Discovering some of the most interesting, picturesque, and well-attended mountain running races

Trail, trail, trail… and more trails, plus ultratrails, vertical races, and sky races, all on the upcoming running weekend… From the Dolomites Vertical on Friday the 21st to the Skyrace on Saturday the 22nd, and on to the packed schedule for Sunday the 23rd, a day when you’ll be spoiled for choice, from the three courses of the Etna Trail, the Cima Tauffi Trail, and the Cansiglio Run to the Canin Skyrace, including the Trail della Speranza on Monte Baldo and the Bagolino Alpin Run…

21/07/2017

Dolomites Vertical Kilometer 2017

Alba di Canazei (TN) – Vertical Sprint

2.5K D+ 1,015 m

22/07/2017

20th Dolomites Skyrace

Canazei (TN) – Sky Race

23.5 D+ 1,950 m

23/07/2017

Cima Tauffi Trail

Fanano (MO) – Ultratrail and Trail

60k elevation gain 4,000m, 35k elevation gain 2,000m, 12k elevation gain 450m

23/07/2017

Valsesia Trail

Alagna Valsesia (VC) – Ultratrail

47k elevation gain 4,140m, 27k elevation gain 2,018m

23/07/2017

Etna Trail – Seventh Edition

Linguaglossa (CT) – Ultratrail

94k D+ 4,800m, 24k D+ 1,400m, 12k D+ 650m

23/07/2017

Cansiglio Run

Vittorio Veneto (TV) – Road Race

30k D+ 930m D- 925m, 21k D+787m D- 783m, 12k D+ 392m D- 383m

23/07/2017

8th Bagolino Alpin Run

Bagolino (BS) – Mountain Race

16k D+ 1,200m

23/07/2017

Bienno – Valdaione Endurance Run

Bienno (BS) – Trail

11.5k D+ 1,200m

23/07/2017

Ventia Trail

Casa del Diavolo (PG) – Non-competitive trail run

14k, 560m elevation gain

23/07/2017

Castelluccio di Norcia Flowering Eco Trail

Forca di Presta – Arquata del Tronto (AP) – Ecotrail

15.4k, 7k

23/07/2017

Sant’Anna Ecotrail

Pontepetri – San Marcello Pistoiese (PT) – Ecotrail

7K competitive, 7K and 4K non-competitive

23/07/2017

Trail of the Two Bridges

Portico di Romagna (FC) – Trail

20k elevation gain, 800m; 6k elevation gain, 300m

23/07/2017

Canin Skyrace

Sella Nevea – Chiusaforte (UD) – Sky Race

19k D+ 1,800m

23/07/2017

Trail of Hope

Novezzina (VR) – Trail

26k D+ 1,450m