La déjantés grand'landaise 2027

La Déjantés Grand'landaise is a late-April nature event in Grand'Landes, a village in Vendée in western France, with mountain biking, trail running, gravel riding, and walking on the same program. It is built around choice: walkers get four routes from 5 to 23 km, trail runners can run 12 or about 25 km, mountain bikers ride 25 to 60 km, and gravel riders have a 70 km GPS route with no course markings. The short 5 km walk even allows strollers, so the day is not only for serious riders and runners. The routes use roughly 80 km of paths and 80 km of private roads, reaching eleven nearby communes around Grand'Landes. Some sections are adjusted to avoid the worst mud, and the private parts open only for the event out of respect for landowners. The newer 25 km trail adds singletrack and private sections, with a free start, no timing, and one aid station, so it feels more like a shared off-road outing than a formal race. The local club Les Déjantés Grand'Landais runs the event, with coffee and brioche at the start, drinks and sandwiches at the finish, bike washing for riders, and the house rule written plainly: smiling and fun are essential.