Contemplative
12 km
6:40 /km
Lower valley loop.
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Chamonix, France·Europe·JuneIconic
Chamonix Alpine Half
Alpine, technical, high vertical.
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- Official distance
- 21.1 km
- Elevation gain
- +812m
- Mindful tempo
- 6:02 /km — ascending
- Character
- Alpine, technical, high vertical
Trail half within the Mont Blanc massif — sister event to the UTMB family.
Because earned altitude rewrites what you thought the day could hold.
Granite watches quietly. Every switchback earns its view.
Course
Open in OpenStreetMap Map & elevation profile
Course line · live Xymove map
Xymove · rendering the line
Xymove Map
21.0975 km loop
Live · pinch, drag, zoom45.924, 6.869
Elevation profile
+812 m gainPeak 812 m · 21.0975 km
Elevation profile: total gain 812 metres, peak 812 m above start, low 0 m.A physical profile — respect the ascents; let the descents restore the breath.
Chamonix45.924, 6.869
Race Day
Practical & atmospheric notes
Warm to hot. Early start, shade-line and salt matter — carry more water than you think you need.
A warm regional start — clubs in matching kit, coffee vans, a local mayor with a microphone. Human-scale and unhurried.
Loyal, knowledgeable crowd at trail-heads and villages. Deep silence between — the wind and your breath as company.
A quieter stretch usually opens up between km 7 and km 13 — an interior mile to return to yourself before the final push.
Sealed city tarmac — closed to traffic on race day
Elevation and mixed surfaces make this a physical line. Handcycles only with a support team; sturdy adaptive strollers on the flatter opening kilometres.
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Recovery
Cold-stream soak, alpine tea, early bed.
Along the line
Course imagery
Soul-Tuned Variations
One race, three ways to run it.
Recovery echo
5 km
7:00 /km
River-flat shuffle.
Stronger
21.1 km
5:20 /km
Push the climb, float the descent.
One shared standard · Four tempos
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