Regina Margherita Trail is the 15.0km trail race at Monte Rosa WalserWaeg by UTMB 2026 (Gressoney-Saint-Jean, Italy). The race starts on July 19, 2026.
Run the climb at race pace, build your speed on the downhill, and go all out at the finish.
The course climbs 650m+. With 43m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 38% of the distance is uphill, 32% downhill and 30% flat. The longest climb runs 9.3km at an average 5.9% grade (549m of vertical). The longest descent runs 5.9km at an average 10.2% grade (600m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 30.0% over 0.3km. The steepest descent drops at 41.1% over 0.7km. Surface: 84% trail and 14% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 23.0 FlatKM.
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 1.4km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is low (index 8 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
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 48%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 6% of days around this date.
863 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Cesare Maestri (Italy) in 1:07:36. Women's winner: Kate Avery (Great Britain) in 1:23:55.
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 2026Les Sentiers des Valdotains (120km)·Monte Rosa Trail (82.0km)·Walserwaeg Trail (43.0km)
Other editions of Regina Margherita Trail2025
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