Date
Sat, 18 Sept 2027
Venue
Trailrun.be headquarters, Warempage 8F, 6983 Ortho, La Roche-en-Ardenne
Ortho, Marche-en-Famenne
Countdown
September
The big one at the festival: nearly 49 km on almost entirely off-road ground with 1,671 m of climbing. A proper day on the trails, and the longest of the six.
Key facts
01Aid stations at 10.6, 22.2 and 36.4 km on the 2026 course
02Access for non-members was limited from 2026, so check your entry status
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The course
The route
Ortho
Distance49km
Total climb1,671m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate44.5 km
Weather
Mid-September, Ortho
18°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
2°CColdest in 20 years
39%Days with rain
Highs around 18°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to 2°C. Rain on 39% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Coline DEMEY06:17:177.7 km/h
02Nora KALICH06:26:407.6 km/h
03Larissa ZUBRYCKYJ06:33:027.4 km/h
11
Women finishers
7:24:17
Median time
6.6 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Trail Festival du Barrage 49 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 Festival du Barrage 49 km plan targets
Typical sessions
49 km with 1,671 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
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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