DateExpected
Early January 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Salle de la Grande Ourse, Orcières
Orcières, Hautes-Alpes
Countdown
January
The shorter way into Orcières' snowy evening trail: 9 km with 440 m of climbing, a friendly way to run in the snow as the day fades.
Key facts
01Shares its 17:15 start with the 15 km Trail de Rocherousse
02Results are ranked by sex only
Create a free training plan for the Trail étoilé d’Orcières 9 km
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The course
The route
Orcières
Distance9km
Total climb440m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate9.0 km
Weather
Early-January, Orcières
2°CTypical high
-6°CTypical low
-18°CColdest in 20 years
27%Days with rain
Highs around 2°C and lows around -6°C, but it has dropped to -18°C. Rain on 27% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserAssociation SMAG, in collaboration with AS2Pic and the Office de Tourisme d’Orcières
Websitetrails-orcieres.com
Instagram@trails_orcieres_05
Running since2019
Training
Training for the Trail étoilé d’Orcières 9 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 étoilé d’Orcières 9 km plan targets
Typical sessions
9 km with 440 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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