AlbaTrail 2027

From the small village of Alban in Tarn, Occitanie, AlbaTrail sends runners into the hills east of the Tarn river in mid-February. It is a trail-running series with four races, two walks, and children’s and junior courses, so the event is not built only around the longest distance. The listed distances run from short outings of 8 km, 8.5 km, and 11 km up to the 14 km Alba Trailhou, the 26 km Alba Trail, and the 61 km Alba Tor. The climbing is the main thing to notice: the Alba Tor packs about 2,900 meters of positive elevation gain into 61 km, the Alba Trail has about 1,300 meters over 26 km, and the Trailhou still adds roughly 500 meters in 14 km. The longer races are mixed events open to licensed and unlicensed runners over 20, while the Trailhou is open from age 16. The races sit on the official Tarn off-road running calendar under the FFA structure, and the organizers link the challenge to a charitable cause. Their own line, “Here, no blah blah, it has to send,” fits a program built around hills, nature, and practical distance choices.