
With a distance under 21 km, discovery trail is – as its name suggests – the perfect format to familiarize yourself with the discipline. Trails, dirt paths, fields and mountains, sandy stretches... one rule in trail: (almost) no pavement, only natural ground! Careful though, 'discovery' doesn't always mean 'easy'. It's a reduced format, but not so easy for all that! Check the elevation gain and technicality of the course before launching into one of the 3,600 French discovery trail events.

La Boucle des Joggeurs
1 February 2026
33 km, 11 km, 5.5 km
Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert (70)
From €10.00

Trail des fondus au clair de lune
7 February 2026
17 km, 10 km
Sézanne (51)
From €11.00
La Run Givrée
8 February 2026
15 km, 10 km, 5 km
Saint-André-le-Gaz (38)
From €8.00

Arena Terril Trail
8 February 2026
14.2 km, 7.5 km
Noyelles-sous-Lens (62)
From €3.00

L'Embuscade de Volkrange
14 February 2026
15 km, 10 km
Thionville (57)
From €8.00

Trail de Pommard
14 February 2026
15 km, 9 km
Pommard (21)
From €11.00

Ninaute by l’ACL
15 February 2026
21 km, 11 km
Limoux (11)
From €14.00
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Trail Saint-Romain
1 March 2026
16 km, 8 km
Saint-Romain (21)
From €8.00

La reprise
1 March 2026
11 km
Eurville-Bienville (52)
From €5.00
Trail des 3 châteaux
6 March 2026
61 km, 28 km, 15 km
Le Creusot (71)
From €23.00

Foulée des éoliennes
7 March 2026
13 km, 11 km, 7 km
Névian (11)
From €8.00

Course nature des lacs de Sanvignes
7 - 8 March 2026
16 km, 10 km, 2 km, 1 km
Sanvignes-les-Mines (71)
From €10.00

Trail Robert le Diable
8 March 2026
30 km, 15 km, 9 km, 1.5 km, 1.2 km, 0.8 km, 0.4 km
Moulineaux (76)
From €3.00

Trail du Mont Grêle
8 March 2026
40 km, 26 km, 13 km
Saint-Béron (73)
From €20.00

Trail des mineurs
8 March 2026
22 km, 16 km, 10 km
Grenay (62)
From €10.00

Les Arcs Star trail
20 March 2026
11 km
Bourg-Saint-Maurice (73)
From €7.00

Trail de la lune bleue
21 March 2026
21 km, 10 km, 3 km, 1.5 km, 0.6 km, 0.3 km
Ailly-sur-Noye (80)
From €2.00

Trail du printemps
22 March 2026
25 km, 12 km, 11 km, 10 km
Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny (73)
From €5.00

Défi Trails Lillois
27 - 29 March 2026
45 km, 30 km, 22 km, 15 km, 12 km, 8 km, 3 km, 1 km
Lille (59)
From €5.00

Trail des grottes
29 March 2026
21 km, 10 km
Saint-Christophe (73)
From €9.00

Les foulées de la Saint-Patrick
29 March 2026
19 km, 10 km, 6 km
Verquin (62)
From €2.00

Ultra Selle Pied
29 March 2026
50 km, 42 km, 22 km, 12 km, 6 km
Conty (80)
From €11.00

Venise Lozérienne Trail
29 March 2026
28 km, 17 km, 9 km
La Canourgue (48)
From €12.00

Trail de la vallée de l'oison
29 March 2026
24 km, 15 km, 9 km, 1.6 km, 1.2 km, 0.8 km, 0.4 km
La Saussaye (27)
From €3.00

Tout Cattenom court
29 March 2026
19 km, 11 km, 10 km, 1.5 km, 0.8 km, 0.3 km
Cattenom (57)
From €10.00

Trail du Ruisseau de Saulny
29 March 2026
16 km, 10 km
Saulny (57)
From €12.00

Relais x3 de l’hippodrome
29 March 2026
12 km, 2.33 km, 1.1 km, 0.8 km
Dieppe (76)
From €10.00

Trail du petit Montaudin
4 April 2026
23 km, 12 km
Montaud (38)
From €3.00

La Foulée Verte
5 April 2026
16 km, 8 km
L'Étrat (42)
From €10.00
Trail la rigol'hard
5 April 2026
24 km, 16 km, 10 km, 1 km, 0.4 km
Billy-Berclau (62)
From €10.00

X'Trail Macadam
5 April 2026
25 km, 14 km, 13 km, 8 km
Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont (76)
From €6.00

Trail de Bussy-la-Pesle
11 April 2026
23 km, 14.5 km, 8.5 km
Bussy-la-Pesle (21)
From €4.00

Trail du Cep
11 - 12 April 2026
20 km, 17 km, 10 km
Pernand-Vergelesses (21)
From €5.00

Trail de la vallée de la Thure
12 April 2026
42 km, 30 km, 16 km, 12.5 km, 12 km, 0.8 km
Cousolre (59)
From €5.00

Trail du Grand Cabillonum
12 April 2026
28.2 km, 18.6 km, 13.9 km, 7.3 km, 2.5 km
Saint-Désert (71)
From €5.00

Trail du Lynx Jurassien
18 April 2026
10 km, 5 km
Prémanon (39)
From €5.00

Natuurloop Beernem
18 April 2026
23.4 km, 14 km, 7 km
Beernem ()
From €12.00

Serein argentalet aventure
18 April 2026
15.9 km, 9.42 km
Montberthault (21)
From €13.00

Les cullomètres
19 April 2026
25 km, 17 km, 12.8 km, 8.8 km
Culles-les-Roches (71)
From €10.00

Trail de reyv
19 April 2026
18.2 km, 9.5 km, 6.2 km
Reyvroz (74)
From €7.00

La Boucle des Étoiles
19 April 2026
15 km, 8 km, 7 km
Vidaillac (46)
From €5.00

La chatvoyarde
25 April 2026
35 km, 21 km, 10 km
Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu (73)
From €20.00