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Oisans Trail Tour
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Trail Tour

40.0km·2000m+
July 18, 08:00 AM
France

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Trail Tour · Race profile

Distance
40.0km
Gain
2000m+
FlatKM
57.6
Max
2091m
Min
1086m

About Trail Tour

Trail Tour is the 40.0km skymarathon at Oisans Trail Tour 2026 (France). The race starts on July 18, 2026 at 08:00 AM. The time limit is 8 h 45 min.

Race strategy

Run easy on the first mountain, then go all out on the second.

  • 268m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
  • Steep 30% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
  • Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the way down from it until 7.6km, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 35.1km.
  • Start · 0.0km–2.0km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
  • Settle in · 2.0km–16.9km · Descent of 268m averaging 9%, climb of 987m, high point 2091m. Plus 1 more climb. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. This descent is hard on the legs: short steps, stay in control, poles if you have them.
  • Work · 16.9km–35.1km · Descent of 832m averaging 7%. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. This descent is hard on the legs: short steps, stay in control, poles if you have them. Running pays off here: run wherever you can.
  • Home · 35.1km–38.5km · Descent of 395m averaging 11%. No heroics: settle back into your own effort and hold it to the line. Hike the steepest pitches.

Course

The course climbs 2000m+. With 50m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 47% of the distance is uphill, 44% downhill and 9% flat. The longest climb runs 9.3km at an average 10.6% grade (987m of vertical). The longest descent runs 11.6km at an average 7.2% grade (832m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 23.3% over 1.3km. The steepest descent drops at 41.8% over 0.2km. Surface: 76% trail and 16% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 57.6 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Signal de Villard (1973m), 22.1km from the start.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 6.3km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 27 of 100), with 29% of the load in the first half: 2 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

  • Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the way down from it until 7.6km, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 35.1km.
  • #1 · 4.6–7.6 km · 268 m D−, -9.1% · 31.0 km ahead → control
  • #2 · 16.9–28.5 km · 832 m D−, -7.2% · 10.1 km ahead → your pace
  • 35.1–38.5 km · 395 m D−, -11.3% · 0.0 km ahead → free

    • Weather

    On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 12°C to 21°C, with around 16°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 29%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 3% of days around this date.

    This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Trail Tour.

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