Tour du Néouvielle – 40 km

This route is subject to change later for administrative or practical reasons, or due to trail conditions.

Please note that the route includes many sections on mountain trails where it is difficult to run.

The race starts on Friday at 8 a.m. from the centre of Saint-Lary-Soulan, covering 43 kilometers with 2,400 meters of elevation gain.

Runners will first climb along roads suitable for vehicles, then along ski slopes, to the Col du Portet. After refuelling at Les Merlans, they will switch to the Néouvielle sector to reach the Bastan refuge and the Col de Bastanet (the highest point of the race at 2,509 meters above sea level).

They will then turn left onto a mountain trail and cross the Hourquette de Caderolles. This marks the start of a long descent via Lac de Port Bielh to the lac de l'Oule. A final climb will take them back to the Merlans refreshment station and the Col de Portet. Once over the pass, a long final descent takes them back to Vielle Aure via the Cap de Pède ridge.

The best runners could take just over four hours, while the time limit is set so that the last runners finish in less than twelve hours.