Grand Raid des Pyrénées See you in August 2024 from 21 to 25

2025 – Race course description Ultra Solo

Ultra Solo course Feed composition Race timetable
Rules Compulsory equipment Detailed program
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Please note: the route has many parts on mountain trails where it is not easy to run, especially in the Néouvielle area, around Col de Bastanet and Hourquette Nère.

Aid stations

Actual food may differ from this indicative list and will be updated regularly on the website and during the briefing.
List in the timetable at the bottom of the page with the legend below

Icon Expected content
Still water
Sparkling water and cola
Soup
Sausage or raw ham, dried fruit, savory cakes, cake
Oranges, bananas, bread, cheese, ham
Camp bed and blankets
Cold shower
Repatriation bus

 

Start Friday at 5h00 from the square of Vielle Aure. Riders will go up on passable roads and ski slopes to col de Portet to enter the Néouvielle zone. Reaching La Mongie via the col de Bastanet and the feared Serpolet. Climb to col de Portet at the foot of the pic du Midi. A series of pass leads to Hautacam : Bonida, Aoube, Bareilles and Ouscouaou. Downhill to Pierrefitte (first life base).

A wide tour of the Cabaliros leading to Estaing passing by the the iconic Turon de Bene.Pass through col d'Ilhéou and Ilhéou hut to reach Cauterets. Next is col du Riou and downhill section to Luz saint sauveur (second life base).

Uphill by the right bank of the Bastan leading to Tournaboup passing by Viey, Sers and the heights of Barèges. Back to the Néouvielle zone going through Hourquette Nère and col de Portet. Final downhill to Vielle Aure.

The bests could finish under 24 hours. Time barriers are calculated for a 49 hours finish.

It is possible to have clothes and supplies sent to Pierrefitte and Luz-Saint-Sauveur. These bags must be handed over to the organization before 8 pm on Thursday. They will be returned upon arrival late Saturday afternoon.

The race times are as follows, starting Friday :

 

Km    Alt    D+      D-     
Vielle Aure 0,0 791 Départ 0 0 5:00 5:00
Pla d’Adet 8,1 1610 819 0 5:53 6:44
Col de Portet 13,8 2214 1513 90 6:39 8:14
Restaurant Merlans 15,3 2045 1513 259 6:45 8:27 8:30
Refuge de Bastan 19,1 2245 1758 304 7:12 9:19
Col de Bastanet 21,1 2509 2022 304 7:36 10:07
Refuge de Campana du Cloutou 23,2 2215 2022 598 7:50 10:35
Les Passets 27,5 1680 2032 1143 8:18 11:31
Serpolet 29,3 2080 2432 1143 8:48 12:30
La Mongie 30,6 1735 2432 1488 9:00 12:52 13:00
Pont des Vasquès 33,1 2339 3052 1504 9:35 14:02
Col de Sencours 38,3 2378 3126 1539 10:02 14:57 15:00
Lac d’Oncet 39,0 2340 3126 1577 10:06 15:04
Col de la Bonida 40,6 2309 3126 1608 10:14 15:20
Lac d’Aouda 42,3 2220 3126 1697 10:24 15:40
Col d’Aoube 43,1 2370 3276 1697 10:34 16:01
Descente Aoube 44,0 2210 3276 1857 10:40 16:13 16:15
Lac Bleu 46,4 1968 3276 2099 10:56 16:44
Col de Bareilles 48,9 2244 3552 2099 11:20 17:32
lac d’Ourrec 51,8 1678 3552 2665 11:39 18:11
Hourquette d’Ouscouaou 53,3 1880 3754 2665 11:54 18:41
Hautacam 58,1 1514 3774 3051 12:22 19:37 19:45
D921 66,3 480 3932 4243 13:16 21:28
Haut conduite forcée 66,8 550 4002 4243 13:22 21:39
Pierrefitte Entrée 67,9 485   4002 4308 13:27 21:49 22:00
Pierrefitte Sortie 67,9 485 4002 4308 13:27 22:19 22:30
Pouy Dromidé 77,7 1667 5184 4308 15:09 1:47
Cazanove 83,0 955 5236 5072 15:48 3:06
Estaing 84,6 989 5284 5086 15:58 3:26 3:30
Lac d’Estaing 89,5 1189 5484 5086 16:28 4:29
Col d’Ilhéou 94,5 2256 6551 5086 17:39 6:55
Refuge d’Ilhéou 97,0 1975 6551 5367 17:57 7:32
Parking Cambasque 101,8 1350 6551 5992 18:26 8:32
Cauterets 104,9 933 6551 6409 18:47 9:17 9:15
Col de Riou 113,1 1949 7592 6434 20:17 12:25
Béderet 114,4 1740   7592 6643 20:27 12:45
Grust 118,9 988 7592 7395 21:00 13:56
Sazos 120,1 847 7592 7536 21:09 14:13
Sassis 121,3 666 7592 7717 21:17 14:32
Luz Saint Sauveur Entrée 122,7 695 7621 7717 21:27 14:51 15:00
Luz Saint Sauveur Sortie 122,7 695 7621 7717 21:27 15:21 15:30
Viey 126,5 977 7945 7759 22:01 16:33
Sers 128,0 1132 8100 7759 22:18 17:10
Tournaboup Entrée 134,9 1455 8479 7815 23:13 19:07 19:15
Tournaboup Sortie 134,9 1455 8479 7815 23:13 19:37 19:45
Pountou 137,5 1741 8765 7815 23:41 20:37
Cabane de la Pègue 139,8 1970 8994 7815 0:12 21:45
Refuge d’Aygues Cluses 141,4 2143 9167 7815 0:35 22:34 22:45
Hourquette Nère 143,5 2465 9489 7815 1:03 23:34
Cabane de la Lude 149,0 1835 9489 8445 1:50 1:15
Restaurant Merlans 151,7 2035 9694 8450 2:19 2:19 2:30
Col de Portet 153,2 2215 9874 8450 2:33 2:50
Vignec 163,5 823 9874 9842 3:51 5:40
Vielle-Aure 165,2 791   9874 9874 4:00 6:00 6:00