Grand Trail des Templiers training plan
Train for the Grand Trail des Templiers: a block built on 80 km and 3,400 m of vert
A loop from Millau, across the causses and through the gorges of the Aveyron, starting before dawn.
- Distance
- ≈ 80 km
- Elevation gain
- ≈ 3,400 m
- Density
- ≈ 43 m/km
- When
- October
Organiser figures for the 2026 edition, rounded. Courses change: enter your edition's numbers, the plan is built on them.
What this course asks of you
About 3,400 m of climbing spread over short, steep ups and downs, often on narrow trails. The terrain breaks the rhythm constantly: it is the repetition of gradient changes that tires you, more than any single big climb.
What the plan does for this profile
Climbing builds up to the race's
Your weekly vert rises from base to peak, capped at your race. On the last loading week your trail runs aim for the Grand Trail des Templiers's density, about 43 m per km, within the climbing available where you train.
Back-to-back weekends
The engine treats races of 80 km and more as ultras: the long run is followed by a supporting run on tired legs, and advanced athletes get a second long run every other week.
Descending, if your course calls for it
Enter your edition's elevation loss: eccentric work is only scheduled when the descent really matters, always away from the key session, and never during an injury.
Questions about training for the Grand Trail des Templiers
What runners ask before they commit.
Count in months rather than weeks, on top of an existing aerobic base. Uptrail sizes the block from your race date and your current training, and tells you honestly what remains achievable in the time available rather than compressing the preparation.
Train for another race
Uptrail is not affiliated with the organisers of the Grand Trail des Templiers. The race name belongs to its organisers.
The Grand Trail des Templiers is prepared week by week.
Enter your race, its elevation and the days you can run. The block is built, then rebuilt after every run.
