Events/Swiss Highlands Trail

Swiss Highlands Trail 60 km

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DateExpected
Late September 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Gstaad, Promenade 59
Gstaad, Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen
Countdown
September

The long one of the Highlander day: 60 km and 3,000 m out of Gstaad, with a full 14 hours to get round. Big, but paced for runners who plan their day.

Key facts
01Cut-off at Lauenen: 09:30
02Cut-off at Türli: 14:30
03Finish cut-off 20:00 (14-hour limit)
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The course

The route

Gstaad
Distance60km
Total climb3,000m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate51.9 km
Weather

Late-September, Gstaad

14°CTypical high
5°CTypical low
-4°CColdest in 20 years
43%Days with rain

Highs around 14°C and lows around 5°C, but it has dropped to -4°C. Rain on 43% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Anne-Sophie ROCHAT07:23:088.1 km/h
02Susanna KÄPPELI07:56:587.5 km/h
03Alice LANZ08:18:507.2 km/h
24
Women finishers
9:50:56
Median time
6.1 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserHelvetica Trail
Running since2026
Training

Training for the Swiss Highlands Trail 60 km

We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.

Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.

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What a Swiss Highlands Trail 60 km plan targets
Typical sessions
60 km with 3,000 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Hill reps and vert to prepare the climbs and descents
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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