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Nice Côte d'Azur by UTMB®

Name: Best of 2025 🌊 | Nice Côte d'Azur by UTMB
Uploaded: 2025-09-29
Description: Run through the Nice Côte d'Azur area at the tail end of summer. With four distances to choose from according to your level, it's a course with views of both the sea and the mountains.

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

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Spike · CC BY-SA 4.0Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · CC BY-SA 4.0Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · CC BY-SA 4.0

Race date Expected Sep: September 2027
City · Distance: Nice · 100M · 100km · 50km +1 more events
Entry fee: €265From the 2026 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date September 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Sep 25, 2026 · Entry Dec 11, 2025 ~ · Entry fee €55 · Start 13:00

Official website ↗Marathon · French Riviera Marathon Nice-CannesD-day as of Nov 13, 2026

About the race Runner stories How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

Run through the Nice Côte d'Azur area at the tail end of summer.

With four distances to choose from according to your level, it's a course with views of both the sea and the mountains.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from runners who've been there.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

Race reports: 2

Nico CartronRan in 2025 · Finish time 8:59:27

“In the end I passed the finish line short of 9h!”

Nico adjusted his target time and ran steadily on the 55km course at Nice Côte d'Azur by UTMB. He kept his strength late in the race and finished under 9 hours.

Read the original on Nico's blog

Neal McQuaidRan in 2024

“The final hill was brutal, and we over-pushed it so that the final few kms of the event was essentially a walk.”

Neal struggled with passing on narrow mountain trails and fueling at Nice Côte d'Azur by UTMB. He overexerted himself on the final climb and walked toward the finish.

Read the original on Neal McQuaid

We translated a short line from each public race report and summarized the experience. Finish times are as stated by the author, and past editions may differ from this year's weather and operations.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

Full recap
Nice Côte d’Azur by UTMB · Full recap
View on YouTube

This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

From the 2026 edition

Nice 100M

Entry cost €265

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Nice 100K

Entry cost €215

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Nice 50K (Eze - Nice)

Entry cost €115

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Nice 50K (Levens - Nice)

Entry cost €95

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

About Trail

Trail

Entry cost €55

Nice 20K · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 100M

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

From the 2026 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 13:00

City center · not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet. The map shows the host city.

START

Nice

The Nice 100M, Nice 100K, Nice 50K (Eze - Nice), Nice 50K (Levens - Nice), and Nice 20K events are held together.

The start time is 1:00 PM local time.

The course's total elevation gain reaches 8,900m.

Elevation gain: 8900 m

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

From the most recent edition

Changing rooms 2026

100M · 100K · 50K · 20K

Restrooms 2026

100M · 100K · 50K · 20K

Water stations 2026

100M · 100K · 50K · 20K

Aid stations 2026

100M · 100K · 50K · 20K

Medical support 2026

100M · 100K · 50K · 20K

This may change for the next edition.

Hotels345m from the start · ★9.7

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2026 edition

Bib pickup

Collect your bib at the Ultra-Trail Village on the Promenade des Anglais; along with your bib you receive a drop bag, which is transported to the designated point for each event.
The 2026 village dates and times will be confirmed later.

Ultra-Trail Village, Promenade des Anglais, Nice

Google Maps

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startVaries by distance: Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat (20K), Eze (50K), Roubion (100K), Auron (100 Miles)
Transit cardBuy and load 'La Carte' (the anonymous rechargeable card, €2 refundable deposit) at a ticket machine or the Lignes d'Azur Tickets app, since — unlike Marseille — you cannot yet tap a foreign bank card directly on the validator. Where to buy
Getting to the finishPromenade des Anglais, Nice city center

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026 · Source · checked Aug 17, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Varies by distance: Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat (20K), Eze (50K), Roubion (100K), Auron (100 Miles)

Race starts are outside Nice proper. Mandatory MyUTMB-reserved free shuttle bus transports runners from Nice to each race's remote start.

Map

Getting to the finish

Promenade des Anglais, Nice city center

All distances finish on the Promenade des Anglais, reachable via Nice tram/bus, TGV station, or Nice airport (15min tramway link).

Map

Start shuttle

Mandatory free MyUTMB-reserved shuttle to each remote start; supporter return shuttle from Auron ~14:00.

Transit card

La Carte (anonymous, shareable, rechargeable) / Ma Carte (personalized version)

Lignes d'Azur sales points, ticket vending machines (incl. all tram stops), Nice train station (Libération) counter, or the 'Lignes d'Azur Tickets' mobile app

Not accepted at the gates — get the local card above Alternative: Pass Sud Azur Explore (regional multimodal pass — train+tram+bus across Alpes-Maritimes & Monaco) €35 (3 days) / €50 (7 days) / €80 (14 days) — Worth it if combining Nice with day trips to Cannes/Antibes/Monaco by train; for just riding city buses/trams during a race weekend, a single ticket (€1.70, 74-min transfer) is cheaper.

Do not assume Nice works like Marseille — you must obtain a card or app ticket before boarding; on-board card readers are for buying/loading tickets, not open-loop EMV tap payment. Credit cards/checks are not accepted directly on buses.

A Feb 2025 citizen proposal explicitly asked the city to add open-loop bank-card tap payment because it doesn't exist yet.

Where to buy

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026 Source · checked Aug 17, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

The race is divided into four distances.

The 165 km course (8,900 m of elevation gain) starts in Auron, the 109 km course (5,400 m) in Roubion,

the 50 km course (2,200 m) at Col d'Eze, and the 23 km course (700 m) in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.

The finish for all distances is on Nice’s Promenade des Anglais.

Wind and rapidly changing weather can occur on exposed ridge sections, so a waterproof, breathable jacket is listed among the recommended equipment.

Times are local to Nice. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Hotel Florence Nice

Hotel · 117m · 2-minute walk

8.5/10(3785)

View on Booking.com

Nice: Wellness Picnic with Yoga & Healthy Brunch

€43

Nice Côte d'Azur by UTMB®

About Nice Côte d'Azur by UTMB® — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run