The route
Next edition9 July 2027
A 48-hour loop through the Val d'Aran, past old mines and Pyrenean lake cirques: climbing tops out at 9,278 m across 160.8 km.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
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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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48 hours are allowed to close the Catalan Pyrenees, between old mining sites and high-altitude lake cirques. The start falls at 4 pm, in Vielha.
The route crosses the Pas de l'Escalette, drops to Bossòst, then climbs through old mining sites and lake cirques to the Coret dera Ansa dera Caudèra, then to Pòrt d'Urets, at 2,561 m.
It then drops to Salardú, crosses the Coret de Clòto before Arties, on valley and ridge trails typical of the Val d'Aran.
The finish is back in Vielha. Beyond 48 hours, it's over.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
03 · Your poster
The relief of the course, a loop from Vielha, takes shape as contour lines: our pen plotter draws it with a pen, line by line. Your finisher name and time go in the title block, in A4, A3 or A2.
Shipped from our workshop in Le Bouscat
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Updated Route and text: Plotrek workshop (Fabrice Jolivet)
Plotrek's illustrative route, redrawn on OpenStreetMap paths, measures 160.8 km and 9,278 m of elevation gain. It is a loop, with Vielha as start and finish, Coret dera Ansa dera Caudèra at km 75 and Coret de Clòto at km 125.5. The elevation loss measured on this route is 9,277 m.
Pòrt d’Urets, at 2,561 m, at km 87.6 of Plotrek's route. The high point lies between two landmarks of the course: Coret dera Ansa dera Caudèra (2,358 m, km 75) and Salardú (1,263 m, km 111.7). The start and finish are both at 969 m.
1,366 m of elevation gain in one go, from km 63 to km 74.7 of Plotrek's route. Landmark on the way: Coret dera Ansa dera Caudèra (2,358 m, km 75). No other climb on the 160.8 km loop is as long. Average gradient of this section: 11.7%.
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