ETC is the 15.0km trail race at HOKA UTMB Mont-Blanc 2026 (Courmayeur, France). The race starts on August 25, 2026 at 02:00 PM. It starts and finishes in Courmayeur. The time limit is 4 h 30 min.
Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.
The course climbs 1200m+. With 80m/km of climbing, the course is exceptionally steep, with long hiking-grade sections. By gradient, 43% of the distance is uphill, 54% downhill and 3% flat. The longest climb runs 5.6km at an average 14.9% grade (832m of vertical). The longest descent runs 4.5km at an average 16.1% grade (720m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 32.0% over 0.5km. The steepest descent drops at 29.9% over 0.4km. Surface: 70% trail, 14% technical, and 13% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 26.9 FlatKM.
Trekking poles are strongly recommended: about 4.4km of the course is steep enough for them to pay off.
Quad damage risk is low (index 18 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 16°C to 26°C, with around 16°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 46%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 10% of days around this date.
1,336 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Taylor Stack (United States) in 1:19:23. Women's winner: Marie Nivet (France) in 1:34:20.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for ETC.
Other distances of HOKA UTMB Mont-Blanc 2026UTMB (174km)·TDS (145km)·CCC (108km)·OCC (60.0km)·MCC (40.0km)·YCC (15.0km)
Other editions of ETC2025
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