 2026 the organiser made the climb more progressive than before.

Fifteen kilometres sounds short, and the organiser warns against reading it that way. With 1,200 metres of climb they count it at 27 kilometre-effort, adding one kilometre for every hundred metres of ascent, and set a maximum time of 4 hours 30, so the last runners were due back by 18:30. It is the format the organiser offers to runners who want to be part of the week without a night on the trail.

This page belongs to the 2026 ETC. A short loop is easy to follow, since the whole route fits on one screen and the finish is the start. On Livebib the runner shares a link to their own broadcast. Family and friends waiting in Courmayeur open it in a browser, with no account or app, and see the position on the loop, the distance covered and a finish estimate that updates on the climb, with any estimated position marked as estimated.