Houffa Trail

Houffa Trail is a January trail-running weekend in Houffalize, in Belgium’s Luxembourg province in the Ardennes. Runners can choose separate races from 4 km up to 28 km, with main options including 10 km, 18 km, 20 km, and 28 km. It is not just one start line and one distance: the weekend also offers combined formats, including the SCOTT Houffa Trail Challenge for runners who complete three different trails and enter the overall combined classification. The longest race is 28 km with 1,038 meters of climbing, so the event suits runners who want Ardennes hills rather than a flat road effort. The Houffa Trail also carries a UTMB Index listing, which makes it useful for trail runners tracking qualifying results. A recent edition drew 2,250 starters and recorded a 98 percent finisher rate, with 514 finishers in the 28 km race alone. The field ranges from people testing themselves on a shorter winter trail to runners taking on multiple races across the weekend.