17 km Trail is the 17.0km trail race at Défi des Couleurs Simard 2026 (Chalet du rang St-Julien, Beaupré, Canada). The race starts on October 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM. It starts in Chalet du rang St-Julien, Beaupré and finishes in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Beaupré.
The course climbs 360m+. With 21m/km of climbing, the course is predominantly runnable. By gradient, 18% of the distance is uphill, 37% downhill and 44% flat. Surface: 96% trail. Flat-equivalent effort: 19.5 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 6°C to 15°C, with around 10°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.
575 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Philippe Blouin (Canada) in 1:13:08. Women's winner: Anne-Marie Gauthier (Canada) in 1:31:03.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for 17 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)·MSA Classic Up & Down (15.4km)·11 km Trail (11.0km)·10 km Sentier (10.0km)·MSA Uphill (5.0km)
Other editions of 17 km Trail2027
Official websitewww.defidescouleurs.ca
