Trail du Pays du Châtaignier 2026

If you like it when a race makes you travel as much as you sweat, the Trail du pays du châtaignier in Villefranche-du-Périgord is exactly your kind of playground 🌰.

Here, you go from the heart of the bastide to paths that smell of the forest, with that little taste of “between stones and leaves” adventure that makes all the magic of the Périgord 🌿.

You choose your menu: 15 km to treat yourself without burning out, or 25 km to go for the day’s “properly full-bodied chestnut” version 💪.

The best part is the atmosphere: a lively start, nature sections that cut you off from the world, and that feeling of running among the locals, not through some cardboard-set scenery 🏘️.

After the effort, stick around: take a stroll under the arcades of Villefranche-du-Périgord, head over to the Bonaguil Castle (impressive, even when your legs are negotiating), wander through Monpazier for that bastide charm, or go chill by the waterside at Prats-du-Périgord for a peaceful recovery 🏰.

And if you’re coming as a duo or with family, turn it into a mini getaway: local market, a sunny terrace, a little walk in the woods… basically: you run, you munch, you enjoy—without getting pricked by the burr! 🌞