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Tour des Crêtes

42 km / 3100 m D+ (altitude gain)

Saturday 26th July 2025

Maratrail

The course of the sky

It’s known as “The race from the sky”. At once demanding, varied and magnificent, this high-altitude maratrail is a real tour of the land, a 360° visit of the Vars area and its most emblematic peaks: Razis, Chabrières, Col de Vars, Paneyron, Lac de l’Etoile before the unmissable Crêtes de Vars to complete the picture.
This unmissable spot, a veritable aerial and panoramic balcony, straddling the 2 valleys of Vars and Val d’Escreins, promises a unique experience. The race will finish in style in the Pinée wood before returning to the villages and the finish.

The Tour des Crêtes is part of the 3 format challenge

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Start time :

7h : Loop starting from Vars Sainte-Marie

Distance :

42 Km

Rise in altitude:

3100 m D+

Km 19: Col de Vars at 11 am

Km 30: Parking des Couniets at 2 pm

Format:

Individual Mass Start

Maximum number of bibs:

400

Mandatory equipment:

1-litre water supply, individual cup, windbreaker, whistle, survival blanket.

Recommended equipment:

Sticks

Category:

From Espoir to Master.

Price:

€40 until 31 May, then €45, then €50 on the day

Pick-up of race numbers:

Friday evening 3pm-8pm, Saturday 5am-6.30am

4 Refreshment Points

Sommet de Chabrières km10 / col de Vars km19 / Parking des Couniets km30 / Sainte-Marie finish

1 race number.

Timekeeping for the event.

3 refreshment stations

Safety and first aid on the course.

100% local welcome gift

100% personalised racer T-shirt Vars Mountain Trail

Finisher beer

Many quality prizes for the podiums

Prize ceremony.

An Athlé compétition, athlé running licence issued by the FFA or a “J’aime Courir” pass issued by the FFA and completed by the doctor

OR

Valid sports licence

OR

PPS number (Health Prevention Course) provided by the FFA online, for non-licensed runners

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3 days, 3 races

The Tour des Crêtes is the second stage of this challenge, coupled with the KV (on Friday) and the foulée du château (10km, on Sunday)

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