GAP factor 6.3% slower than flat · net elevation 1 m
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Var Verdon Trail Canyon 8K, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.
The Var Verdon Trail Canyon 8K route has 256 m of ascent, 255 m of descent and an estimated 6.3% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Var Verdon Trail Canyon 8K route starts at Aiguines village centre and finishes at Aiguines village centre. Underfoot, expect technical mountain trail: rocky terrain, scree slopes, roots, forest paths and secured handhold/chain passages in the Cirque de Vaumale; very little grassy or runnable flat ground on the longer courses. It passes Gorges du Verdon, Galetas, Col d'Iloire, Cirque de Vaumale and Petite Foret. one of the pioneering trail races in France.
Its normalised GAP factor is 6.3% slower than a flat course, with about 256 m of total ascent.
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