Cover photo of Les Courses du Mont-Terrible - Trail de Pietchiesson 2027 — 36 km, 1593 m elevation gain

Les Courses du Mont-Terrible - Trail de Pietchiesson 2027

April 18, 2027
Distance
36.2 km
Elevation gain
1593 m
Country
🇨🇭 Switzerland
Course weather at your time of passage

The forecast arrives five days before the start.

Here you'll find the elevation profile, an estimated finish time based on your UTMB Index and details of the 3 aid stations to plan your nutrition and hydration segment by segment.

What's your time based on your UTMB?

Times estimated by the RAVIT model, learned from real ultra-trail finish times. Enter your UTMB Index (utmb.world) to get a personalized estimate.

Predicted race time based on your UTMB Index®

UTMB Index®587
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3005007009001000UTMB Index®

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Cut-off times and crew - Les Courses du Mont-Terrible - Trail de Pietchiesson · 2027

36 km race checkpoints: kilometers, elevation, crew, cut-off time and access
Aid stationCum. kmCum. D+Seg. kmSeg. D+Seg. D-CrewCut-offAccess
Montvoie 19.7616 m9.7616 m200 m——
Montvoie 218.41,042 m8.7426 m449 m——
Villars31.91,551 m13.5509 m773 m——
Arrivée36.21,593 m4.342 m170 m—Sun 02:30 PM

Data from the official race rules, checked for every edition. The race rules prevail. Positions are interpolated along the GPX track and are a guide, not official course marking.

What you'll find at each aid station

Aid station contents: products in rows, aid stations in columns
ProductMontvoie 1km 9.7Montvoie 2km 18.4Villarskm 31.9
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Elevation profile

500 M600 M700 M800 M900 MS01 · Montvoie 1 KM 9.7 — Alt 877 m D+ cumulé 616 m9.7 KMMontvoie 1S02 · Montvoie 2 KM 18.4 — Alt 857 m D+ cumulé 1042 m18.4 KMMontvoie 2S03 · Villars KM 31.9 — Alt 593 m D+ cumulé 1551 m31.9 KMVillarsStart0 KMFinish36.1 KM

The course and its aid stations

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Les Courses du Mont-Terrible - Trail de Pietchiesson: times, aid-station stops and fuelling needs by UTMB® Index

Between a UTMB® Index of 500 and 800, the estimated finish time on this race runs from 4h41 to 3h07, and the aid-station stop budget from 0h10 to 0h04. The longer the race, the more stops weigh: this is time you should plan to spend standing still, not only running.

Below a UTMB® Index of roughly 345, the overall cut-off of 6h30 is no longer reachable at the estimated pace.

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Estimated time, stop time and fuelling needs on Les Courses du Mont-Terrible - Trail de Pietchiesson by UTMB Index
UTMB® IndexEstimated timeOf which stopsNight hoursCarbsFluidSodiumCut-off margin
5004h410h10—281 g3.3 L2,338 mg+1h49
5504h180h08—258 g3 L2,151 mg+2h12
6004h010h07—241 g2.8 L2,009 mg+2h29
6503h440h06—224 g2.6 L1,867 mg+2h46
7003h310h05—211 g2.5 L1,755 mg+2h59
7503h200h04—200 g2.3 L1,664 mg+3h10
8003h070h04—187 g2.2 L1,561 mg+3h23

Figures based on 60 g of carbohydrate, 700 mL of fluid and 500 mg of sodium per hour, "average" preparation and mild conditions (15–25 °C). Above 25 °C, count on roughly 900 mL/h and 700 mg/h. Carbohydrate intake is trained: 60 g/h is a floor, 90 g/h assumes a glucose-fructose blend and a gut used to it.

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Sources and method

  • Time projection — les temps par cote sont repris des passages réels des coureurs de chaque tranche sur les éditions précédentes de cette course, arrêts aux ravitaillements compris. Aucune formule n'intervient tant que ces résultats existent.
  • Trail nutrition — hourly targets for carbohydrate, fluid and sodium follow the commonly accepted ultra-endurance guidance. La Clinique du Coureur — Fuelling in trail running
  • Course, aid stations and cut-offs — taken from the event's official rules, which prevail in case of any discrepancy. Official site — Les Courses du Mont-Terrible - Trail de Pietchiesson

Weather for Les Courses du Mont-Terrible - Trail de Pietchiesson

The weather for Les Courses du Mont-Terrible - Trail de Pietchiesson will appear here as soon as the forecast models reach that date, around five days before the start: feels-like temperature, rain, snow, wind and storms, section by section and at your passage time.

Detailed weather for Les Courses du Mont-Terrible - Trail de Pietchiesson, hour by hour on the course

Frequently asked questions

How many checkpoints?

Les Courses du Mont-Terrible - Trail de Pietchiesson has 4 checkpoints: 3 aid stations and 1 checkpoint with undocumented contents. Details are in the two tables above.

What's the longest segment without aid?

The one leading to Villars: 13.5 km and 509 m elevation gain. That's the one to load up for first.

How do I find the exact location of an aid station?

The Google Maps icon in the “Access” column opens the aid station's location: handy for planning your crew's routes.

What distance and elevation gain?

Les Courses du Mont-Terrible - Trail de Pietchiesson is 36 km long with 1593 m of elevation gain.

How long to finish?

With a UTMB Index of 600 (average runner), the estimated time is around 4h01 for Les Courses du Mont-Terrible - Trail de Pietchiesson.

What's the weather forecast?

The weather for Les Courses du Mont-Terrible - Trail de Pietchiesson will be published on this page around five days before the start, once the forecast models reach the race date. It will be detailed section by section: feels-like temperature, rain, snow, wind and storms.

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