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Trail des Hauts Forts

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

Morzine
FR

Race date Aug expected: August 2027
City · Distance: Morzine · Distance TBD
Entry fee: €56From the 2026 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date August 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Aug 8, 2026 · Entry fee €35 · Start 06:00

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 8, 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.

A mountain trail race from Morzine to Avoriaz in the Chablais Alps of France.

It has been held every summer for nearly 20 years and attracts close to 1,200 participants.

The elevation gain, altitude and technical sections make it a demanding race.

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 those who ran it first.

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

Race reports: 1

Jean-Claude PAROLIRan in 2022

“Now it’s time to recover.”

At Trail des Hauts Forts, the runner returned on the 50km course after months out with an injury. A lack of downhill training meant walking the final two descents, but the injury caused only mild discomfort, allowing the runner to enjoy the mountain scenery and finish.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

Place à la récup.

Read the original on Jogging Club Épernay Champagne

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

Morzine TV · 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

Ultra

Entry cost €56

Hauts Forts Trail (52 km) · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Trail du Fornet (36 km)

Entry cost €45

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Trail des Mines d'Or (23 km)

Entry cost €35

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Course

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

From the 2026 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 06:00

City center · not the start line

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

The events are the Trail des Hauts Forts (52km), Trail du Fornet (36km) and Trail des Mines d'Or (23km).

The start time is 6:00am local time.

Course features 3,850m of elevation gain.

Elevation gain: 3850 m

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

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

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startOfficial race site does not itself publish transit details; its 'Comment venir?' page only links out to the…
IC cardMorzine is a mountain resort town in the French Alps; there is no metro-style transit card, but local and…

Source · checked Aug 24, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Official race site does not itself publish transit details; its 'Comment venir?' page only links out to the Morzine-Avoriaz and Avoriaz tourism sites for general travel information — those linked pages did not yield specific shuttle/train content when checked. Official site info stated plainly for date; transit info is thin/deferred to third-party tourism sites.

~1,200 participants expected across 52km/52km relay/36km/23km formats.

Getting to the finish

Morzine-Avoriaz, Haute-Savoie (74). No specific finish-line transit info published by the race organizer.

Start shuttle

No race-specific shuttle bus documented by the organizer

IC card

Morzine is a mountain resort town in the French Alps; there is no metro-style transit card, but local and regional shuttle buses (some free ski-season navettes) connect Morzine to Avoriaz and nearby valley towns. Most visitors arrive and get around by car or the resort shuttle system rather than a card-based transit network.

Source · checked Aug 24, 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.

Morzine is a mountain resort about 1 hour 30 minutes from Geneva Airport by shuttle bus.

The valley village has no rail service, but resort shuttles toward Avoriaz can be used during the event period.

The headline 52K starts at 6:00 a.m., making accommodation the night before essential.

With 3,850 meters of elevation gain, this high-altitude course requires checking the mandatory equipment rules.

Registration is available through the official website.

Times are local to Morzine. 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.

Hôtel La Bergerie

Hotel · 385m

9.6/10(49)

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QC Terme Torino Spa

€71

Trail des Hauts Forts

About Trail des Hauts Forts — 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