The last section is steeper but after a short while you reach the first refreshment point in the hamlet of “Flading”.

After a forest road, at km 5.7 a steep and technically demanding trail begins to the Wetterkreuz in Hocheck, where a stunning viewpoint awaits you.

From Hocheck the route descends to the nearby Klammalm, the second resting place, at km 8.

The 3 km ascent from the Klammalm to the Passiria Valley passage involves an ascent of about 550 metres. The first 1.5 km of this run takes place on grassy alpine meadows. The second part is characterised by steeper and also technically more challenging terrain.
On reaching the Kreuzspitze, after a short flat section, the right-hand path presents a steep ascent.
Concentration is also required after the passage to the Übelsee. The height difference on this descent is considerable.

After the almost 1 km descent from Überlsee to Schlattacher Joch (also Schloterjoch) the runner climbs up to Glaitner Hochjoch (2,390m), and after passing the cross continues on to Glaitner Joch (2,250m).
The ascent to Fleckner is fairly smooth, but the descent to the Rinnersattel requires concentration and a sure-footedness, especially in the first part.

The section along the so-called “Russenweg” to the ninth bend of the Jaufenpass road is mostly flat and downhill, with short climbs. In just under 2 km you cover an altitude difference of around 25 metres.
From the ninth bend onwards the athlete finds himself in more impassable terrain with around 80 metres of ascent in 400 metres, the last intense challenge over the remaining 7 km. The course then descends and crosses the pass road at 2,100 metres.
This is followed by another section with views of the Passeiertal valley behind, before the route returns to Ratschings at the foot of the Jaufenspitze. Here, a wide panorama opens up again and at km 21, the Giovo valley, which is lower down on the right, gently descends to the trail.
The trail then leads past the Giovo chapel with its small pond, crosses the beautiful mountain meadows on the Giovo to “Platschjoch”, before the most easterly point of the Sky Trail has to be circumvented before the edge of the forest, at around km 22.7 at an altitude of 1,920m. There is also a time checkpoint at this point.

The section from the easternmost point of the trail to the valley station of the Kalcheralm can be divided into 2 parts. The first part starts with a short, very leisurely climb. This is followed by a descent where you leave behind about 70 metres of altitude difference in 200 metres. This is the technically somewhat challenging connecting path from the upper trail to the Almenweg, which runs further down. The second part begins with a short, moderate climb on the Almenweg trail, before descending another 80 metres in altitude over a distance of about 1 km to reach the access road to the Ratschings ski area shortly after the Kalcheralm and then the finish line.
The remaining stretch to the finish line is no longer technically difficult. On the first section of the trail, you have to climb a further 50 metres in altitude over a distance of about 1.5 km, before you finally start the descent to the finish area at the crossroads to the reservoir. From here on, it is very likely that the final stretch will be completed together with the mountain trail participants. As you descend along the trail, you will be able to see the finish line on your right near the upper station of the cable car.