En Ariege, the number of races for all trail lovers grows year after year, as does the variety of routes, opening up both to beginners, with low vertical drop, and to the biggest names in trail running with crazy tracks at the heart of the most beautiful sectors of the Pyrenees: Montcalm massif, Pic des 3 seigneurs ... The trail continues to seduce more and more fans of mountain running, nature and great physical effort!
Always more races in Ariège, always more runners!
Each year, more than 50 nature races welcome trail runners who love sporting sensations and curious about heritage! Alongside nationally renowned trails, such as the Montcalm challenge, du citadels trail or crest trail, others have come to find a place: the Picou trail, above Foix, the Montbel lake trail, or the waterfall trail in Roquefort les Cascades.
Races for all tastes, all levels, all year round!
Running races in Ariège is also:
- bullfights, in the medieval streets of Foix or Mazères,
- night races, the Gailhardaise for example,
- crazy challenges, such as climbing a climb as many times as possible in a 2-hour period during the Montée chiche du Sarrat,
- or even trails in pure natural settings with the Tourn de la Cascade d'Ars or the Dent d'Orlu.
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Montcalm Challenge
