Switzerland·2026

Lausanne

Lausanne sprawls steeply down to Lake Geneva, making it one of Europe's hilliest city-running venues—the Lausanne Marathon climbs and descends roughly 500m across its 42km course through the old town and lakeside flats. Cyclists dominate here: the Cyclotour du Léman is the anchor event, a 176km loop around the entire lake with rolling terrain and lake views; the city itself sits at 372m elevation, but the surrounding Lavaux vineyards and Pre-Alps offer serious climbing within 20km. For steady winter fitness, the Christmas Run draws the local parkrun crowd to flat lakeside circuits.