Hoping the weather will be a little more forgiving than it was this past weekend, let’s see where we can go trail running on the weekend of May 7 and 8.
We start in the Aosta Valley, where the Quartrail will take place on Saturday—a race featuring no fewer than five courses ranging from 37k to 3k, all characterized by significant elevation gains—and continue with the Tenno Trail Experience in Riva del Garda, Trento, a 25k race with 1,400m of elevation gain,the Erbaluce Night Trail in Candia, Turin, a 24.5-kilometer race with 700 meters of elevation gain, the Moscato di Scanzo Trail in Sottochiesa, Bergamo—a 6-kilometer vertical race with a staggering 900 meters of elevation gain—and the Tuscan races: the Marcia di Santa Gemma in Borgonuovo, Lucca—11 km and 5 km with 400 m and 150 m of elevation gain, respectively—and the Italian Red Cross Walk in San Frediano a Settimo, Pisa, featuring three flat courses.

Speaking of ultratrails, also on Saturday, the 7th, it will be time for the 100 & Lode in Villaverla, Vicenza, a 100k or 50k race with elevation gain ranging from 2,600m to 1,200m. In Riva del Garda, runners can also choose the 40k and 60k distances (elevation gain 3,200m – 2,200 m) of the Garda Trentino Trail, while in Prato, the “Da Piazza a Piazza” will kick off—a multi-stage trail running race totaling 70k with a cumulative elevation gain of 4,000 meters.

SUNDAY, THE 8TH: MATCHES BY REGION

PIEDMONT
Motty Trail, Armeno, Novara, 48k with 2,849m of elevation gain
Motty…no, Armeno, Novara, 25k and 1,100m of elevation gain
Vallevaraita Trail, Brossasco, Cuneo, 32k and 1,750m of elevation gain

FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA
Trail delle Valli, San Pietro al Natisone, Udine, 40 km and 2,200 m of elevation gain

VENETO
Madruk Trail, Vittorio Veneto, Treviso, 23k and 1,350m elevation gain
Salomon City Jungle Schio, Vicenza, 17k with 650m of elevation gain
Trail de le Longane, Lozzo di Cadore, Belluno, 15k and 1,100m elevation gain

LOMBARDY
Cornizzolo Vertical, Suello, Lecco, 3,050k with 1,000m of elevation gain

EMILIA ROMAGNA
Strafuso Trail Running, Scusano, Parma, 21k with 900m elevation gain
Dozza Wine Trail, Bologna, 14k with 500m elevation gain
Forlì City Trail, Forlì, 9.5k and 5.5k

TUSCANY
Hike through San Cassiano a Vico, Lucca: 20k with 500m of elevation gain, 13k with 100m of elevation gain, and 6k
A hike through the irises, San Polo in Chianti, Florence: 16k with 660m of elevation gain and 5k with 200m of elevation gain
“La Miniera a Memoria” Trophy, Ribolla, Grosseto, 10k with 50m of elevation gain

ABRUZZO
Archeo Run, Collelongo, L’Aquila, 13k with 700m elevation gain
Marsi Eco-Marathon, Collelongo, L’Aquila, 42k with 2,400m of elevation gain

CAMPANIA
Jeranto–Punta Campanella Trail, Massa Lubrense, Naples, 14k with 1,076m of elevation gain