Summit the Pic du Midi and explore Néouvielle's legendary lake plateau in a 80 km loop
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The Tour des Lacs is an 80 km loop from Vielle-Aure that includes the summit of the Pic du Midi de Bigorre (2,877 m) and a deep dive into the Néouvielle lake country. Runners climb Col du Portet, traverse the Néouvielle reserve past chains of alpine lakes, scale the famous Serpolet wall to La Mongie, then summit the Pic du Midi via the Sencours ridge before returning through the Hourquette Nère. The race requires qualifying effort points and runs partly through the night, finishing Sunday morning.
Experienced ultrarunners
Vielle-Aure, Hautes-Pyrénées, FranceAugust 22, 2026
Must meet custom qualifier requirements within the qualification window
Qualifying window: January 01, 2021 – December 31, 2025
Requires 65 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 | 793 m |
Finish Finish | 80.8 | 793 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.
Pic du Midi summit at 2,877 m; Col de Bastanet at 2,509 m; Hourquette Nère at 2,465 m
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