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Created in 2015, the 12th edition of the Grand Raid des Cathares will take place on October 22, 23 and 24, 2026, starting from Carcassonne. The Ch\u00e2teau Comtal Night Trail is limited to 500 participants. Runners will tackle an approximately 12 km course with 250 m of positive elevation gain. This fully nocturnal trail race takes place in a natural environment, following a varied route along the Cathar trails. The race is run individually and follows the principle of semi-self-sufficiency, at a free pace and in a single stage. Race Program Grand Raid des Cathares: 161 km \u2013 7,000 m elevation gain October 22 at 9:00 PM Raid des Bogomiles: 101 km \u2013 4,300 m elevation gain October 23 at 11:00 AM Raid des Troubadours: 85 km \u2013 3,200 m elevation gain October 23 at 9:00 AM Trail des H\u00e9r\u00e9tiques: 63 km \u2013 2,750 m elevation gain October 24 at 4:00 AM Trail des Colombes: 41 km \u2013 1,300 m elevation gain October 24 at 8:00 AM Trail des Patarins: 25 km \u2013 850 m elevation gain October 23 at 2:00 PM Ch\u00e2teau Comtal Night Trail: 12 km \u2013 250 m elevation gain\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tourisme-carcassonne.fr\/en\/calendar\/trail-nocturne-du-chateau-comtal-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"TRAIL NOCTURNE DU CH\u00c2TEAU COMTAL 2026 - Office de tourisme de Carcassonne\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Grand Raid des Cathares is an ultra-trail running event featuring seven different race formats, suitable for both beginners and experienced trail runners. 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