21 km Sentier is the 21.0km trail race at Défi des Couleurs Simard 2026 (Chalet du rang St-Julien, Beaupré, Canada). The race starts on October 11, 2026 at 10:30 AM. It starts in Chalet du rang St-Julien, Beaupré and finishes in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Beaupré.
The course climbs 299m+. With 14m/km of climbing, the course is predominantly runnable. By gradient, 9% of the distance is uphill, 26% downhill and 65% flat. Surface: 85% trail, 8% road, and 8% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 20.6 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 5°C to 14°C, with around 10°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 43%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 8% of days around this date.
200 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Bastien Bourgault (Canada) in 1:17:47. Women's winner: Laura Saindon (Canada) in 1:35:34.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for 21 km Sentier.
Other distances of Défi des Couleurs Simard 202642 km Trail (42.0km)·32 km Trail (32.0km)·26 km Trail (26.0km)·17 km Trail (17.0km)·MSA Classic Up & Down (15.4km)·11 km Trail (11.0km)·10 km Sentier (10.0km)·MSA Uphill (5.0km)
Other editions of 21 km Sentier2027
Official websitewww.defidescouleurs.ca
