| Scenic Trail | |
|---|---|
| Date | June |
| Location |  Lugano |
| Event type | Ultra SkyMarathon SkyMarathon SkyRace Vertical Kilometer |
| Distance | 113 km / 7,400 m 54 km / 3,800 m 27 km / 2,200 m 4.5 km / 880 m |
| Established | 2013 |
| Official site | [scenictrail.ch Scenic Trail] |
The Scenic Trail is an international skyrunning competition held for the first time in 2013. It runs every year in Lugano (Switzerland) in June. The race was valid in 2017 for the Skyrunner World Series. [1]
| K113 Ultra | ||||
| Year | Men's winner | Time | Women's winner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |  Stephan Hugenschmidt Matthias Dippacher | 15:40:44 |  Francesca Canepa | 19:12:18 |
| K54 Trail | ||||
| Year | Men's winner | Time | Women's winner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |  Marco Gazzola | 5h48'01" | Arianna Regis | 7h15'22" |
| 2015 | Stephan Hugenschmidt | 5h45'44" | Francesca Canepa Korinne Kaegerer | 7h31'41" |
| 2016 | Stephan Hugenschmidt | 5h57'35" | Kathrin Goetz | 7h10'43" |
| 2017 | Adrian Brennwald | 5h59'07" | Vera Nina Schneebeli | 7h56'17" |
| K27 Skyrunning | ||||
| Year | Men's winner | Time | Women's winner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 (24k) | Alessio Rigamonti | 2h59'03" | Carla Corti | 3h35'05" |
| 2016 (24k) | Cristian Minoggio | 2h34'00" |  Jessica Pardin | 3h04'05" |
| 2017 | Aurelien Patoz | 2h55'46" | Andrea Vlasakova | 3h23'30" |
| K4 VK | ||||
| Year | Men's winner | Time | Women's winner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lukas Oehen | 38'14" | Serena Vittori | 46'00" |
| 2017 | Lukas Oehen | 38'07" | Susanna Serafini | 46'50" |
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