Wild 25 is the 26.0km trail race at Wildstrubel by UTMB 2027 (Leukerbad, Switzerland). The race starts on September 12, 2027 at 08:00 AM. It starts in Leukerbad and finishes in Crans-Montana. The time limit is 6 h.
Run the climb at race pace, build your speed on the downhill, and go all out at the finish.
The course climbs 1200m+. With 46m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 42% of the distance is uphill, 39% downhill and 19% flat. The longest climb runs 11.0km at an average 9.6% grade (1056m of vertical). The longest descent runs 5.3km at an average 8.2% grade (429m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 27.2% over 0.5km. The steepest descent drops at 54.4% over 0.2km. Surface: 48% trail, 24% smooth, 17% technical, and 10% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 38.7 FlatKM.
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 3.4km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is low (index 16 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 5°C to 13°C, with around 8°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 51%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 9% of days around this date.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Wild 25.
Other distances of Wildstrubel by UTMB 2027Wild 110 (113km)·Wild 70 (72.0km)·Wild 55 (55.0km)·Wild Glacier Marathon (41.0km)·Wild 10 (10.0km)
Official websitewildstrubel.utmb.world
