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Wild 50 is a 55.0 km trail race of Wildstrubel by UTMB 2026 in Adelboden, Switzerland. The race starts on September 12, 2026 at 07:50 AM. It starts in Adelboden and finishes in Crans-Montana. The time limit is 14 h.
The course climbs 3300 m+. With 60 m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 42% of the distance is uphill, 43% downhill and 15% flat. The longest climb runs 9.4 km at an average 16.6% grade (1568 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 6.2 km at 15.8% (980 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 34.3% over 0.8 km. The steepest descent drops at 33.6% over 0.5 km. Surface: 48% trail, 27% technical, and 21% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 77.6 FlatKM.
The highest summit on the course is Blattihubel (2189 m), 29.5 km from the start. The course also passes close to Sillerenbühl (1976 m).
Trekking poles are worth taking: about 8.7 km of the course favours them.
Quad damage risk is moderate (index 36 of 100), with 49% of the load in the first half: 1 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.
Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 5°C to 13°C, around 7°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 52%. Heavy rain of 10.0 mm or more falls on about 9% of days around this date.
This page has the interactive elevation profile, gradient matrix, pacing and nutrition planner and weather climatology for Wild 50.
Other distances of Wildstrubel by UTMB 2026Wild 110 (113 km)·Wild 70 (72.0 km)
Other editions of Wild 50
Official websitewildstrubel.utmb.world
