Relay 

This is a 5-person relay trail race for women, men or mixed teams, covering approximately 226 km with 8,000 m of elevation gain and 9,900 m of elevation loss, following the old border between Col de Puymorens and Salses-le-Château on a marked route for relay 1 (Col de Puymorens – Formiguères), then unmarked for relays 2 (Formiguères – Mosset), 3 (Mosset – Bélesta), 4 (Bélesta – Vingrau) and 5 (Vingrau – Salses-le-Château).

If a competitor abandons one of the relays or exceeds a time limit, the competitors in the following relays will not start their relay.

The Relay is a timed event, with a scratch team ranking established at the finish. It is open to competitors aged 20 and over (born on or before 6 September 2006) who can demonstrate previous experience in a trail race of at least 20 km/effort*.

This event will start on Thursday 27 August 2026 at 12 noon and the closing time for the race is set at 12 noon on Sunday 30 August 2026, giving a maximum of 72 hours to complete the challenge and become a finisher.

*Definition of distance/effort: distance of a course in kilometres plus the elevation gain in hundreds of metres. Example: I complete a course of 15 km and 300 m of elevation gain, which gives a distance/effort of 18 kilometres/effort: 15+(300/100) =18 KE.