Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Richard-Strauss-Platz / Congress Center) June 18 to 20 2026
Source: https://zugspitz.utmb.world/
Here is the official schedule for the Zugspitz Ultratrail (ZUT) 2026, taking place from June 18 to 20 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Richard-Strauss-Platz / Congress Center):
📅 Thursday, June 18, 2026
- 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM: Race bib distribution (ZUT100, Ultratrail, Ehrwald Trail, Garmisch-Partenkirchen Trail) | Konzertsaal Richard Strauss / Congress Center
- 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM: ZUT Expo & ZUT Food Court | Richard-Strauss-Platz
- 6:00 PM: Welcome and race briefing for all distances | Richard-Strauss-Platz
- 8:00 PM: 🚀 START: ZUT100 (164 km) | Richard-Strauss-Platz
- 8:30 PM: Community Night Run with headlamp testing | Richard-Strauss-Platz (Ledlenser booth)
📅 Friday, June 19, 2026
- 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM: Race bib distribution (Garmisch-Partenkirchen Trail only) | Konzertsaal
- 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM: Race bib distribution (all other distances) | Konzertsaal
- 10:00 AM: 🚀 START: GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN TRAIL (28.5 km) | Richard-Strauss-Platz
- 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM: ZUT Expo & Food Court | Richard-Strauss-Platz
- From 12:00 PM: Finisher T-shirt pick-up opens | Konzertsaal
- 3:00 PM: Award ceremony for Garmisch-Partenkirchen Trail | Richard-Strauss-Platz
- 10:00 PM: 🚀 START: ULTRATRAIL (106 km) | Richard-Strauss-Platz
- 11:00 PM: 🚀 START: EHRWALD TRAIL (86 km) | Start located in Ehrwald
📅 Saturday, June 20, 2026
- 7:00 AM: 🚀 START: MITTENWALD TRAIL (44 km) | Start located in Mittenwald
- 9:00 AM: 🚀 START: LEUTASCH TRAIL (68 km) | Start located in Leutasch/Weidach
- 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM: ZUT Expo & Food Court | Richard-Strauss-Platz
- 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM: Race bib distribution (Grainau Trail) | Konzertsaal
- From 1:30 PM: Award ceremonies (ZUT100, Mittenwald Trail, Ehrwald Trail) | Richard-Strauss-Platz
- 6:00 PM: 🚀 START: GRAINAU TRAIL (16 km) | Start located in Grainau
- From 6:00 PM: Award ceremony for Ultratrail | Richard-Strauss-Platz
- From 8:30 PM: Award ceremony for Grainau Trail and Leutasch Trail | Richard-Strauss-Platz
- Until 1:00 AM (Sunday): Final finishers cross the finish line in the center of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Note for spectators & runners: Paid shuttle buses to the external starting points (Mittenwald, Leutasch, Ehrwald, Grainau) depart on Saturday starting around 5:30 AM from the “Am Eisstadion” parking lot in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Results
Here are the top results from the Zugspitz Ultratrail by UTMB (ZUT) 2026, which took place this past weekend in the stunning Wetterstein mountains of Germany.
🏃♂️ ZUT100 (The Flagship 100K Race)
The supreme discipline saw incredible performances, particularly dominated by German runners taking the top spots.
Men’s ZUT100 Top 5
- 🥇 Tobias Fritz (GER) – 12:04:35
- 🥈 Moritz Dammann (GER) – 12:51:22
- 🥉 Yurick Aregger (SUI) – 12:58:18
- Janosh Baumgartner (SUI) – 13:15:42
- Frederik Henes (GER) – 13:33:11
Women’s ZUT100 Top 5
- 🥇 Joanna Tallmann (GER) – 14:26:28
- 🥈 Pia von Keutz (GER) – 16:03:41
- 🥉 Clara Schütte (GER) – 16:05:03
- Jillian Rodriguez (USA) – 17:02:09
- Ruth Huber (SUI) – 17:25:36
⛰️ Garmisch-Partenkirchen Trail (29.3 km)
This shorter, high-intensity course features an grueling 1,503 meters of elevation gain.
Men’s Top 5
- 🥇 Dominik Hohenleitner (GER) – 2:17:54 (Sovereign lead right from the start)
- 🥈 Pierre-Emmanuel Alexandre (GER) – 2:35:06
- 🥉 Florian Nowak (GER) – 2:51:54
- Sven Starklauf (GER) – 2:52:27
- Christoph Zöllner (GER) – 2:55:50
Women’s Top 5
- 🥇 Silvia Schwaiger (SVK) – 2:45:40 (Incredible run, placing 3rd overall including the men!)
- 🥈 Nadine Hubel (GER) – 2:53:43
- 🥉 Amelie Muss (AUT) – 2:55:35
- Marina Janussek (GER) – 3:02:27
- Svenja Erdmann (GER) – 3:09:43
💡 Looking for full times? If you are tracking a specific runner, looking for other distances (like the Leutasch, Ehrwald, or Grainau Trails), or want to check age-group filters, you can find the live, searchable leaderboard directly on the officialUTMB Live Tracking Platform.
