Three iconic Pyrenean cirques linked in a 125 km mountain journey
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The Tour des Cirques is a 125 km point-to-point from Piau-Engaly to Vielle-Aure, taking in three of the Pyrenees' most spectacular glacial cirques: Barroude, Gavarnie, and Estaubé. Runners descend to the base of the Grande Cascade de Gavarnie, traverse the Hourquette d'Alans, skirt the Gloriettes dam, and reach a base camp at Luz Saint-Sauveur before heading into the Néouvielle sector for the Hourquette Nère. With 7,000 m of climbing, long overnight sections, and technical mountain terrain, this is the second-hardest GRP event and requires qualifying effort points to enter.
Experienced ultrarunners
Vielle-Aure, Hautes-Pyrénées, FranceAugust 21, 2026
Must meet custom qualifier requirements within the qualification window
Qualifying window: January 01, 2021 – December 31, 2025
Requires 95 effort points (1 pt/km + 1 pt/100m positive elevation) from a single race completed between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2025.
| Location | km | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
Start Start | 0.0 | 1,862 m |
Finish Finish | 126.0 | 792 m |
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Rioumajou campsite near the finish area in Vielle-Aure is accessible by shuttle from the race marquee area. Hot showers available for finishers.
Multiple passes above 2,400 m including Port de Campbieil (2,596 m) and Hourquette d'Alans (2,430 m)
Afternoon thunderstorms common in August on exposed Pyrenean ridgelines
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