K3 Panorama Trail

Race strategy

Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.

• 446m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
• Big early climb with 1.3km gain. Hold your pace, save your legs for later.
• Steep 31% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
• Final 1353m descent. Save your legs to go all out on it.
• Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the way down from it until 7.4km, then run your race pace, and start the final descent from 21.6km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
• Start · 0.0km–2.1km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
• Settle in · 2.1km–17.6km · Descent of 446m averaging 16%, climb of 1309m, high point 2112m. Plus 1 more climb. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. This descent is hard on the legs: short steps, stay in control, poles if you have them. Hike the steepest pitches.
• Work · 17.6km–21.6km · Plus 1 more climb and 1 descent. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Hike the steepest pitches.
• Home · 21.6km–32.2km · Descent of 1353m averaging 13%. No heroics: settle back into your own effort and hold it to the line. Very long descent: first half under control, then even, let go only near the end.

Course

The course climbs 2085m+. With 63m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 45% of the distance is uphill, 40% downhill and 15% flat. The longest climb runs 10.2km at an average 12.9% grade (1309m of vertical). The longest descent runs 10.6km at an average 12.8% grade (1353m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 31.1% over 0.7km. The steepest descent drops at 25.9% over 0.7km. Surface: 65% trail, 21% road, and 13% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 52.5 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Hundstein (2117m), 17.6km from the start. Other named summits along the route: Schwalbenwand (2011m) and Schönwieskopf (1995m).

Poles

Trekking poles are worth taking: about 5.0km of the course favours them.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 30 of 100), with 22% of the load in the first half: 1 descent deserves a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

• Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the way down from it until 7.4km, then run your race pace, and start the final descent from 21.6km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
• #1 · 4.7–7.4 km · 446 m D−, -16.3% · 24.8 km ahead → control
• 17.5–20.6 km · 314 m D−, -10.1% · 11.6 km ahead → your pace
• 21.6–32.2 km · 1353 m D−, -12.8% · 0.0 km ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 7°C to 21°C, with around 9°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 71%.

Results

292 finishers completed the 2025 edition. Men's winner: Benjamin Klein (Germany) in 3:26:05. Women's winner: Sabine Wallner (Germany) in 3:58:12.