Two-day double marathon on the Simplon Pass in Valais

The Gondo Marathon 2026 will take place on 8/9 August

To commemorate 14 October 2000, when a huge landslide buried the small village of Gondo on the Simplon Pass and 13 people lost their lives, the international Gondo Marathon has been held every year since 2002 on the first weekend in August. It is a two-day race over a total distance of 84 km and 4200 metres of altitude. There is also a mountain marathon over the marathon distance and a 28 km race. The Gondo Marathon is a family trail race away from the big crowds with a lot of heart and soul among the runners and helpers! 

 

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21. December 2025

Registration portal open

For the Gondo Marathon on 8/9 August 2026

The registration portal for the 2026 Gondo Marathon is now open. You can now register on Datasport for all races in the 2026 Gondo Marathon: double marathon, relay, marathon, running, fun run and kids' run.

Registration on Datasport
25. July 2025

Overview maps of the start and finish areas

Where can you find what?

Where is the bus stop? Where is the race office? Where can I park? Where are the showers? The new overview maps of Gondo, Ried-Brig and Schallberg provide all the information you need!

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24. July 2025

Regular price until 27 July

Register now!

Anyone who registers for the double marathon or the marathon (on Saturday) by 27 July 2025 (midnight) will benefit from the regular registration fee and receive a personal race number with their name on it. After this date, the entry fee will increase by CHF 20. There will be no increase for the Gondo Running. You can register for all races up to half an hour before the start.

Registration with Datasport

Double marathon / Marathon

On the first day, you run from Gondo through the imposing Gondo Gorge to Simplon village, then to the Simplon Pass and the highest point on the Bistinen Pass (2417 m above sea level), into the Nanz Valley and through the Saltina Gorge to Brig. In memory of the first event in 2002, when the bridge was swept away by the storms, the mountain stream is crossed 2 km before the finish (secured by the fire brigade).

On the second day, the route leads from Ried-Brig along the legendary Stockalperweg and the Talweg Ganter to the Simplonpass, then down to Simplon-Dorf and Gabi, where a steep climb to the Furggu awaits. Through the Zwischbergental valley back to Gondo.

Mostly you walk on single trails, again and again on alpine paths and only very rarely on asphalt. You experience wild valleys, sparse mountain forests, colourful flower meadows, alpine pastures and southern-looking pine forests.

The first day can also be run as a single marathon (on Saturday).

For the anniversary, a relay is offered in which the team members themselves decide how to split the distance.

Gondo Running / Plausch

The Gondo Plausch and the Gondo Running lead from Ried-Brig along the Stockalperweg over the Simplon Pass and through the Gondo Gorge to Gondo. The route measures 28 km and has 1400 m of ascent and descent. At the Gondo Plausch you can walk (with or without poles) or jog. There is no ranking list, only an alphabetical list of finishers (with times). Gondo Running is a "normal" competition with different age categories, rankings and prizes for the fastest. The Gondo Running counts towards the Upper Valais Running Cup and the Valais Mountain Running Cup.

Gondo Kids Run

A highlight is always the children's run on Sunday afternoon in Gondo. From the finish of the Gondo Marathon, the course leads steeply uphill to the church of Gondo. Then it's back down through a small forest to a grassy area. The kids run across this grassy area - cheered on by their parents and other spectators - back to the finish. The younger ones run one lap (800 m), the older ones two laps (1600 m). The Kids Run is part of the Oberwalliser Laufcup.