Aletsch Half Marathon Weekend

Sunday is the day of the half-marathonThe demanding 21.1 km run through the UNESCO World Heritage site. Views of the great Aletsch glacier and the 4000-meter peaks of the Valais. This is what makes the Aletsch Half Marathon the most beautiful mountain race in Europe, attracting up to 2,700 participants* from Switzerland and abroad every year.

Saturday, family dayThe Glacier Races, the Aletsch Mini Races and the Aletsch Sprint are open to individual runners, groups and families. A program designed for children, young people and amateur runners - in other words, for all future half-marathon winners.

Family Day program - Saturday June 22, 2024

1:00 pm Bib distribution and late registration | Bettmeralp cable car top station
2:00 pm Start of the Aletsch Sprint | Bettmeralp cable car top station
2:30 pm | Start of the glacier race | Bettmeralp station
15h00 | Start Aletsch Minilauf | Village square / Bettmeralp ski school office
from 15:30 | Entertainment program and catering | Bachtla Sports Center
16:00 | Prize-giving ceremony | Bachtla Sports Center

Half-marathon day - Sunday, June 23, 2024

16:00 - 18:00 | Bib distribution | Bettmeralp top station (Saturday, June 22, 2024)

from 7.30 a.m. | Distribution of race numbers | Bettmeralp lift station
from 10.00 am | Start of the main categories | Bettmeralp top station
from 10.00 a.m. Catering and musical entertainment | Moosfluh, Riederalp & Bettmerhorn
10.00 am | Departure "Bloc 1" | Bettmeralp-Bahnen top station
10h05 | Departure Block 2 | Bettmeralp-Bahnen top station
10h10 | Departure Block 3 | Bettmeralp-Bahnen top station
10h15 | Departure "Block 4" | Bettmeralp-Bahnen top station
10h20 | Departure "Block 5" | Bettmeralp-Bahnen top station
10h25 | Departure "Block 6" | Bettmeralp-Bahnen top station
10:30 am | Start "Block 7" & Nordic Walking | Bettmeralp-Bahnen top station
1:30 p.m. Finish | Moosfluh, Riederalp
3:00 p.m. Closing of the finish line | Bettmerhorn
from 14:30 | Catering and musical entertainment | Bachtla Sports Center, Bettmeralp
15:00 | Prize-giving ceremony | Bachtla Sports Center, Bettmeralp


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