Trail de la Côte d'Opale
ABOUT
About Trail de la Côte d'Opale
The Trail de la Côte d'Opale runs along chalk cliffs, sandy beaches and dunes of the Boulonnais coastline in Pas-de-Calais. 52km and 1,200m of elevation gain in a striking maritime setting.
The course crosses Cap Gris-Nez, Cap Blanc-Nez (a classified Grand Site de France), the beaches of Wissant and the cliffs overlooking the English Channel. Wind, sea spray and sand: a unique coastal trail in northern France.
3 formats (52, 28, 14km) accessible to all levels. Held in April from Boulogne-sur-Mer, it's the ideal trail for discovering nature running by the sea, far from classic mountain trails.
BLOCK 2 · COURSE
52 km, 1,200 m climb
Course map, elevation profile, notable segments, aid stations and cutoffs.
BLOCK 3 · ESTIMATOR
Your real finish time
Link your data or your ITRA, we calibrate against the historical peloton.
What's your real finish time?
Link Strava, Coros, Garmin or Suunto — or use your ITRA. We compare your profile to thousands of finishers and compute your time with confidence interval.
Ballpark by profile. Compute yours in 2 min.
- ~5h52
Trained runner
Top 10 % of finishers
- ~7h28
Regular runner
Around the median
- ~9h36
Conservative pace
Comfortable margin
BLOCK 5 · LOGISTICS
Pre-race essentials
How to get there (train, carpool), bib pickup, mandatory gear, and everything you need to know on-site.
How to get there
Pick your way in
Come by train
Get to the race by train
Type your nearest station — we'll send you to SNCF Connect.
Dates on SNCF Connect must be re-selected on the next page (their URL doesn't yet carry them).
Carpool
Share the ride with other runners
Soon: a per-race carpool thread with direct runner-to-runner listings. In the meantime, check BlaBlaCar or local Facebook groups.
Weather & conditions
Plan for conditions up to 150 m altitude.
Live forecast
Live forecast appears in the 2 weeks before the race.
BLOCK 8 · COMMUNITY
From finishers, for finishers
Ratings, race reports, photos, Q&A. What you won't read on the official site.
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12 April 2026