Sorède - Trail du Chateau d’Ultrera 2026
Forecast published: 48°F feels-like at the coldest, 64°F at the warmest, no notable rain.
Here you'll find the elevation profile, an estimated finish time based on your UTMB Index and details of the aid station to plan your nutrition and hydration segment by segment.
What's your time based on your UTMB?
Times estimated by the RAVIT model, learned from real ultra-trail finish times. Enter your UTMB Index (utmb.world) to get a personalized estimate.
Cut-off times and crew - Sorède - Trail du Chateau d’Ultrera · 2026
Data from the official race rules, checked for every edition. The race rules prevail. Positions are interpolated along the GPX track and are a guide, not official course marking.
What you'll find at each aid station
| Product | Château d'Ultrérakm 8.0 |
|---|---|
| Water | available |
| Brand products | available |
Elevation profile
The course and its aid stations
Sorède - Trail du Chateau d’Ultrera: times, aid-station stops and fuelling needs by UTMB® Index
Between a UTMB® Index of 500 and 800, the estimated finish time on this race runs from 1h35 to 1h03, and the aid-station stop budget from 0h02 to 0h01. The longer the race, the more stops weigh: this is time you should plan to spend standing still, not only running.
Source
| UTMB® Index | Estimated time | Of which stops | Night hours | Carbs | Fluid | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | 1h35 | 0h02 | — | 95 g | 1.1 L | 792 mg |
| 550 | 1h27 | 0h01 | — | 87 g | 1 L | 727 mg |
| 600 | 1h21 | 0h01 | — | 81 g | 0.9 L | 676 mg |
| 650 | 1h16 | 0h01 | — | 76 g | 0.9 L | 635 mg |
| 700 | 1h12 | 0h01 | — | 72 g | 0.8 L | 597 mg |
| 750 | 1h07 | 0h01 | — | 67 g | 0.8 L | 562 mg |
| 800 | 1h03 | 0h01 | — | 63 g | 0.7 L | 528 mg |
Figures based on 60 g of carbohydrate, 700 mL of fluid and 500 mg of sodium per hour, "average" preparation and mild conditions (15–25 °C). Above 25 °C, count on roughly 900 mL/h and 700 mg/h. Carbohydrate intake is trained: 60 g/h is a floor, 90 g/h assumes a glucose-fructose blend and a gut used to it.
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- COTTANCE - 12km-night12 km · 350 m D+ · October 31, 2026
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Sources and method
- Time projection — times by UTMB Index are taken from the actual splits of runners in each level band on previous editions of this race, aid station stops included. No formula is used as long as these results exist.
- Trail nutrition — hourly targets for carbohydrate, fluid and sodium follow the commonly accepted ultra-endurance guidance. La Clinique du Coureur — Fuelling in trail running
- Course, aid stations and cut-offs — taken from the event's official rules, which prevail in case of any discrepancy. Official site — Sorède - Trail du Chateau d’Ultrera
Weather for Sorède - Trail du Chateau d’Ultrera
Section-by-section forecasts for Sorède - Trail du Chateau d’Ultrera, calculated at the estimated passing time: feels-like temperature, rain or snow, wind and thunderstorms. Three models — AROME (Météo-France), ICON (DWD) and ECMWF IFS — served from the finest to the farthest-reaching.
Forecasts for a 600 UTMB Index runner, at their estimated passage time. Start Sun, 11/01 09:30 AM: Clear sky, 59°F. Coldest: 48°F feels-like at Château d'Ultréra (Sun, 11/01 10:21 AM); warmest: 64°F at Arrivée (Sun, 11/01 10:51 AM). No notable rain forecast on the course. Gusts up to 63 mph at Arrivée.
Forecast, not guaranteed: in the mountains a model describes a grid of several hundred meters, not the slope you're on.
Weather data: Météo-France (AROME), DWD (ICON), ECMWF (IFS) — CC BY 4.0, via Open-Meteo
Frequently asked questions
How many checkpoints?
Sorède - Trail du Chateau d’Ultrera has 2 checkpoints: 1 aid station and 1 checkpoint with undocumented contents. Details are in the two tables above.
What's the longest segment without aid?
The one leading to Château d'Ultréra: 8.0 km and 500 m elevation gain. That's the one to load up for first.
How do I find the exact location of an aid station?
The Google Maps icon in the “Access” column opens the aid station's location: handy for planning your crew's routes.
What distance and elevation gain?
Sorède - Trail du Chateau d’Ultrera is 13 km long with 500 m of elevation gain.
How long to finish?
With a UTMB Index of 600 (average runner), the estimated time is around 1h21 for Sorède - Trail du Chateau d’Ultrera.
What's the weather forecast?
Forecast published: 48°F feels-like at the coldest, 64°F at the warmest, no notable rain. RAVIT publishes the weather for Sorède - Trail du Chateau d’Ultrera section by section: feels-like temperature, rain or snow, wind and storms, at the estimated passage time. Forecasts come from AROME (Météo-France), ICON (DWD) and ECMWF IFS, refreshed several times a day.
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