Marathon des Causses
The Marathon des Causses leaves the Domaine de Saint-Estève in Millau at midday on Saturday 17 October 2026, in two waves at 12:10 and 12:35.
Millau
- Distance
- 34.1 km
- Ascent
- +1,629 m
- High point
- 858 mLe Cade
- Stations
- 6
- Start
- 12:10 PMSat, Oct 17
The course
The whole race, as a ridgeline
▲ high point
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The organiser gives 33.6 kilometres and 1,550 metres of climb for 1,000 runners in the short-trail category, and calls it a balanced course, wild and technical in places, that opens wide the door to trail running. Full aid is at Betpaumes, Lauglanou and Le Cade, and barriers are set at La Cresse, around km 13, and at Lauglanou, around km 20.
The winner takes 3,000 euros. Finishers receive a HOKA gilet, a dated medal and a Causses buffet in a traditional barn, and bibs can still be collected at the Salon du Trail on race morning, Saturday 17 October, from 09:00 to 11:00.
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About Festival des Templiers Marathon des Causses 2026
Festival des Templiers Marathon des Causses 2026 starts on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:10 PM in Millau.
Marathon des Causses: 34.1 km, 1,629 m of climbing, start and finish at Millau.
There are 6 stations on the course, 2 of them with a cutoff time.
Official website: festivaldestempliers.com
Marathon des Causses
The Marathon des Causses stays on the Causse Noir, above the great cliffs over the valleys, through conifer forest and across the ravines cut into the plateau. Wide tracks link the fine technical paths above the Tarn valley to the Roc Pointu and the descent to La Cresse, and the climb back by the ravine of La Cresse passes through rocky canoles.
Forest tracks lead on to Lauglanou, then the course drops onto the corniches of the Dourbie, down to Massebiau and back up a technical climb by the Rocher Troué. The tracks are sandy and stony and, the organiser warns, full of traps. The finish is a long, airy corniche with the Millau Viaduct in the background.
Sources: festivaldestempliers.com
The climbs
The climbs that decide the day
The course
On the map
Open the full-resolution mapThe course
Marked trails along the course
- Balade au Cade3 km on this trail
- Longuiers - Millau1.6 km on this trail
- Espace trail Millau Grands Causses 1 Millau / Le Monna1.5 km on this trail
The roadbook
Stations
Every station on the course. Life bases carry a barrier clock in race-local time.
Millau
33.2 km to Arrivée Millau
0 km360 m
- Betpaumes P1149.2821
- La Cresse13.1430Sat 03:15 PM
- Lauglanou (P14B)crew19.9816Sat 04:55 PM
- Le Cadecrew25.1835
- Arrivée Millau33.2393
Getting there
Nearest airports
Nearest airports
- RDZRodez–Aveyron AirportRodez/Marcillac, France · 58 km
- MPLMontpellier-Méditerranée AirportMontpellier/Méditerranée, France · 92 km
- TLSToulouse-Blagnac AirportToulouse/Blagnac, France · 148 km
- MRSMarseille Provence AirportMarignane, Bouches-du-Rhône, France · 186 km
Airports with scheduled flights. Distances are in a straight line, not by road. Sources: OurAirports and Wikidata.
Course data verified October 16, 2026
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