Stepped in history, this mountain race in the Pyrénées Orientales is held on the first Sunday of August. The event is open to both walkers and runners and follows a circular route over a distance of 34km, with 2,100 metres (nearly 7,000 feet) of ascent.
Competitors set off from Vernet-les-Bains, pass close to the Mariailles refuge, head for the summit of the mountain, then descend to Vernet down the north slope of Canigou, past the Cortalets chalet. Not for the faint hearted!
Vernet-les-Bains is approx 50km from Perpignan and about 2 hrs from Girona airport. For information & background on the history of the event click here to read more on Anglophone Direct. Tweet this!