The Challenge Trail Nature 06 – 2016 season features courses spread across the department’s territory, from balconies overlooking the Mediterranean with the volcanic rocks of the Estérel and the Baou de St Jeannet, to the mid-range with the Paillon Valley, the Estéron Valley and the Mentonnais, the high range with the valleys of the Vésubie and Roya, and up to the snowy slopes of Castérino…
Since 2008, the birth of the Challenge, the categories “Nature, from 21 to 41 km” and “Discovery, from 10 to 20 km” have been added, the Vertical Kilometer bonus was introduced in 2012, and since 2015, a new bonus event, the “volunteer bonus” has been created.
Since 2010, the Challenge Trail Nature 06 has received each year the sport and sustainable development label awarded by the CNOSF, the French National Olympic and Sports Committee. This label attests to the exemplary nature in relation to the “Agenda 21 of French Sport” and the “Sports Charter for Sustainable Development”.
Since 2012, the Challenge has offered accessible courses. From this initiative, the association “Trail for All” was born, which runs the department’s events and brings many people in its wake.
The 2017 Program
1 Trail Challenge: 8 events – 6 achievable* (42 km and +)
2 Nature Challenge: 10 events (between 21 and 41 km).
3 Discovery Challenge: 11 events (between 10 and 20 km)
The Stage Calendar
March 5: TRAIL DES MERVEILLES BREIL-SUR-ROYA
April 22: TRAIL DES BALCONS D’AZUR MANDELIEU-LA NAPOULE
May 14: TRAIL DE MASSOINS
May 21: TRAIL DES LIMACES BLAUSASC
June 4: TRAIL DU PAYS DE GRASSE
June 5: VIRADA DE FALICOUN
June 17: KILOMÉTRE VERTICAL SAINT-MARTIN-VÉSUBIE
June 25: TRAIL DE LA COLMIANE
July 2: TRAIL DE VALBERG
July 9: TRAIL DES SOMMETS DE CAUSSOLS
August 26: TRAILS DE LA VÉSUBIE SAINT-MARTIN-VÉSUBIE
September 3: TRAIL PER CAMI BELVEDERE
September 17: TRAIL DES ALPES-MARITIMES SOSPEL
October 8: TRAIL ENDURANCE SHOP DE GORBIO
November 4: TRAIL DES BAOUS SAINT-JEANNET
