11 km Trail is the 11.0km trail race at Défi des Couleurs Simard 2026 (Chalet du rang St-Julien, Beaupré, Canada). The race starts on October 10, 2026 at 08:30 AM. It starts in Chalet du rang St-Julien, Beaupré and finishes in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Beaupré.
The course climbs 144m+. With 13m/km of climbing, the course is predominantly runnable. By gradient, 12% of the distance is uphill, 45% downhill and 44% flat. Surface: 95% trail and 5% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 11.6 FlatKM.
The course is runnable enough that trekking poles are not needed.
There is too little runnable descent to damage the quads: plan the race around climbing and fuelling.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 3°C to 12°C, with around 7°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 45%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 8% of days around this date.
566 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Julian David Claros Duarte (Canada) in 44:48. Women's winner: Angélie Simard (Canada) in 52:00.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for 11 km Trail.
Other distances of Défi des Couleurs Simard 202642 km Trail (42.0km)·32 km Trail (32.0km)·26 km Trail (26.0km)·21 km Sentier (21.0km)·17 km Trail (17.0km)·MSA Classic Up & Down (15.4km)·10 km Sentier (10.0km)·MSA Uphill (5.0km)
Other editions of 11 km Trail2027
Official websitewww.defidescouleurs.ca
