GOLDEN TRAIL WORLD SERIES
About the GTWS
The Golden Trail World Series exists to celebrate and evolve trail running as a sport. The series stands out in the modern sports world respecting unique values like parity, equity, transparency, and honesty. The races have been chosen to highlight the most iconic events in the sport today. The Golden Trail World Series exists to celebrate and evolve trail running as a sport.
The races have been chosen to highlight the most iconic events in the sport today.
It aims to promote professional trail runners as the world-class athletes that they are, to showcase and protect the awe-inspiring natural environments where we play and compete, and to acknowledge the amazing, passionate fans as an essential ingredient in the sport.
8 RACES
Each of the 8 races in the series has been specifically selected for the scenery, the challenge, the history, and the atmosphere that they offer to both the runners and to the public. These are the races that every runner wants to experience and some of the first written on any runner’s bucket list.
It combines these iconic races into a new and revolutionary concept.
A clear and simple format where each runner’s best three results from the 8 races count. This will generate excitement for the public who follow the entire season and to ensure that elites meet each other a maximum of times during the year guaranteeing a high level at each race.
However, it is more than just a race series – it celebrates trail running, trail running athletes and the fans. Every celebration needs a party – a finale that embodies everything we stand for. Each year The Golden Trail World Series will choose a very special race for the Grand Finale.
In 2026, the Top 30 Men and Women from the overall ranking after the 7th race will be invited to the Grand Finale. This guarantees an epic battle till the very last finish line.
The aim of the Golden Trail National Series is to give an opportunity to any strong athletes to take part in the most prestigious international trail running series the following year and measure themselves against the world’s best athletes.
2020 has been a special year, which forced us to reinvent ourselves.
The Golden Trail Championship was created out of a worldwide lockdown and not being allowed to go to races around the world.
From 2022, The GTC will always be an option that we keep in the event of unusual circumstances that would force us to cancel GTWS races.
It will be a 5-day stage race where anyone can participate at their own expense if they obtain a race-bib.
The top 10 from the previous year’s GTWS would be directly invited to take part in it, and some Golden Tickets at races and segments would be implemented in all countries that organize a GTNS.
At the end of the stage race, an overall ranking will be established, and the Golden Trail Champion will be the one with the lowest time.
The GTC also crowns the Golden Trail Climber Champion, the Golden Trail Downhiller Champion, and the Golden Trail Sprinter Champion.
