Regina Margherita Trail is the 15.0km trail race at Monte Rosa WalserWaeg by UTMB 2027 (Gressoney-Saint-Jean, Italy). The race starts on July 18, 2027 at 10:00 AM. It starts in Gressoney-Saint-Jean. The time limit is 5 h.
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, 35% of the distance is uphill, 32% downhill and 33% flat. The longest climb runs 9.3km at an average 5.9% grade (550m of vertical). The longest descent runs 5.8km at an average 10.1% grade (593m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 29.7% over 0.3km. The steepest descent drops at 42.1% over 0.6km. Surface: 84% trail and 13% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 22.9 FlatKM.
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 1.8km 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 14°C to 22°C, with around 17°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 47%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 7% of days around this date.
This page has 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 2027Les Sentiers des Valdotains (120km)·Monte Rosa Trail (82.0km)·Walserwaeg Trail (43.0km)·Gressoney Lys Trail (35.0km)
Other editions of Regina Margherita Trail2026·2025
Official websitemrww.utmb.world