Ratschings Mountain Trail is the new running event of the year

So it's no wonder that trail runs are currently very popular and are springing up like mushrooms around the globe. There will also be a new trail in South Tyrol next summer when the Ratschings Mountain Trail takes place on Sunday, June 27, 2021. The Ratschings amateur sports club had the plans for a new mountain run in its famous drawer for a long time. Last summer, an idea finally became a concrete project. OC boss Hanspeter Schölzhorn and his dedicated team thought, studied and planned for weeks until the key dates for the new event were set, which will attract as many athletes as possible to the Ratschings hiking area on Sunday, June 27, 2021, just in time for the start of the summer season should. One thing is particularly important to the organizers: the Ratschings Mountain Trail will be a running event for everyone. With a length of 17,7 kilometers and an altitude difference of 950 meters, the route can be mastered by all reasonably prepared athletes. If the distance is still too long for you, you can also compete in a team of two on the new trail in Ratschings. “We don’t want a trail run that is only intended for professionals or extreme athletes. We would like to open our hiking area to a broad, sporty audience,” explains Hanspeter Schölzhorn. A varied route The start of the Ratschings Mountain Trail is in the immediate vicinity of the valley station of the ski area. Afterwards, the participants walk on an asphalted side road (around 1,2 km), then continue on wide paths with a moderate incline to the end of the valley. In Flading, at km 5, the runners leave the bottom of the valley behind them and have to master the climb to the Klammalm. “Initially the route runs on an old access road, then it goes into more alpine terrain and you quickly gain altitude. A special highlight of the race awaits the participants above the tree line, as the route runs over a mountain peak at almost 2.000 m above sea level with a wonderful all-round view,” reveals Schölzhorn. It's not far from here to the Klammalm. The transition zone for the relay participants is located there. Then we go slightly downhill along a forest road to the start of the Ratschinger Alpine hike. “This is probably the most beautiful section of the entire trail run and runs with moderate up and down sections, mostly above the tree line. The athletes pass the inner and outer Wumblsalm, run past a beautiful viewing point with a weather cross and complete the last, more striking climb of the race to the Saxnerhütte,” continued Schölzhorn. From here it goes into the final section, which is approximately three kilometers long. First you walk slightly downhill to the Wasserfalleralm, then continue on undulating terrain to the Rinneralm. Immediately after the Rinneralm, the trail runners circle the reservoir and pass another weather cross. Here the participants' view falls on the majority of the route completed in the valley and along the alpine path. After the reservoir, briefly go downhill, then flat across the meadow towards the finish line, start the final sprint and it's done.

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Ratschings Mountain Trail is the new running event of the year

It is no longer a secret that running is becoming increasingly popular around the world. While at the beginning of the 2000s it was primarily city marathons that captivated athletes, the urban ambience has recently been replaced by the great outdoors.

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