Camins d'Her

Course

The course climbs 6400 m+. With 58 m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 39% of the distance is uphill, 36% downhill and 25% flat. The longest climb runs 7.2 km at an average 16.9% grade (1211 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 6.4 km at 19.4% (1232 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 42.8% over 0.2 km. The steepest descent drops at 31.0% over 0.2 km. Surface: 76% trail, 13% smooth, and 8% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 163.6 FlatKM.

Summits

The course also passes close to Cap dera Cometa des Calhaus (2253 m).

Poles

Trekking poles are strongly recommended: about 12.2 km of the course is steep enough for them to pay off.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is high (index 58 of 100), with 38% of the load in the first half: 3 critical descents, the last of them run on already damaged legs. Downhill-specific preparation and a controlled early pace pay off here.

• Control on the marked descents until km 54, target pace until km 86, free after that. Short descents not listed: target pace.
• #3 · 23.0–28.0 km · 344 m D−, -6.9% · 74% of the race ahead → control
• #1 · 38.0–42.3 km · 698 m D−, -16.2% · 61% of the race ahead → control
• #2 · 53.5–59.9 km · 634 m D−, -10.0% · 45% of the race ahead → target pace
• 75.7–79.6 km · 373 m D−, -9.6% · 26% of the race ahead → target pace
• 101.8–108.1 km · 1232 m D−, -19.4% · 0% of the race ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end
• Plus 1 more notable descents not listed: target pace.

Weather

Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 11°C to 18°C, around 13°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 35%. Heavy rain of 10.0 mm or more falls on about 2% of days around this date.

Results

859 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Gautier Bonnecarrere (France) in 12:08:55. Women's winner: Miao Yao (China) in 13:04:34.