SIX RACES ON THE PROGRAM!
LE GRAND TRAIL DE SERRE-PONCON, in teams of two or three OR solo: 164km and 10 500m D +/-, STARTING FROM EMBRUN following the most beautiful summits framing the lake of Serre-Ponçon, the peak of Morgon, the peak of Dormillouse, the mount Colombis, the peak of Piolit, the pass of Coupa, and the mount Guillaume in the end!
THE SERRE-PONCON TRAIL, solo : 74 km and 5200 m D +/-, AT THE START OF ESPINASSES-ROUSSET, at the halfway point of the Grand Trail, with the mount Colombis at the beginning, the Piolit peak, the Coupa pass, and the mount Guillaume at the end !
THE LAKE AND MOUNTAINS TRAIL, solo: over 49 km – 3500m D + / -, AT THE START OF CHORGES, towards the Col de Chorges, La Coupa, Le Mont-Guillaume in the final !
NEW : THE MONT GUILLAUME TRAIL, solo, on 28 km – 1650m D +/ 2310 D-, AT THE START OF REALLON, to challenge the Mont-Guillaume by its wildest side with in final a playful descent directly towards the water level !
THE MORGON Foothills Trail, solo, 18 km – 510 m D +/-, STARTING FROM SAVINES, with a course that follows the foothills of the Morgon Peak to descend to the lake and finish in Embrun.
NEW : THE UNKNOWN TRAIL RDV, solo : on about 30 km – 2000m D + / -, starting from an unknown place, on a 100% new course and an arrival on Embrun !
THE DETAILED PROGRAM
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
- 2pm – 8pm: Number collection, Plage du Plan d’eau d’Embrun (Grand Trail 164km solo and team)
- 6pm: Runner briefing for the Grand Trail 164km solo and team, Plage du d’eau d’Embrun
- 2pm – 8pm: Opening of the Partner’s Lounge, Embrun Waterfront Beach
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
- 8h30 – 9h30 : Last number collection, Plage du Plan d’eau d’Embrun (Grand Trail 164km solo and team only)
- 10AM : DEPARTURE OF THE BIG TRAIL, SOLO AND TEAM IN EMBRUN
- 2pm – 8pm: Number collection, Plage du Plan d’eau d’Embrun (74 km, 49 km and 28 km)
- 2pm – 8pm: Opening of the Partner Lounge, Embrun Water Beach
SATURDAY 16 SEPTEMBER
- 6am – 7am: Number pick-up, Plage du Plan d’eau d’Embrun (for the day’s races only: 74km, 49km, 28km)
- 6:30 am: Departure of the shuttles provided for the 74km runners from the Embrun water park, next to the mini-golf course, to the start in Espinasses
- 7:00 am: Departure of the shuttles provided for the 49km and 28km runners from the Embrun lake, next to the mini-golf, to the departures of Chorges and Reallon-Base des Iscles
- 8AM: START OF THE 74 KM OF ESPINASSES
- 8 AM: START OF THE 49 KM OF CHORGES
- 9AM : DEPARTURE OF THE 28 KM OF REALLON-BASE DES ISCLES
- 10am – 8pm: Opening of the Partner Lounge, Embrun Water Beach
- 10:00 am: ARRIVAL at the Embrun water park for the first competitors in the 164KM SOLO (25 hours of racing)
- 11:30 am : ARRIVAL at the Embrun water beach of the first runners of the 28KM (3h race)
- 1pm : ARRIVAL Plage du d’eau d’Embrun of the first runners of the 49KM (5h race)
- 2:30 p.m.: ARRIVAL at the Embrun water beach of the first 164KM TEAM runners (27.5 hours of racing)
- 16h : ARRIVAL at the Embrun water beach of the first runners of the 74KM (8h race)
- 10am-8pm: Number collection, Plage du Plan d’eau d’Embrun (RDV EN TRAIL INCONNU et 18 km
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
- 6h30 – 7h30 : Last withdrawal of race numbers, Plage du Plan d’eau d’Embrun (RDV EN TRAIL INCONNU)
- 6:30 am : Departure of the shuttles put at the disposal of the runners of the RDV EN TRAIL INCONNU from the Embrun’s water level, next to the mini-golf, to the departure. Last shuttle at 6:45 am.
- 7:30 AM : DEPARTURE OF THE 30 RDV IN UNKNOWN TRAIL
- 7am – 9am: Last number pick-up, Plage du Plan d’eau d’Embrun (18 km only)
- 8h30 – 9h00 : Departure of the shuttles provided for the 18 km runners from the Embrun water level, next to the mini-golf, to the departure of Savines-Le-Lac.
- 10am – 3pm: Opening of the Partner Lounge, Embrun Water Beach
- 10AM : START OF THE 18 KM RACE IN SAVINES-LE-LAC
- 1:30 PM : START OF THE CHILDREN’S RACES,
- 2:30 pm: Prize giving / closing of the event : Embrun’s water beach