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HOKA Les Templiers
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2026 race
- Next race
- Date not out yet
- Last run Sun 18 Oct
- Start
- 05:105:10 AM
- Distance
- 80.0 km49.7 mi
- 33.6 km · 80 km
The course
The 80 km Grand Trail des Templiers starts at 05:10, 05:35 and 05:50 in three waves and climbs onto the Causse Noir by the steep Carbassas hill.
- A start in the dark, then CarbassasThree waves from 05:10, then the Carbassas climb.
- 3,497 m of climbing across three causses3,497 m of climbing over 80 km.
- Five time gates from km 22.8Gates at 9:30 (km 22.8) through 19:30 (km 69.8).
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryA start in the dark, then CarbassasThree waves from 05:10, then the Carbassas climb.
The organiser describes a gentle start on the road to Paulhe, then the climb to the plateau by Mas de Trauque and the Carbassas hill, which it calls wide but very steep. The race day is Sunday 18 October 2026, with 2,500 runners.
Sourced
Whole courseGradient3,497 m of climbing across three causses3,497 m of climbing over 80 km.
It is the founding route of 1995. The organiser names the Tarn valley above Peyreleau, the Jonte to the hermitage of Saint-Michel, the Larzac cliffs and the final rocky nose of the Pouncho d’Agast before the finish.
Sourced
Whole courseTacticsFive time gates from km 22.8Gates at 9:30 (km 22.8) through 19:30 (km 69.8).
The first aid station is at Peyreleau, where outside assistance is not allowed. The Festival des Templiers runs 18 races from 8 km to 100 km in all.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at Salon du Trail, MillauFriday 16 October Bib pickup
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12:0012:00 PM–19:007:00 PM
Bib pickup at the Salon du Trail Salon du Trail, Millau
Saturday 17 October Last bib day
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09:009:00 AM–19:007:00 PM
Bib pickup at the Salon du Trail Salon du Trail, Millau
Bib in hand?A number belt holds it without pins through your race top. Clip it on tonight.
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Sunday 18 October Race day
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05:105:10 AM
Grand Trail des Templiers, first wave Domaine St Estève, Millau. 80 km. Three waves, at 05:10, 05:35 and 05:50. -
05:355:35 AM
Grand Trail des Templiers, second wave Domaine St Estève, Millau -
05:505:50 AM
Grand Trail des Templiers, third wave Domaine St Estève, Millau
Cut-offs (5)
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09:309:30 AM
Gate at Peyreleau Km 22.8. -
12:0512:05 PM
Gate at Saint-André-de-Vézines Km 36.3. -
16:354:35 PM
Gate at La Salvage Km 55.4. -
18:256:25 PM
Gate at Mas de Bru Km 64. -
19:307:30 PM
Gate at Massebiau Km 69.8.
Times as published by the organiser, in Millau time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Millau time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
11 gels for Millau, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
Over this distance most runners mix in real food at the aid stations; the gels cover the hours between.
- km 6.7mile 4.2
- km 13.5mile 8.4
- km 20.2mile 12.6
- km 26.9mile 16.7
- km 33.7mile 20.9
- km 40.4mile 25.1
- km 47.2mile 29.3
- km 53.9mile 33.5
- km 60.6mile 37.7
- km 67.4mile 41.9
- km 74.1mile 46
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
Only the gel you trained with. Nothing new on race day.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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