The route
Val d'Anniviers, de Sierre à Zinal
Next edition7 August 2027
31 km from Sierre to Zinal, through the Val d'Anniviers, with five peaks over 4,000 m on the horizon.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
- Distance
- 31.8 km
- Elevation gain
- 2,284 m
- Highest point
- 2,419 m
- Summits, passes and villages
- 19
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The route in numbers
Indicative figures computed by Plotrek on its illustrative route, with altitudes from a terrain model. They may differ from the organiser's.
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Reading the route
The start is in Sierre, on the Finges start line, at 11:00, at 560 m. The climb through Niouc, at 902 m, is mandatory for runners. The route then passes Beauregard, at 1,140 m, before climbing on toward Ponchette, at km 7.5, at 1,873 m.
The route reaches Chandolin, at km 12.4, at 1,980 m, to be passed before 14:10, then Tignousa, at km 15.9, at 2,184 m, before 14:40. The Hôtel Weisshorn, at km 20.3, at 2,337 m, must be passed before 15:20. The Weisshorn, the Zinalrothorn and the Obergabelhorn are among the five peaks over 4,000 m on the horizon of the course, along with the Matterhorn and the Dent Blanche.
After the Hôtel Weisshorn, the route reaches its high point at Nava, at km 22.9, at 2,424 m. It then descends toward Barneuza, at km 26.5, at 2,210 m, before reaching Zinal, at 1,675 m, after 31 km. The announced elevation is 2,200 m of gain and 1,100 m of loss; the last finishers arrive in Zinal before 17:30.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
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The route, drawn with a pen
This 31 km route from Sierre to Zinal takes shape in contour lines, drawn with a pen plotter, in A4, A3 or A2.
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Official information
- Illustrative route redrawn by Plotrek from public data: the course announced by the organiser and OpenStreetMap paths. It is not the official course of the event.
- Altitudes: terrain model AWS Terrain Tiles
- Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Figures and text: Plotrek
- Plotrek is not a partner of, or affiliated with, the race organiser.