Date
Sat, 14 Nov 2026
Start
20:00
Venue
Salle polyvalente d’Orgelet, Orgelet, Jura
Orgelet, Jura
Countdown
November
The middle distance of the night, a half-marathon-ish loop with 800 m of climbing. Long enough to feel like a proper trail run, and you do it all in the dark.
Key facts
01Headlamp is mandatory
02Keep up 6 km/h: checkpoint cut-off 22:00, course shortened from 23:00
03Minimum age 20; PPS, medical certificate or sports licence needed
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The course
The route
Orgelet
Distance21km
Total climb801m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate20.8 km
Weather
Mid-November, Orgelet
9°CTypical high
2°CTypical low
-8°CColdest in 20 years
44%Days with rain
Highs around 9°C and lows around 2°C, but it has dropped to -8°C. Rain on 44% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01BAZILE TIPHAINE01:45:5911.8 km/h
02MARCHETTI CHARLINE01:52:5811.1 km/h
03GAHERY CLARISSE02:02:3010.2 km/h
88
Women finishers
2:46:39
Median time
7.5 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserAssociation Volodalen Solidaire
Websitetrail-volodalen.com
Instagram@trailvolodalen
Running since2019
Training
Training for the Dark Trail 21 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Dark Trail 21 km plan targets
Typical sessions
21 km with 801 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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