Ready for the Mattmark Memorial 2025?
Then take part in the free Mattmark Memorial Challenge - your perfect training opportunity before the big event! Prove your skills in advance on the original courses.
Prepare yourself optimally for this year's edition and secure the chance to win one of 8 exclusive starting places for the Mattmark Memorial 2025!
How to participate:
- Familiarise yourself with the route
- To track your run, you will need a GPS watch or a GPS application on your mobile phone, such as Garmin, Suunto, Strava, Outdooractive, Komoot, etc.
- Download the GPS data of the route of your choice to your GPS watch or mobile phone
- Make sure you have the necessary equipment and food for the route
- Make sure that you choose a suitable weather window for your run (precipitation, temperature, etc.)
- Start the GPS tracking at the start in Saas-Balen (or for the lake circuit at the Mattmark dam)
- Run the specified route and end your recording at the finish line
- Save the GPS recording
- Take a proof selfie at the Mattmark dam
- Take a screenshot of your GPS recording showing the following data:
- Complete GPS route of the correct route
- Date and time of the recording
- Duration, distance and altitude metres
- Submit your result here and automatically take part in the challenge
Announcement of winners 2 starting places per route for this year's edition of the Mattmark Memorial 2025 will be randomly drawn from all participants in the challenge. The lucky winners will be notified in writing from 18 August 2025.
Trails
You are guaranteed to find the right challenge on the four trails. Be it the classic lake circuit or half-marathon route, the varied Weissmies Trail or the absolute challenge on the Mischabel Trail. Information on the trails and GPX data to download can be found on the respective Outdooractive entries.