The Ultra 160 is part of World Trail Major Series
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.
Start Friday at 5 am 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.
The race times are as follows, starting Friday :
 |
Km | Alt |  |
D+ | D- |  |
 |
 |
| Vielle Aure | 0,0 | 791 | 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 | 8:13 | ||
| Restaurant Merlans | 15,3 | 2045 |      |
1513 | 259 | 6:45 | 8:26 | 8:30 |
| Refuge de Bastan | 19,1 | 2245 | 1758 | 304 | 7:12 | 9:18 | ||
| Col de Bastanet | 21,1 | 2509 | 2022 | 304 | 7:36 | 10:06 | ||
| Refuge de Campana du Cloutou | 23,2 | 2215 | |
2022 | 598 | 7:50 | 10:34 | |
| Les Passets | 27,5 | 1680 | 2032 | 1143 | 8:19 | 11:30 | ||
| Serpolet | 29,3 | 2080 | 2432 | 1143 | 8:49 | 12:29 | ||
| La Mongie | 30,6 | 1735 |  |
2432 | 1488 | 9:00 | 12:51 | 13:00 |
| Pont des Vasquès | 33,1 | 2339 | 3052 | 1504 | 9:35 | 14:00 | ||
| Col de Sencours | 38,3 | 2378 | |
3126 | 1539 | 10:02 | 14:55 | 15:00 |
| Lac d'Oncet | 39,0 | 2340 | 3126 | 1577 | 10:06 | 15:03 | ||
| Col de la Bonida | 40,6 | 2309 | 3126 | 1608 | 10:15 | 15:20 | ||
| Lac d'Aouda | 42,3 | 2220 | 3126 | 1697 | 10:26 | 15:43 | ||
| Col d'Aoube | 43,1 | 2370 | 3276 | 1697 | 10:37 | 16:04 | ||
| Descente Aoube | 44,0 | 2210 | 3276 | 1857 | 10:43 | 16:17 | 16:20 | |
| Lac Bleu | 46,4 | 1968 | 3276 | 2099 | 10:58 | 16:47 | ||
| Col de Bareilles | 48,9 | 2244 | 3552 | 2099 | 11:22 | 17:35 | ||
| lac d'Ourrec | 51,8 | 1678 | 3552 | 2665 | 11:42 | 18:14 | ||
| Hourquette d'Ouscouaou | 53,3 | 1880 | 3754 | 2665 | 11:57 | 18:45 | ||
| Hautacam | 58,1 | 1514 | |
3774 | 3051 | 12:24 | 19:40 | 19:45 |
| D921 | 67,5 | 480 | 3774 | 4085 | 13:25 | 21:42 | ||
| Haut conduite forcée | 67,9 | 515 | 3809 | 4085 | 13:29 | 21:50 | ||
| Pierrefitte Entrée | 69,0 | 485 |    |
3809 | 4115 | 13:33 | 21:59 | 22:00 |
| Pierrefitte Sortie | 69,0 | 485 | 3809 | 4115 | 13:33 | 22:29 | 22:30 | |
| Pouy Dromidé | 77,7 | 1667 | 4991 | 4115 | 15:12 | 1:50 | ||
| Cazanove | 82,6 | 946 | 5011 | 4856 | 15:47 | 3:01 | ||
| Estaing | 84,3 | 989 | |
5066 | 4868 | 15:57 | 3:23 | 3:30 |
| Lac d'Estaing | 89,2 | 1189 | 5266 | 4868 | 16:28 | 4:26 | ||
| Col d'Ilhéou | 94,2 | 2256 | 6333 | 4868 | 17:39 | 6:52 | ||
| Refuge d'Ilhéou | 96,7 | 1975 | |
6333 | 5149 | 17:57 | 7:29 | |
| Parking Cambasque | 101,5 | 1350 | 6333 | 5774 | 18:26 | 8:30 | ||
| Cauterets | 104,6 | 933 | |
6333 | 6191 | 18:47 | 9:14 | 9:15 |
| Col de Riou | 112,8 | 1949 | 7374 | 6216 | 20:17 | 12:23 | ||
| Béderet | 114,1 | 1740 | |
7374 | 6425 | 20:27 | 12:43 | |
| Grust | 118,6 | 988 | 7374 | 7177 | 21:00 | 13:53 | ||
| Sazos | 119,8 | 847 | 7374 | 7318 | 21:09 | 14:11 | ||
| Sassis | 121,0 | 666 | 7374 | 7499 | 21:17 | 14:29 | ||
| Luz Saint Sauveur Entrée | 122,4 | 695 | |
7403 | 7499 | 21:27 | 14:49 | 15:00 |
| Luz Saint Sauveur Sortie | 122,4 | 695 | 7403 | 7499 | 21:27 | 15:19 | 15:30 | |
| Viey | 126,2 | 977 | 7727 | 7541 | 22:01 | 16:31 | ||
| Sers | 127,7 | 1132 | 7882 | 7541 | 22:18 | 17:08 | ||
| Tournaboup Entrée | 134,6 | 1455 | |
8261 | 7597 | 23:13 | 19:05 | 19:15 |
| Tournaboup Sortie | 134,6 | 1455 | 8261 | 7597 | 23:13 | 19:35 | 19:45 | |
| Pountou | 137,2 | 1741 | 8547 | 7597 | 23:41 | 20:36 | ||
| Cabane de la Pègue | 139,5 | 1970 | 8776 | 7597 | 0:12 | 21:44 | ||
| Refuge d'Aygues Cluses | 141,1 | 2143 | |
8949 | 7597 | 0:35 | 22:33 | 22:45 |
| Hourquette Nère | 143,2 | 2465 | 9271 | 7597 | 1:03 | 23:33 | ||
| Cabane de la Lude | 148,7 | 1835 | 9271 | 8227 | 1:50 | 1:15 | ||
| Restaurant Merlans | 151,4 | 2035 | |
9476 | 8232 | 2:19 | 2:18 | 2:30 |
| Col de Portet | 152,9 | 2215 | 9656 | 8232 | 2:33 | 2:50 | ||
| Vignec | 163,2 | 823 | 9656 | 9624 | 3:51 | 5:41 | ||
| Vielle-Aure | 164,9 | 791 | |
9656 | 9656 | 4:00 | 6:00 | 6:00 |
