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E16 - Pleasure Trail

UTMB World Series
16.0km·950m+
July 18
Grindelwald,
Switzerland
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E16 - Pleasure Trail · Race profile

Distance
16.0km
Gain
950m+
FlatKM
23.0
Max
1646m
Min
1036m

About E16 - Pleasure Trail

E16 - Pleasure Trail is the 16.0km trail race at Eiger Ultra Trail by UTMB 2026 (Grindelwald, Switzerland). The race starts on July 18, 2026.

Race strategy

Run the climb at race pace, build your speed on the downhill, and go all out at the finish.

  • Start easy and control your HR up to 11.2km.
  • Final 626m descent. Save your legs to go all out on it.
  • Control your HR on the first mountain, and go all out on the final descent from 11.2km.
  • Start · 0.0km–2.0km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
  • Settle in · 2.0km–11.2km · Climb of 771m, high point 1646m. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace.
  • Home · 11.2km–16.8km · Descent of 626m averaging 11%. Build to the finish: leave whatever you have left out on the course. Long descent: keep it even and let go only near the end.

Course

The course climbs 950m+. With 59m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 47% of the distance is uphill, 32% downhill and 20% flat. The longest climb runs 11.2km at an average 6.9% grade (771m of vertical). The longest descent runs 5.6km at an average 11.3% grade (626m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 15.9% over 0.2km. The steepest descent drops at 28.0% over 0.3km. Surface: 55% trail, 31% road, and 13% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 23.0 FlatKM.

Poles

The course is runnable enough that trekking poles are not needed.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is low (index 12 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.

  • Control your HR on the first mountain, and go all out on the final descent from 11.2km.
  • 11.2–16.8 km · 626 m D−, -11.3% · 0.0 km ahead → even, let go at the end

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 13°C to 22°C, with around 17°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 56%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 11% of days around this date.

Results

926 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Jonas Soldini (Switzerland) in 1:12:08. Women's winner: Eve Chaverot (Switzerland) in 1:29:41.

This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for E16 - Pleasure Trail.

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