Regina Margherita Trail is the 15.2km trail race at Monte Rosa WalserWaeg by UTMB 2025 (Gressoney-Saint-Jean, Italy). The race starts on July 20, 2025.
Run the climb at race pace, build your speed on the downhill, and go all out at the finish.
The course climbs 720m+. With 47m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 37% of the distance is uphill, 32% downhill and 31% flat. The longest climb runs 8.7km at an average 6.0% grade (520m of vertical). The longest descent runs 5.8km at an average 10.1% grade (588m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 30.1% over 0.3km. The steepest descent drops at 43.3% over 0.6km. Surface: 85% trail and 13% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 22.1 FlatKM.
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 1.4km of pole-friendly terrain.
There is too little runnable descent to damage the quads: plan the race around climbing and fuelling.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 13°C to 20°C, with around 15°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 52%.
806 finishers completed the 2025 edition. Men's winner: Riccardo Borgialli (Italy) in 1:09:58. Women's winner: Sofia Chételat (Switzerland) in 1:25:23.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Regina Margherita Trail.
Other distances of Monte Rosa WalserWaeg by UTMB 2025Les Sentiers des Valdotains (122km)·Monte Rosa Trail (82.0km)·Walserwaeg Trail (43.0km)
Other editions of Regina Margherita Trail2026
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