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Trail des Pelerins

UTMB World Series
29.0km
May 14
Colmar,
France
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Trail des Pelerins · Race profile

Distance
29.0km
FlatKM
30.6
Max
817m
Min
181m

About Trail des Pelerins

Trail des Pelerins is the 29.0km trail race at Trail Alsace Grand Est by UTMB 2026 (Colmar, France). The race starts on May 14, 2026.

Race strategy

Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.

  • 298m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
  • The finish is runnable. Save your legs to run it all the way.
  • Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the descents until 18.1km, then run your race pace.
  • 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–18.1km · Climb of 631m, high point 817m, descent of 298m averaging 8%, descent of 412m averaging 7%. 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 · 18.1km–26.7km · Plus 1 more climb and 1 descent. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace.
  • Home · 26.7km–34.0km · 7.3km of runnable trail. Build to the finish: leave whatever you have left out on the course. Running pays off here: run wherever you can.

Course

By gradient, 34% of the distance is uphill, 34% downhill and 31% flat. The longest climb runs 7.3km at an average 8.7% grade (631m of vertical). The longest descent runs 5.9km at an average 6.9% grade (412m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 15.8% over 1.3km. The steepest descent drops at 23.1% over 0.2km. Surface: 56% trail, 23% road, and 16% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 30.6 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Mont Sainte-Odile (764m), 8.6km from the start. Other named summits along the route: Elsberg (662m). The course also passes close to Hohenburgerberg (720m).

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 2.1km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is low (index 18 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.

  • Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the descents until 18.1km, then run your race pace.
  • #1 · 7.2–10.9 km · 298 m D−, -8.2% · 23.1 km ahead → control
  • #2 · 12.2–18.1 km · 412 m D−, -7.0% · 15.9 km ahead → control
  • 21.7–26.7 km · 423 m D−, -8.4% · 7.3 km ahead → your pace

Results

1,430 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Grégory Basilico (France) in 1:57:22. Women's winner: Martina Bilora (Italy) in 2:19:39.

This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Trail des Pelerins.

Other distances of Trail Alsace Grand Est by UTMB 2026Ultra-Trail des Chevaliers (158km)·Ultra-Trail des Paiens (109km)·Trail des Celtes (48.0km)·Ronde des Pages (18.0km)

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