Date
Fri, 18 Dec 2026
Start
19:30
Venue
Centre Saint-Joseph, Abbaye de Maredsous, Rue de Maredsous 11, 5537 Denée
Denée, Dinant
Countdown
December
The short, easy way into night trail: under 10 km and 280 m of climbing, with the latest start of the evening. Young runners can join with an adult.
Key facts
01Headlamp, phone, night clothing and personal cup are mandatory
02Minimum age 10, with an adult
032-hour cut-off
Create a free training plan for the Maredsous Christmas Night Trail 10 km
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The course
The route
Denée
Distance9.5km
Total climb280m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate9.6 km
Weather
Mid-December, Denée
6°CTypical high
2°CTypical low
-13°CColdest in 20 years
53%Days with rain
Highs around 6°C and lows around 2°C, but it has dropped to -13°C. Rain on 53% 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
01Elodie DEKENS00:55:0810.3 km/h
02Delphine DEMUYNCK00:55:3510.3 km/h
03Mathilde MILICAMPS00:57:369.9 km/h
150
Women finishers
1:20:53
Median time
7.0 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
Training
Training for the Maredsous Christmas Night Trail 10 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 Maredsous Christmas Night Trail 10 km plan targets
Typical sessions
10 km with 280 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
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