{"id":14818,"date":"2025-03-24T22:44:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T21:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lemanrunning.com\/?post_type=spot&#038;p=14818"},"modified":"2025-03-24T22:44:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T21:44:32","slug":"challenge-trail-villars","status":"publish","type":"spot","link":"https:\/\/lemanrunning.com\/en\/spot\/challenge-trail-villars\/","title":{"rendered":"Villars Challenge Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-parcours-villars\">Villars route<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Villars route starts at the Roc d'Orsay cable car and runs for 12km, with a positive and negative vertical drop of 940m. This demanding route takes you first to the Grand and Petit Chamossaire, offering breathtaking views of the Vaud Alps. Taking in Lac Noir, the Col de Bretaye and the Col de Soud, this route is a real adventure for trail runners looking for a challenge.<br>This route earns points in the <a href=\"\/?page_id=16\">L\u00e9man Running Trophy <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The stages<\/strong>&nbsp;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Roc d'Orsay cable car<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ibex<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Direction la Sausse<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Roc d'Orsay<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Le Chamossaire<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lac Noir - Bretaye<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Col de Soud<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Roc d'Orsay cable car<br><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-challenge-trail-des-alpes-vaudoises\">Challenge Trail des Alpes Vaudoises<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From 1 July to 30 September, the Vaud Alps will play host to the Challenge Trail des Alpes vaudoises, a unique opportunity for trail enthusiasts to discover breathtaking scenery. After two editions around Villars, this year the challenge is being extended to include routes starting from Gryon and Bex. 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