The Peaks of Valon Castle 2026

Want a race that smells of the forest and wide-open spaces, with that little taste of adventure “just a stone’s throw from the castle”? Then The Peaks of Valon Castle, in Lacroix-Barrez in Aveyron, is exactly your playground 🌲.

As for formats, you choose your menu: 5 km to enjoy yourself without burning out, 9 km for a great, punchy outing, or 15.5 km to go chase the “peaks” for real and truly earn the race’s name 🥾.

And the scenery—let’s talk about it: the Valon Castle isn’t just a name on the poster; it’s the area’s magnet, the kind of silhouette that makes you feel like you’re running through a postcard (promise, I’m only exaggerating by half a meter) 🏰.

After the effort, I’ll have you keep the outing going in pleasure mode, just a few minutes from the start: go get your panorama fix at the Valon Castle, take a break by the Truyère, head out for a stroll around Mur-de-Barrez for that Auvergne-Aveyron market-town vibe, or push on to Entraygues-sur-Truyère to wander where the rivers meet 🍽️.