The route
Grand Trail des Templiers
Next edition15-18 October 2026
79.7 km and 2,192 m of climbing on a loop from Millau, with a high point of 921 m.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
- Distance
- 79.7 km
- Elevation gain
- 2,192 m
- Highest point
- 921 m
- Summits, passes and villages
- 41
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The route in numbers
Indicative figures computed by Plotrek on its illustrative route, with altitudes from a terrain model. They may differ from the organiser's.
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Reading the route
The Grand Trail des Templiers, a 79.7 km loop from Millau, sets off at 5:10 am from Domaine St Estève, at 377 m. The route mixes forest tracks, single-track trails, rocky sections and limestone slabs, rock ledges, cliffs and karst plateaus. It reaches the Moulin de la Galinière at km 14.9, at 395 m, then Peyreleau at km 19.7, at 428 m.
Past Peyreleau comes the longest climb of the route: 515 m of gain between km 20 and km 27.3, where the trace tops out at its high point, 921 m. The descent drops to Montméjean, at km 32.4, at 621 m. Further on the route passes L'Hospitalet-du-Larzac, at km 56.4, at 765 m, then Larzac, at km 63.2, at 780 m.
The route closes its loop back at Millau: the finish sits at L'Arche du bonheur, on the Pouncho d'Agast, at km 79.7, at 773 m. Over the whole course, the elevation adds up to 2,192 m of gain and 1,797 m of loss.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
03 · Your poster
The route, drawn with a pen
The relief of the course, a 79.7 km loop from Millau, takes shape as contour lines: our pen plotter draws it with a pen, line by line. Your finisher name and time go in the cartouche, in A4, A3 or A2.
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Official information
- Illustrative route redrawn by Plotrek from public data: the course announced by the organiser and OpenStreetMap paths. It is not the official course of the event.
- Altitudes: terrain model AWS Terrain Tiles
- Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Figures and text: Plotrek
- Plotrek is not a partner of, or affiliated with, the race organiser.