Trail Verbier St-Bernard by UTMB - Verbier Marathon course and race-day weather
- Moay (Bruson), Switzerland
- 47 km
- 2,900 m D+
- 4 aid stations
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Verbier Marathon course, section by section
The Verbier Marathon course runs 47.0 km with 2,900 m of climbing and 3,075 m of descent - 62 m of climbing per kilometre. It tops out at 2,649 m, and its lowest point on the GPX is 847 m. 44% of the distance climbs at more than 3%, 43% descends at more than 3%, and the remaining 13% is flat or rolling.
The organiser's 6 checkpoints split the course into 5 sections. The table gives each leg's own climb, descent, average grade and high point, measured on the official GPX.
| Section | Km | Distance | D+ | D- | Avg grade | High point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start - Moay (Bruson) → Cabane de Mille | 0.0-9.5 | 9.5 km | +935 m | -128 m | +8.5% | 2,560 m |
| Cabane de Mille → Pindin | 9.5-19.5 | 10.0 km | +509 m | -659 m | -1.5% | 2,496 m |
| Pindin → Cabane de Panossière | 19.5-25.3 | 5.8 km | +706 m | -421 m | +4.9% | 2,645 m |
| Cabane de Panossière → Lourtier | 25.3-37.3 | 12.0 km | +15 m | -1,561 m | -12.9% | 2,633 m |
| Lourtier → Verbier (Finish) | 37.3-47.0 | 9.7 km | +694 m | -290 m | +4.2% | 1,491 m |
The climbs that shape the race
The track holds 6 major climbs and 5 major descents. The biggest climb runs from km 0 to km 7 (from Start - Moay (Bruson)): +735 m over 6.8 km at an average of 10.9%. The steepest sustained climb averages 25.3% over 1.6 km from km 21, with pitches of 33.1%. One major climb starts in the last 30% of the course. The longest descent drops 1,586 m over 12.2 km from km 25 (Cabane de Panossière to Lourtier), at an average of 13.2%.
Distance, total climb and high point are the organiser's. Each section's climb, descent, grade and high point, the low point and the named climbs are measured on the official GPX with the same method as the interactive profile, so the sections can add up to a slightly different total.