Half Sky Race is the 16.8km trail race at Bellagio Sky Race 2026 (Bellagio, Italy). The race starts on October 25, 2026 at 08:50 AM. It starts and finishes in Bellagio.
Run the climb at race pace, build your speed on the downhill, and go all out at the finish.
The course climbs 970m+. With 58m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 37% of the distance is uphill, 43% downhill and 21% flat. The longest climb runs 7.6km at an average 12.5% grade (951m of vertical). The longest descent runs 8.8km at an average 9.9% grade (869m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 29.4% over 0.4km. The steepest descent drops at 30.2% over 0.3km. Surface: 38% technical, 30% road, 25% trail, and 5% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 23.6 FlatKM.
Trekking poles are worth taking: about 2.6km of the course favours them.
Quad damage risk is low (index 14 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Half Sky Race.
Other distances of Bellagio Sky Race 2026Bellagio Sky Race (29.0km)
Other editions of Half Sky Race2025
Official websitewww.bellagioskyrace.it
