Prepare my coming to Bélier Trail & Rando

How to come to La Clusaz ?

From Annecy

  • By car

About 40 minutes drive, via D16 and D909.

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  • By bus

Route Y62 - Y63 Annecy / La Clusaz / Le Grand-Bornand : https://www.laregionvoustransporte.fr/lignes/y62-y63-annecy-la-clusaz-le-grand-bornand

Altibus: https: //www.altibus.com/

Alpsbus : https://www.voyages-alpbus.fr/

  • By train

Annecy train station 32 km away. TGV from most major cities. Information and reservations : https://www.sncf-connect.com/

 

From Lyon

  • By car 

A41 (connects Grenoble to Geneva) exit Annecy Nord, direction Thônes, Stations des Aravis at 30 km.

  • By train

From Lyon train station, to Annecy train station, and then take advantage of the bus connections: https: //www.sncf-connect.com/

From Geneva

  • By car

A40 (Autoroute Blanche), exit N°16 Bonneville, direction Stations des Aravis at 20 km.

Or A41 (connects Grenoble to Geneva) exit Annecy Nord, direction Thônes, Stations des Aravis at 30 km.

  • By train

Via the Léman Express which is a train at Start . Up to 6 trains per hour and per direction between Geneva and Annemasse: from 5am to 12:30pm on weekdays and 24 hours a day on weekends. It connects the cities of Annecy and La Roche-sur-Foron and offers bus connections to La Clusaz: https: //www.lemanexpress.com/

  • By air

From Geneva airport: https: //www.gva.ch/fr/

  • Aravis Shuttle

Aravis Shuttle offers 5 shuttles per day between Geneva airport and La Clusaz bus station at the best price: https: //www.aravis-shuttle.com/

 

Parking in La Clusaz

Parking lots

- Parking du the Salon des Dames

430 covered places, at the entrance of the village (max. height: 2m35)

Open every day, 24 hours a day
Summer and off-season: free
Platform for coaches and buses (50 places)
Passage of the La Clusaz shuttles

- Parking Centre Village

330 covered places in the heart of the village (max. height: 1m80)
Open every day, 24 hours a day
Summer and off-season: free

- Parking of the Bossonnet

85 covered places, at the top of the village (max. height: 2m30)
Open every day, 24 hours a day
Paying

- Perrière parking lot

At the top of the village
Open every day, 24 hours a day

 

Parking

- Blue zones

The village of La Clusaz has several blue zones, subject to European regulations, which allow you to park free of charge for a maximum of one hour (using a parking disc available for sale at the Tourist Office).

The different zones:

  • Roundabout of the former Caisse Centrale des Remontées Mécaniques
  • The church tour
  • Place Jean Prémat
  • Pré de Foire
  • Along the cinema
  • Vatican Passage

- Parking meters

Parking in the village's other parking lots remains chargeable.
The rate for parking meters is as follows: €0.50 / 15 minutes

- Parking outside the parking lot

There are several parking zones where parking is limited (24h max) and partially free.

List of free car parks outside the village centre

  • Parking du Nant
  • Parking of the Crêt du Merle
  • Parking de la Combe des Juments
  • Parking de l'Etale
  • Parking des Laquais
  • Parking des Chenons
  • Parking des Confins
Finding accommodation

Lodging Offers - 20% off

Would you like to book accommodation in La Clusaz during le Bélier ?

Our partner Groupe PVG, a family group founded in 1979 and based in La Clusaz, offers you a 20% discount with the code BELIER2024.

Make your choice now among the group's establishments for an unforgettable weekend:

Visit their website to book the hotel of your choice: RESERVATION PVG

During the event

The plan of the event

Click on the image to zoom in on the event plan.

Map of Bélier Trail & Rando 2023

The program

Friday, August 23

  • 10:00 am: Tent opening Bib number collection, Place de l'Eglise
  • 2:00 pm: Opening of the Exhibitors' Village, Place de l'Eglise
  • 7.15pm: Start Trail 15 km, Place de l'Eglise
  • 8:00 pm: Closing of the number collection tent and Exhibitors' Village, Place de l'Eglise
  • 8:15pm: First arrivals for the 15km Trail, Place de l'Eglise
  • 9:30pm: Trail 15km prize-giving ceremony, Place de l'Eglise

Saturday, August 24th

  • 7.00am: Tent opening Bib number collection, Place de l'Eglise
  • 9:00 am: Start Trail 27 km, Place de l'Eglise
  • 9:00 am: Opening of the Exhibitors' Village, Place de l'Eglise
  • 10.15-10.45am: Musical entertainment, Place de l'Eglise
  • 11:00 am: Opening of the Thuasne Care Center, Champ Giguet
  • 11:00 am: First finishers of the 27 km Trail, Place de l'Eglise
  • 12:30-13:00: Musical entertainment, Place de l'Eglise
  • 1:00 pm : Prize-giving ceremony for the 27 km Trail, Place de l'Eglise
  • 2.45pm-3.15pm: Musical entertainment, Place de l'Eglise
  • 3:30pm: Start Kids Races, Place de l'Eglise
  • 3:30pm: Thuasne Care Center closes, Champ Giguet
  • 4.45pm: Kids Race prize-giving ceremony, Place de l'Eglise
  • 5.45pm: Start Trail 7 km first wave, Place de l'Église
  • 5:50pm: Start Trail 7 km second wave, Place de l'Église
  • 6:15pm: First arrivals for the 7km Trail, Place de l'Église
  • 6:45pm: Trail 7 km prize-giving ceremony, Place de l'Église
  • 7 p.m.: Closing of the number collection tent and Exhibitors' Village, Place de l'Eglise

Sunday, August 25

  • 6:00-9:00: Tent opening Bib number collection, Place de l'Eglise
  • 6:45am: Bag check for Marathon du Bélier, Trail 42 km, Place de l'Eglise
  • 7.20am: Start Bélier Marathon, 42 km Trail, Place de l'Eglise
  • 7.55am: Start le Bélier 24 km, Place de l'Eglise
  • 8:30 am: Start 13 km Agneau hike, Place de l'Eglise
  • 9:00 am: Opening of the Exhibitors' Village, Place de l'Eglise
  • 9:30-10:00: Musical entertainment, Place de l'Eglise
  • 10:00 am: First arrivals of the Randonnées, Place de l'Eglise
  • 10:30 am: Opening of the Thuasne Care Center, Champ Giguet
  • 10:50am: First finishers of the Bélier Marathon, Place de l'Eglise
  • 12:00-12:30 pm: Musical entertainment, Place de l'Eglise
  • 2:00 pm : Prize-giving ceremony for the Super Bélier and the Marathon du Bélier, Place de l'Eglise
  • 2:30-3:45 pm: Musical entertainment, Place de l'Eglise
  • 4:00 pm: Thuasne Care Center closes, Champ Giguet
  • 4:00 pm: Closing of the Exhibitors' Village
Withdraw my number

Monday August 19 to Thursday August 22

  • 9:00 am to 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm to 6:30 pm at the reception of the Club des Sports, 125 route de l'Etale in La Clusaz.

Friday, August 23

  • 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the number collection tent, Place de l'Eglise.

Saturday, August 24th

  • 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the number collection tent, Place de l'Eglise.

Sunday, August 25

  • 6.00 am to 9.00 am at the number collection tent, Place de l'Eglise.
Refreshments

For several years now, le Bélier Trail et Rando asks you to bring your own cup! No plastic cups on the event. Water, on the other hand, will be provided free of charge, so don't hesitate!

Refreshments:

No Bélier Trail and Rando without nice local refreshments!

One of our objectives for the event is to focus as much as possible on local produce! That's why we're working with our partners to offer you food grown and produced just a few kilometers from the event venue. We'll introduce you to our local producers just below.

Les Vergers Tissot

The Vergers Tissot adventure began in Copponex over 70 years ago. Since then, they have continued to cultivate their land with passion and commitment, in the tradition of the Savoyard terroir.

Producers of apples and pears, Les Vergers Tissot are proud to offer you exceptional fruits, produced near Annecy in Haute-Savoie.

Healthy, tasty and with exceptional properties, their varieties are cultivated in Eco-responsible Orchards as well as in Organic Agriculture, according to methods that are both modern and respectful of nature and the environment.

You will be able to pick apples from Vergers Tissot at all the feed stations!

Les Fruitières Chabert

From generation to generation, the Chabert family cultivates the taste of the land, the respect of the ancestral know-how and the quest for authenticity. It is with as much passion as patience that the house elaborates cheeses of Savoy and specialities.

You will find good reblochon cheese at the feed stations to refresh you during your race!

Companions

📣 When you register, you can choose the accompanying person option. This allows the person of your choice to access the lifts at a preferential rate to join the courses and cheer on the participants!

You have until Sunday, August 18 at 6:00 p.m. to add this option, in your runner's area: here

The package includes one ascent via the Crêt du Merle chairlift and one ascent via the Beauregard gondola.

Opening hours* Crêt du Merle chairlift:

- Saturday: 9.30am - 5.15pm
- Sunday:
8:30am - 5:15pm

Opening times* Beauregard gondola :

- Saturday and Sunday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Time slots for participants to pass through the points concerned:

Trail 27km: from 10:00am to 12:15pm at the top of the Bossonnet Télémix (300m walk from the top of the Crêt du Merle chairlift) and from 10:30am to 2:45pm at the top of Beauregard.

Trail 42 km: from 9:05 to 12:00 at the top of the Bossonnet Télémix (300m walk from the top of the Crêt du Merle chairlift) and from 10:20 to 15:20 at the top of Beauregard.

Rando 24 km: from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the top of the Bossonnet Télémix (300m walk from the top of the Crêt du Merle chairlift)

*Ski lifts will be closed in the event of thunderstorms.

Live tracking

Your companions will be able to follow you throughout your race by tracking your ranking live, thanks to mats placed along the course. Don't forget to tell them!

To follow the riders, click here : LIVE FOLLOW-UP

Post race catering

The events benefiting from the post-race meal are: the 27 and 42 km trails and the 13 and 24 km randos.

All meals will be served under the grenette on Place de l'Église.

On the menu: diots and polenta.

Accompanying persons will also be able to enjoy them on race day for €15, to be purchased on the day, while stocks last.

Prize-giving ceremony

Friday, August 23

  • 9:30pm: Trail 15km prize-giving ceremony, Place de l'Eglise

Saturday, August 24th

  • 1:00 pm : Prize-giving ceremony for the 27 km Trail, Place de l'Eglise
  • 4.45pm: Kids Race prize-giving ceremony, Place de l'Eglise
  • 6:45pm: Trail 7 km prize-giving ceremony, Place de l'Église

Sunday, August 25

  • 2:00 pm : Prize-giving ceremony for the Super Bélier and the Marathon du Bélier, Place de l'Eglise
Activities in La Clusaz

Visit of the heritage museum, leisure center, gnole tastings, summer sledging, ice rink, swimming pool, mini-golf...Find all the activities in La Clusaz resort which will take place during the weekend by clicking on this link : https://www.laclusaz.com/animations.html

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Summary of Bélier Trail & Rando 2024

💥The 2024 edition of Bélier Trail & Rando has just finished, and what an edition it was! 🎉💚

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Thank you to our volunteers!!💚

A huge thank you to our wonderful volunteers at Bélier. 💚

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Results and photos from Bélier Trail & Rando 2024

Results and photos are online!