Trail d'Aqui - Sébrazac

You pass through the village before starting out on the Chemin des écoliers, a pretty monotrace where most of you will be walking.

You soon reach Le Bousquet and start out on a magnificent cirque with a gentle slope upwards.

The view is beautiful, but will be even more so above in a few minutes. At km 3.5, you change course and begin a difficult climb of 1km and 100 D+, averaging 10%!

At the top, it's a wild ride. Flush with the cliffs, you run along the edge of the cirque, with Le Bousquet below. It's beautiful, it's playful, it's wild!

At km 5, the causse de Sébrazac offers a radical change of direction: it's time to take to the roads. The fittest can get their strides in? Alaux, Fontacyrade and finally Estaing, for 9km, are mostly downhill and very easy on wide tracks: a real blast!

Runners are often surprised to arrive opposite the pretty village of Estaing. And yes, you are facing the sublime medieval village. But after the photo, a sip of water at the pilgrim fountain and a few more laces, it's off up the GR! This is the 1st of the last 3 climbs: 1km for 150 D+, it stings! When it rains, the water pours down hard. In dry weather, you can imagine how many pairs of shoes have polished these rocks?

At the summit, we drop down into the vineyards, where the friendly owner allows us to pass: please be respectful! You continue on a historic downhill monotrace specially reopened for Trail d?Aqui by the local council: 1,000 thanks! The next 2km are easy and paved. Enjoy the charming village of Verrières.

km 18, it's back to the 2nd bump: 1km and 120 D+/ Beware, the start is not at all fun: it's wide, it's straight, can't wait for the rest!

As soon as you reach the summit, you're on to a risk-free descent on a wide track.

A short kilometer break heralds the final difficulty: 1.3km and 130 D+ via le Bousquet. We're not letting up!

The last kilometer is a playful one, just going downhill, and we're enjoying it - the job's done!