Run2

Distance 43.3 km, uphill 2154 vertical metres, downhill 2014 vertical metres

Stage 1 leads the runners up and down along the most beautiful trails around the Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain, all the way over the Austrian border to Ehrwald and on to Biberwier, where they take on the Knappensteig trail up to the Marienbergjoch ridge (1789m). Here, at the highest point of the stage, fabulous views of the Ötztal Mountains await. After a short descent to feed station 3 at the Marienbergalm hut, runners continue through the Marienbergtal Valley to Aschland. By the time they reach the Adlerhorst viewing platform they will already be able to see the finish. All that remains is a steep descent with a number of technical sections before they enter open pastures taking them down to the finish line.

Distance 26.8 km, uphill 1474 vertical metres, downhill 1519 vertical metres

The stage begins with a short flat section before the runners head into the Gafleintal Valley and climb steeply up to the highest point of the day, the Sinnesgatter (1705m). This is followed by a short descent through open meadows down to feed station 1 at Sinnesbrunn. The following downhill leads through attractive larchwood forests down to Obtarrenz. It is here that the runners then branch off onto a spectacular trail leading through the Salvesenklamm gorge to the Starkenberg Castle and on to feed station 2 at Rastbichl. After a final loop through the mountain forests above Hochimst, the participants head downhill one last time to the finish.