Morzine Spartan Ultra World Championship 2026

Spartan Race in Morzine-Avoriaz, France. 15 events over 3 days, Jul 3–5, 2026.

Race information

Morzine-Avoriaz delivers Spartan’s Ultra World Championship and a full Trifecta Weekend across rugged alpine terrain. Athletes race steep mountain trails, dense forests and high-elevation climbs, with classic carries, water obstacles and the signature fire jump completing the challenge. This is one of Europe’s biggest OCR weekends and the only Ultra in France, drawing elite and open athletes from around the world.

Race schedule

Start times as published by the organizer. Waves fill up.
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Friday, July 3, 2026

  • 07:0050.0 km · 60 obstacles

    Ultra 50K (Elite Championship)

    Elite

  • 07:10–07:4550.0 km · 60 obstacles

    Ultra 50K (Age Group Championship)

    Age Group

  • 07:50–08:0550.0 km · 60 obstacles

    Ultra 50K (Open)

    Open

  • 20:00–08:00

    HH12HR

Saturday, July 4, 2026

  • 08:0021.0 km · 30 obstacles

    Beast 21K (Elite)

    Elite

  • 08:10–08:5021.0 km · 30 obstacles

    Beast 21K (Age Group)

    Age Group

  • 09:00–11:3021.0 km · 30 obstacles

    Beast 21K (Open)

    Open

  • 15:303.0 km · 10 obstacles

    Kids Race 3K (Age 9–14)

    Open

  • 16:001.5 km · 10 obstacles

    Kids Race 1.5K (Age 7–9)

    Open

  • 16:00–20:00

    Hurricane Heat 4HR

  • 17:001.0 km · 10 obstacles

    Kids Race 1K (Age 4–6)

    Open

  • Time TBA5.0 km · 20 obstacles

    Sprint 5K

Sunday, July 5, 2026

  • 08:0010.0 km · 25 obstacles

    Super 10K (Elite National Series)

    Elite

  • 08:10–08:5010.0 km · 25 obstacles

    Super 10K (Age Group National Series)

    Age Group

  • 09:00–11:3010.0 km · 25 obstacles

    Super 10K (Open)

    Open

Where is it

Race village, nearest airport and how to get there.

Morzine-Avoriaz, France

Race village at Le Pléney lift, Morzine, 1,000 m

Geneva airport
1 h 20 drive
Nearest train
Thonon-les-Bains
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Course map & route

Official map when it's out. Until then, last year's course per distance.

Course map: not published yet

Usually posted the week before the race. Check social.

Ultra 50K · 2025 route

Two laps of the Beast loop plus a summit spur

51.8 km
Distance
2,950 m
Climb
2,020 m
High point
Beast 21K · 2025 route22.4 km1,180 m
Super 10K · 2025 route10.9 km640 m
Sprint 5K · 2025 route5.6 km310 m

Source: Aggregated from 41 public Strava activities recorded on race day 2025. No individual athlete is shown. Start and finish trimmed.

Terrain

Computed from last year's routes. Numbers, not opinions.

1,000–2,020 m
Altitude range
53 m / km
Climb per km, Beast
24%
Steepest sustained km
0%
Flat ground
  • Mountain
  • Trail
  • Forest

Course videos

Most watched recent footage. Four max.

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Fly in

Airports within 200 km of the venue. Each one lists the other races you can reach from it.

What the weather did

Actual conditions on these dates over the past 5 years.

Daytime high
15–27°C
Night low
10–17°C
Typical wind
9 km/h
Rain
Usually dry
0/5 years heavy rain
YearHighLowWindRain
202626°C13°C11 km/h—
202527°C17°C9 km/h—
202415°C10°C9 km/h3.0 mm
202321°C13°C10 km/h—
202227°C14°C8 km/h—

Results

Official results from previous editions. 2026 results appear here after the race.

Training plans

Other editions