E51 Panorama Trail

Course

The course climbs 3100 m+. With 61 m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 39% of the distance is uphill, 40% downhill and 22% flat. The longest climb runs 4.1 km at an average 12.5% grade (514 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 3.2 km at 16.8% (545 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 40.9% over 0.4 km. The steepest descent drops at 29.0% over 0.2 km. Surface: 71% trail, 17% road, and 8% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 78.3 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Faulhorn (2680 m), 25.5 km from the start. The course also passes close to Chiemattenhubla (2029 m) and Geiss (2017 m).

Poles

Trekking poles are worth taking: about 6.7 km of the course favours them.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 37 of 100), with 25% of the load in the first half: 2 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

• Control on the marked descents until km 26, target pace until km 41, free after that. Short descents not listed: target pace.
• #2 · 19.0–20.7 km · 270 m D−, -16.3% · 60% of the race ahead → control
• #1 · 25.5–34.4 km · 812 m D−, -9.1% · 33% of the race ahead → target pace
• #3 · 35.7–40.3 km · 726 m D−, -15.9% · 22% of the race ahead → target pace
• 41.2–44.5 km · 545 m D−, -16.8% · 14% of the race ahead → even, let go at the end

Weather

Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 13°C to 22°C, around 12°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 56%. Heavy rain of 10.0 mm or more falls on about 11% of days around this date.

Results

873 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Luke Grenfell-Shaw (Great Britain) in 4:45:07. Women's winner: Sofia Haajanen (Finland) in 5:53:44.