Date
Sat, 18 Sept 2027
Venue
Trailrun.be headquarters, Warempage 8F, 6983 Ortho, La Roche-en-Ardenne
Ortho, Marche-en-Famenne
Countdown
September
A short, easy 7.5 km loop with 220 m of climbing. Plenty of fun for newer runners, or a quick leg-stretch if you want to keep it light.
Key facts
01Access for non-members was limited from 2026, so check your entry status
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The course
The route
Ortho
Distance7.6km
Total climb220m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate7.5 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
01Camille COURTOIS00:46:449.7 km/h
02Lorine PECQUET00:47:039.6 km/h
03Mila DE DONCKER00:48:399.3 km/h
18
Women finishers
0:51:29
Median time
8.8 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Trail Festival du Barrage 8 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 8 km plan targets
Typical sessions
8 km with 220 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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