EcoTrail Paris - Trail 80 km course and race-day weather
- Colline d'Élancourt, Élancourt, France
- 81.8 km50.8 mi
- 1,320 m4,331 ft D+
- 5 aid stations
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EcoTrail Paris 80 course, section by section
The EcoTrail Paris 80 course runs 81.8 km with 1,320 m of climbing and 1,457 m of descent - 16 m of climbing per kilometre. It tops out at 232 m, and its lowest point on the GPX is 26 m. 16% of the distance climbs at more than 3%, 19% descends at more than 3%, and the remaining 65% is flat or rolling.The EcoTrail Paris 80 course runs 50.8 mi with 4,331 ft of climbing and 4,780 ft of descent - 85 ft of climbing per mile. It tops out at 761 ft, and its lowest point on the GPX is 85 ft. 16% of the distance climbs at more than 3%, 19% descends at more than 3%, and the remaining 65% is flat or rolling.
The organiser's 7 checkpoints split the course into 6 sections. The table gives each leg's own climb, descent, average grade and high point, measured on the official GPX.
Download the official GPX| Section | KmMi | Distance | D+ | D- | Avg grade | High point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start - Colline d'Élancourt → Buc - Château | 0.0-25.10.0-15.6 | 25.1 km15.6 mi | +320 m+1,050 ft | -342 m-1,122 ft | -0.1% | 232 m761 ft |
| Buc - Château → Chaville - Stade Jean-Jaurès | 25.1-37.715.6-23.4 | 12.6 km7.8 mi | +278 m+912 ft | -325 m-1,066 ft | -0.4% | 181 m594 ft |
| Chaville - Stade Jean-Jaurès → Meudon - St-Philippe | 37.7-47.823.4-29.7 | 10.1 km6.3 mi | +256 m+840 ft | -208 m-682 ft | +0.5% | 176 m577 ft |
| Meudon - St-Philippe → Meudon - Marcel Bec | 47.8-53.629.7-33.3 | 5.8 km3.6 mi | +101 m+331 ft | -89 m-292 ft | +0.2% | 168 m551 ft |
| Meudon - Marcel Bec → Saint-Cloud - Manufacture | 53.6-72.333.3-44.9 | 18.7 km11.6 mi | +357 m+1,171 ft | -491 m-1,611 ft | -0.7% | 173 m568 ft |
| Saint-Cloud - Manufacture → Finish - Eiffel Tower (1st floor) | 72.3-81.844.9-50.8 | 9.5 km5.9 mi | +72 m+236 ft | -65 m-213 ft | 0.0% | 39 m128 ft |
The climbs that shape the race
The track holds 8 major climbs and 10 major descents. The biggest climb runs from km 49 to km 55 (through Meudon - Marcel Bec): +110 m over 6.0 km at an average of 1.2%. The steepest sustained climb averages 12.7% over 0.5 km from km 57, with pitches of 22.2%. 2 of the major climbs start in the last 30% of the course. The longest descent drops 62 m over 6.8 km from km 3, at an average of 0.5%.The track holds 8 major climbs and 10 major descents. The biggest climb runs from mile 30 to mile 34 (through Meudon - Marcel Bec): +361 ft over 3.7 mi at an average of 1.2%. The steepest sustained climb averages 12.7% over 0.3 mi from mile 35, with pitches of 22.2%. 2 of the major climbs start in the last 30% of the course. The longest descent drops 203 ft over 4.2 mi from mile 2, at an average of 0.5%.
Distance, total climb and high point are the organiser's. Each section's climb, descent, grade and high point, the low point and the named climbs are measured on the official GPX with the same method as the interactive profile, so the sections can add up to a slightly different total.