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Far-Ouest Trail Crew Urubu

Name: Far-Ouest Trail Crew Urubu
Start: 2026-06-07
End: 2026-06-07
Location: Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality

Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality, Canada • 7 Jun 2026

URUBU challenge 2026 - 4th edition

FAR-Ouest Trail Crew presents the URUBU Up & Down event held on the Ski Mont Rigaud trails in Rigaud, QC. The format features repeated climbs and descents with positive elevation gain. The event is in person and is listed as suitable for all ages; free parking is available.

Available formats include several distances with specified climb-descent repetitions:

15 km - 10x 1000 m climb-descent
7.5 km - 5x 500 m climb-descent
3 km - 2x 200 m climb-descent
1 km - Petit Urubu, children’s race

Hydration and nutrition aid stations will be provided. Partners include Mont-Rigaud, BRIX, and Zone-Avant Coureur (ZAC). Profits from the event will be donated to the Café de la Débrouille de Rigaud. The listed event duration is 4 hours 30 minutes. Refunds are allowed up to 7 days before the event. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

Canada Quebec Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality

Race information

Registration

15 km

10x - 1000m (montée-Descente)

8 km

5x - 500m (montée-Descente)

2x - 200m (montée-Descente)

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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