Date
Sat, 24 Oct 2026
Start
15:30
Venue
Lalouvesc, Ardèche
Lalouvesc, Ardèche
Countdown
October
The big one at Trail des Sapins. You set off mid-afternoon and finish in the dark, with 2,200 m of climbing to earn it. L'Infernale has earned its name.
Key facts
01Headlamp is mandatory kit
02Cut-off of 23:00 at the Vergnes aid station
03Race licence or Parcours Prévention Santé (PPS) required
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The course
The route
Lalouvesc
Distance48km
Total climb2,216m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate45.1 km
Weather
Late-October, Lalouvesc
15°CTypical high
6°CTypical low
-4°CColdest in 20 years
38%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 6°C, but it has dropped to -4°C. Rain on 38% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2024 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01FAURE BERTILLE05:46:168.3 km/h
02NICOLAS CANDICE06:10:277.8 km/h
03BETTON SÉVERINE06:14:387.7 km/h
9
Women finishers
7:07:23
Median time
6.7 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2024 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
Training
Training for the Trail des Sapins 48 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 Trail des Sapins 48 km plan targets
Typical sessions
48 km with 2,216 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
Hill reps and vert to prepare the climbs and descents
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
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