MOT 19K – Viol Occitan Trail is the 19.0km trail race at Maira Occitan Trail 2026 (Trail Village at Marmora-Canosio crossroads, Italy). The race starts on October 3, 2026 at 09:00 AM. It starts in Trail Village at Marmora-Canosio crossroads and finishes in Marmora. The time limit is 3 h.
Run easy on the first mountain, then go all out on the second.
The course climbs 1330m+. With 70m/km of climbing, the course is exceptionally steep, with long hiking-grade sections. By gradient, 39% of the distance is uphill, 55% downhill and 5% flat. The longest climb runs 4.2km at an average 14.0% grade (588m of vertical). The longest descent runs 6.9km at an average 13.3% grade (914m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 50.8% over 0.2km. The steepest descent drops at 30.1% over 0.4km. Surface: 58% trail, 20% technical, 12% road, and 11% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 30.6 FlatKM.
The highest summit on the course is Costa Chiggia (2158m), 11.6km from the start. Other named summits along the route: Monte Buch (2111m).
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 2.7km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is low (index 18 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 7°C to 14°C, with around 10°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 37%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 10% of days around this date.
158 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Paolo Daniele (Italy) in 1:48:10. Women's winner: Martina Ghigo (Italy) in 2:17:14.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for MOT 19K – Viol Occitan Trail.
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Official websitewww.mairaoccitantrail.it
