Ultra Trail Forillon

Race completed

55 km Distance

not publishedn/a Climbing

2.8 est Grit · Entry level

Calculated from 55 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 2.8 as a floor, not a verdict.

48.8334° N, 64.4819° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 12 hours 13:05 min/km average. Generous. Walkable throughout for most of the field. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. More forgiving than 61% of 50K races. Measured against 1034 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~56 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (54km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, September

Daytime high 15°C

Night low 10°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 12 h 27 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for September — NASA POWER, grid elevation 97 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2025	54km	56	Emmanuel Joncas · 05:24:06	Valerie Thibault · 07:13:34
2024	54km	33	David Cormier · 05:51:15	Laurence Audet-Beaupre · 06:44:10
2023	50km	28	Emmanuel Joncas · 05:35:59	Justine Simard · 08:19:23

The field grew 70% between 2024 (33) and 2025 (56). 23% of the 2025 field were women.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (54km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

The Aid Station

Course-specific beta from the community

👟 gear

With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

By UltraHub Expert

Gear for this race

Chosen for 55 km of trail.

Trail Running Shoes 55 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
Race Nutrition 55 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 55 km, without the bounce.
Headlamps A 12 h limit puts you out there after dark.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 55 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

Salomon

Sense Ride 5

RunRepeat found the Salomon Sense Ride 5 to have immaculate lockdown and a smooth and stable ride, making it confident on moderate trails and steep downhills. I…

★★★★★ 4.5

Adidas

Terrex Speed Ultra

RunRepeat found the Adidas Terrex Speed Ultra to have a grippy outsole and great lockdown, while iRunFar noted that the shoe works on a variety of trail conditi…

★★★★★ 4.5

Skratch Labs