Want to go trail running in the Alps? Epic guided tours are available for fall 2026 and summer 2027 with Run the Alps.

Trail running in the Alps feels like stepping into another world entirely—one morning you’re climbing switchbacks toward a glacier-carved pass, the next you’re winding through centuries-old farming valleys where cows still graze the same high pastures shepherds have used for generations.

Far from the pace of home and the routine of your local trails, when you’re trail running in the Alps as part of a guided tour, the days blur together in the best way: big alpine views, friendly and deeply knowledgeable guides who know every hut, hidden trail and photo-op view, and evenings spent recovering over hearty local meals with a group of strangers who quickly start to feel like friends. It’s equal parts fitness vacation and life-changing adventure—you come home stronger, but you also come home forever inspired by the mountains, the culture, and the sense that you’ve touched something old and enduring in the heart of Europe.

If you’ve been dreaming of trail running through the high peaks of Switzerland and France but assumed this year’s window had closed, there’s good news: Run the Alps still has a handful of spots left on its August, September and October 2026 guided tours.

Run the Alps builds fully supported, small-group trail running trips through the mountains of Switzerland, France, and Italy—no route-finding, no logistics headaches, no worry of falling behind, just epic trail running with a licensed mountain guide, good food, and a comfortable bed waiting at the end of each day. Guests get daily guided runs, meals, luggage transfers between towns, and a mix of high alpine trails, cozy mountain huts, and village hotels.

Fall Trail Running in the Alps

The Grand Bernese Oberland Traverse Guided
(September 3–14)

A 12-day, point-to-point traverse across central Switzerland, running beneath the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau on the way from Schwarzwaldalp to Gstaad. Expect 15–20 km days over high mountain passes like Sefinafurgga and Hohtürli, a night at a rustic mountain hut, alpine lakes, and plenty of stops for röstis and cheese at farm huts along the way.

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Trail Running Skills with the Mirnavator
(September 7–14)

Based in Chamonix and led alongside trail runner and community advocate Mirna Valerio, this is a lower-mileage, skills-focused week rather than a big mileage push. Runners work on pole technique, uphill and downhill form, injury-prevention, and route planning, building toward leading their own run on the final day—with time for the hotel spa and Chamonix’s restaurants in between.

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September in the Alps Guided
(September 14–20)

A weeklong trip that starts in Chamonix and finishes in the Swiss village of Champéry, timed around the DDM Trail—the oldest trail race in the Alps, dating to 1963. Guests can race it, join a relay, or simply cheer from a mountain hut along the Dents-du-Midi.

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Trail Run Lugano: Swiss Lakes and Mountains Guided
(October 3–10)

An eight-day trip through Ticino, Switzerland’s Italian-speaking region, based out of lakeside Lugano and Locarno with one night at a mountain hut beside Lake Ritom. Days mix ridgeline running with cable cars and funiculars to cut out some of the climbing, waterfall-lined valleys, and a stop in Corippo, considered one of Switzerland’s most beautiful villages.

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And if this fall doesn’t work in your calendar, now is the time to start planning for 2027. Check out all the tours offered by Run the Alps and start planning the trip of a lifetime.