Life in our Region

Trail of the citadels – Sunday 8 April 2012

 

Photo taken from trail-citadelles.com

 

 

This is an annual event which is extremely popular and if you want to join in you really need to register your entry request at the beginning of November 2011 closing date 15 March 2012.   
 
There are different routes to choose from, probably the most popular is the mountain walk “Rando” which is a total of 20 kilometres starting early in the morning from Lavelanet and with refreshments en route.
 
It is described as follows “After a relatively flat start you will start a climb to the  crêtes de Madoual.    You then descend to the ruins of Péchiquelle after climbing a bit again you then descend to a gentle downhill route which leads you back to Lavelanet”.
 
There are also 20km, 40km and 70km running races.
 
The entry form asks for a licence number, but if you don’t have that alternatively you need to get a certificate of fitness from your doctor to enter and proof of relevance insurance.
 
 
For all the information, maps of the route and to join see this website