44.1 km with the promise of an exceptional mountain experience on the Monte Moro pass.
The final stage that completes the kora of Monte Rosa, and definitely a privilege to run this in daylight as a stage racer. You’ll be glad if your race strategy has kept some reserve energy for this stage.
For runner Ruth Croft, this was her favourite stage. “It did start off with tired legs and a relentless, steep climb in the dark, but things quickly turned around with the epic sunrise on Monte Moro Pass,” she says. See the stage profile below, the climb is indeed relentless!
In the rifugio at the pass On Running situate their awesome aid-station (see the video below), where you most need it. Recharged, there is a technical descent into Switzerland with “views of the turquoise Mattmarksee, sitting between the massifs of Rimpfischhorn and Stellihorn,” remembers Croft.
After a long runnable section to Saas Fee, the day is only half over. The Höhenweg comes next – 20 km of unrelenting twisting and undulating trail. It’s the final challenge of this Bold, Brutal & Beautiful course.