E250 - UNESCO Trail is a 250 km ultra trail of Eiger Ultra Trail by UTMB 2026 in Grindelwald, Switzerland. The race starts on July 15, 2026. The course climbs 18000 m+ and descends 16436 m−, between a low point of 618 m and a high point of 2753 m. By gradient, 41% of the distance is uphill, 41% downhill and 18% flat. The longest climb runs 8.9 km at an average 15.7% grade (1401 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 6.9 km at 14.9% (1028 m of vertical). Surface: 67% trail, 12% road, 10% smooth, and 8% technical. Flat-equivalent effort: 471.0 FlatKM.
54 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Young Mountain Goats (Individual Neutral Athletes) in 37:20:14. Women's winner: Gipfel Graazien (Individual Neutral Athletes) in 52:18:02.
This page has the full results and splits, interactive elevation profile, gradient matrix, pacing and nutrition planner and weather climatology for E250 - UNESCO Trail.
Other distances of Eiger Ultra Trail by UTMB 2026E101 Ultra Trail (101 km)·E51 Panorama Trail (51.0 km)·E35 - North Face Trail (35.0 km)·E16 - Pleasure Trail (16.0 km)
Other editions of E250 - UNESCO Trail2025
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