Grand Raid des Pyrénées Ultra Tour 160K (Pyrenees, France) 2026
Also known as: GRP
Starts at dawn from Vielle-Aure in the French Pyrenees on a big loop through the lakes of the Néouvielle, up to the summit of the Pic du Midi, then on to Hautacam, around the Cabaliros, through Cauterets and Luz-Saint-Sauveur, and back via the Hourquette Nère. Much of it is mountain path that is hard to run, especially in the Néouvielle and around the Col de Bastanet and Hourquette Nère.
The course tops out at 2,502 m (low point 477 m). 6 climbs of 800 m or more keep coming; the biggest is 1,792 m around 121–143 km. Only about 20% is gentle (under 5% grade); most of it is climbing or descending. In 2026, 50% of starters finished — a tough one. The median finish was about 41 h, through 2 nights.
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- Date
- Fri, 21 Aug 2026
- Start
- 05:00
- Location
- France
- Distance
- 165.5 km
- Elevation gain
- 10,316 m
- Time limit
- 50h
- ITRA
- 100M · 6 points
- Official website
- itra.run/Races/RaceDetails/Grand.Raid.des.Pyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9es.Ultra.Tour.Solo/2026/124062
Elevation profile
Aid stations and cutoffs
| # | Distance | Aid station | Segment | Cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 km | Restaurant Merlans | 15 km | Day 1 08:303h 30m |
| 2 | 22.5 km | Aid 2Refuge de Campana du Cloutou（水のみ） | 7.5 km | — |
| 3 | 29.5 km | La Mongie | 7 km | Day 1 13:008h |
| 4 | 36.9 km | Aid 4Col de Sencours（飲み物のみ） | 7.4 km | Day 1 15:0010h |
| 5 | 43.2 km | Col de Sencours | 6.3 km | Day 1 16:3011h 30m |
| 6 | 48.6 km | Aid 6Descente Aoube（関門のみ・エイドなし） | 5.4 km | Day 1 17:5012h 50m |
| 7 | 62 km | Hautacam | 13.4 km | Day 1 21:1516h 15m |
| 8 | 73.1 km | Aid 8Pierrefitte（温かい食事・仮眠所） | 11.1 km | Day 2 00:0019h |
| 9 | 93.1 km | Aid 9Lac d'Estaing（仮眠所） | 20 km | Day 2 06:0025h |
| 10 | 100.6 km | Aid 10Refuge d'Ilhéou（水のみ） | 7.5 km | — |
| 11 | 108.2 km | Aid 11Cauterets（仮眠所） | 7.6 km | Day 2 11:0030h |
| 12 | 117.2 km | Béderet | 9 km | — |
| 13 | 125.2 km | Aid 13Luz Saint Sauveur（温かい食事・仮眠所） | 8 km | Day 2 17:0036h |
| 14 | 136.9 km | Aid 14Tournaboup（温かい食事） | 11.7 km | Day 2 21:0040h |
| 15 | 142.9 km | Refuge d'Aygues Cluses | 6 km | Day 3 00:0043h |
| 16 | 152.9 km | Aid 16Restaurant Merlans（仮眠所） | 10 km | Day 3 03:3046h 30m |
| F | 165.5 km | FINISH Vielle-Aure | 12.6 km | Day 3 07:0050h |
The small figure under each cutoff is the time from the start. Day 1 is the day of the start.
2026 results
716 starters, 357 finishers (49.9% finish rate). Finish times of those who finished:
- Fastest
- 25h 23m
- Top 10%
- 32h 46m
- Top 25%
- 36h 55m
- Median
- 40h 58m
- Top 75%
- 44h 42m
- Top 90%
- 47h 45m
- Last finisher
- 49h
"Top 25%" means one in four finishers had crossed the line by this time.
Years with a different course or different cutoffs are not directly comparable.
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