Zermatt Marathon, live.

St. Niklaus to the Gornergrat under the Matterhorn

The Zermatt Marathon climbs the Mattertal from St. Niklaus to Riffelberg, and the ultra goes on to the Gornergrat at 3,089 m.

The Zermatt Marathon takes place on 2 and 3 July 2027 in the Valais, with the races on Saturday 3 July. The marathon and the ultra start in St. Niklaus at 1,116 m in the Mattertal at 08:30, with the elite and the first block, followed by block starts from 08:33.

The marathon covers 42.195 km and about 2,075 m of ascent. It leaves the valley floor, runs through traditional Valais villages and along mountain streams to Zermatt, then climbs past Sunnegga and Riffelalp to the finish at Riffelberg at 2,585 m. The Ultra-Marathon is 45.8 km with 2,616 m of ascent. When marathon runners reach the finish by the Riffelberg chapel, ultra runners still have 3.4 km and a steep 514 m to go before they finish on the Gornergrat at 3,089 m, facing the Matterhorn.

Two shorter races start in Zermatt at 1,624 m. The TOP20RUN of 22.0 km goes at 09:30, and the half marathon of 21.1 km starts in four blocks between 10:12 and 10:27 at Obere Matten. There is also the Hörnli Kids' Run.

Year after year, the organiser says, the event draws running enthusiasts from all over the world. The route up from St. Niklaus keeps the Matterhorn in view, and for the ultra the organiser promises that the view from the Gornergrat makes up for all the effort.

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 Zermatt Marathon organisers.