Festival des Templiers
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Festival des Templiers
HOKA Les Templiers is a trail running festival organised in Millau, Aveyron, within the Parc Naturel Régional des Grands Causses. The 2026 edition takes place from 15 to 18 October and continues a series of events held since 1995. The festival gathers around 13,000 runners representing about 45 nationalities and features 18 distinct races across plateaus, gorges and limestone landscapes.
Races are offered over a wide range of distances:
- 8 km
- 32 km
- 33 km
- 35 km
- 48.3 km
- 48.5 km
- 62.6 km
- 80.7 km
- 100 km
Named events listed by the organiser include the Endurance Trail (100 km), the Grand Trail des Templiers (80.7 km), the Intégrale des Causses (62.6 km), the Marathon des Causses (35 km) and several trail court events such as the Monna Lisa Trail (32 km). Courses cross locations mentioned by the organiser, including the Gorges du Tarn, the Gorges de la Jonte and the Gorges de la Dourbie, with views of the Viaduc de Millau and local summits like the Pouncho d'Agast.
The festival also includes a Salon du Trail with more than 100 exhibitors, equipment and nutrition stands, meetings with athletes, tastings of local products, conferences and workshops. Practical information covers registration and bib pickup, mandatory equipment, assistance on course, timing and live tracking, as well as post race services like showers, official results and race photos. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
