Races in Switzerland

An autumn trail race above Lake Maggiore: a marathon over Pizzo Leone and a vertical stair race to Madonna del Sasso.

A trail marathon through the Ruinaulta, the 'Swiss Grand Canyon' of the Rhine: from Ilanz above the gorge to Thusis.

An autumn marathon along Lake Geneva: from Lausanne through the UNESCO-listed Lavaux vineyard terraces and back.

An autumn marathon along Lake Lucerne: start by the Transport Museum, the Chapel Bridge and views of Pilatus and Rigi.

A popular corrida through the centre of Martigny in sunny Valais — 5 km (women/popular) and 7 km (men) along the evening streets.

Switzerland's historic military marathon, Frauenfeld–Wil–Frauenfeld, run light or carrying a backpack.

An evening run through Christmas-lit Basel: Freie Strasse, the Mittlere Brücke and a finish on the Marktplatz.

One of Switzerland's 20 biggest races: an evening corrida in loops through the centre of Bulle, in the heart of Gruyère cheese country.

A pre-Christmas corrida through old Neuchâtel: start on Place des Halles, a Santa parade, a medal and hot tea at the finish.

Geneva's great running festival: tens of thousands in the Old Town, plus the costumed Marmite race celebrating the victory of 1602.

Running in Santa suits through festive Lausanne: thousands of runners, Christmas lights and good cheer at the finish.

Switzerland's oldest city race: a Christmas run through old Sion below the Valère and Tourbillon castles — 5 km (women) and 7 km (men).

A pre-New Year run through old Zurich under the motto 'the run for everyone' — the 50th edition in 2026.

The world's first marathon of the year: the gun goes at exactly midnight on 1 January near Zurich — fireworks, frost and records.

Switzerland's 'season opener': the classic 15 km across the flat Seeland in March, with free public transport to the start.

A spring marathon along Lake Zurich: a fast, flat course on the 'Gold Coast' with views of the Alps.

Lausanne's spring running festival: from the shores of Lake Geneva to the cathedral cobbles and back, over every steep hill in town.

Lucerne's spring running party in the old town: about 15,000 runners and more than 25,000 spectators by the Chapel Bridge.

Eastern Switzerland's biggest race on Ascension Day: a half marathon through old St. Gallen and the Sitter gorge.

'The most beautiful 10 miles in the world': nearly 38,000 entrants, Bern's old town, the bear park and the Aare.

A loop along Lake Geneva with a long downhill at kilometer 32 — a course practically engineered for a negative split.

Trail running through the canyons and cliffs of the Jura: from 16 km to a 166 km hundred-miler over Creux du Van and Chasseron.

The legendary 'night of nights': 100 km from dusk to dawn across the Seeland, Switzerland's ultra classic since 1959.

Switzerland's biggest women's sports event: about 16,000 runners, colourful balloons and a finish on Bern's Bundesplatz.

A half marathon above the largest glacier in the Alps, on UNESCO trails with views of the Aletsch Glacier and Valais' 4,000ers.

An uphill marathon facing the Matterhorn: from St. Niklaus via Zermatt to Riffelberg, with the ultra climbing to Gornergrat at 3,089 m.

One of the oldest trail races in the Alps: a loop around the jagged Dents du Midi from Champéry, over 13, 32 or 57 km.

Trail running beneath the Eiger North Face: 16 to 250 km across the Bernese Oberland, part of the UTMB World Series.

A classic Alpine ultra since 1986: from Davos through the Dischma and Sertig valleys and over Graubünden's passes.

A trail festival with music and Lake Geneva views: from a 15 km night run to 390 km across Switzerland.

Switzerland's only two-day double marathon: 84 km and 4,000 m of climbing over the Simplon, in memory of Gondo's tragedy.

'The race of the five 4,000ers': 31 km from the Rhône valley to Zinal, one of the world's most prestigious mountain races.

A mountain marathon with map and compass above Meiringen: orienteering, score or trail formats over 42 km of the Bernese Oberland.

A forest marathon in Härkingen: laps of a shady 7 km woodland course, from a short run to a double marathon.

A trail race through the vineyards of Geneva's largest wine commune, with distances named after grape varieties.

Skyrunning around the Matterhorn: from a vertical night race to 49 km and 3,600 m of climbing on Zermatt's trails.

A summer running evening in Thun: old-town lanes below the castle, the banks of the Aare and views of the Bernese Alps.

23 km along the lakes of the Upper Engadine, from Sils through larch forests to the finish in St. Moritz.

'From glacier to lake': trails across the whole of Valais, from Oberwald by the Rhône Glacier to Le Bouveret on Lake Geneva.

Trail running above Nendaz beneath the Rosablanche, up to a 42 km marathon with 3,500 m of climbing. Seriousness optional, party mandatory.

A UTMB trail race across the Wildstrubel massif linking Crans-Montana, Kandersteg, Adelboden and Lenk, from 10 to 113 km.

A three-day mountain crossing of the Val de Bagnes: 102 km and ±8,000 m, or just the marathon-length final stage.

'The most beautiful marathon in the world': from Interlaken's lakes to a moraine beneath the Eiger North Face at around 2,100 m.

Evening city run through the lanes of St. Gallen's old town — 5 and 10 km in laps beside the UNESCO abbey quarter.

A half marathon around Lake Greifensee near Zurich: forests, fields, reed beds and water for almost the whole way.

A running weekend on the shores of Lake Lugano: half marathon, 10K, a Monte Brè hill race and nearly 10,000 runners.

Trail running above Gstaad: ridges between the Saanenland and Simmental, the Gälten glacier and the lunar Gryden craters.

17.17 km in the footsteps of a messenger from 1476: from medieval Murten to Fribourg, one of Switzerland's oldest running classics.

A mountain marathon in the Emmental: hills, brooks, meadows and forests around the Napf, demanding in the best sense.

An autumn trail above Saint-Maurice past mountain chalets: from 8 km to a marathon with 3,270 m of climbing.