Défi des Escaliers
Québec City, Canada • 21 Jun 2025
The Défi des Escaliers is a unique running event held in Quebec City, featuring courses that challenge participants to climb and descend the city's iconic staircases. Starting and finishing at Parc de l’Esplanade, runners navigate between the Lower and Upper Towns, tackling up to 40 staircases and 2,500 steps in the longest 19 km race. Other distances include 14 km, 9 km, 4 km, and a 2 km youth race, each incorporating various numbers of staircases and steps. The event offers a vibrant urban atmosphere, blending road running with stair climbing, and is sanctioned with a silver rating by Athletics Quebec. It welcomes participants of all ages and abilities, providing a memorable urban running experience. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.