La Foulée des Ducs

Dear, dukes and duchesses, we await you with the dignity and honor befitting such a plan, and we ask you to dedicate the last day of February to your next trail. 👑

Okay, let’s rephrase to make it clearer : trailrunner or trailrunner, we’re waiting for you at the end of February for your next outing! 👟 This might be easier to understand there… 🤣 When we say end of February, it’s true 😧, get ready to make your last day of the month, a well-deserved outing ✅. The town of La Clayette welcomes you with open arms, for a crazy trail 🏰. Between ridges, climbs, and castles, the course will let you discover the Saône-et-Loire region! On the program, various distances, to please everyone 😌. The seasoned : a 45 km (solo or relay), a 28 km and a 13km, the curious : a tasting course and kids: a dedicated route! 😎 Well, it’s nice to announce the distances, but stay with us, there are subtleties quite charming 🤪.

Get ready to experience more than just a trail, it will be a welcoming and engaged adventure 😄. In the heart of the Charolais-Brionnais country you’re invited to an event that blends sport and comfort 🥰. Well, comfort can be enjoyed with a little frills… 🤌 45 km, with 1 300 mD+, it’s not necessarily the definition of that word. But in its defense, it’s in semi-nighttime, and you can also do it in a relay for 3 👯. Friends, family, colleagues… So who will you call? 📞 Otherwise, you can commit to a 28 km with 700 mD+, in semi-nighttime as well, a mighty challenge ! 💪 Running by day is still practical, so the 13 km is perfect, with its 200 mD+, it gives you a nice entry into the world of trail 🏃‍♀️. The “Gourmet Walk,” just its name sparks desire. With 6 km, little elevation and a customized menu 🍝. Whether you’re a walker or a runner, the goal is to discover the terroir and enjoy gastronomic refreshments gastronomics ! ⭐️ Because there’s never enough fun, you can also do it in disguise! In total, 5 stops on the course, for a FULL menu 😋. The little ones are already eager to grow up, so everything is planned so they can believe it 🔥. 300 m, 750 m and 1.5 km, depending on their ages, their trail initiation will be perfect ! ⚡️

As we told you earlier, you’ll be in a wonderfully beautiful region, right in the heart of France 🇫🇷. Burgundy-Franche-Comté is full of activities, but above all of landscapes and tastings 📍. After this great effort, get in the car and head to the Bourgade of La Clayette 🏛️. This medieval site looks straight out of a fairy tale 🧚. With a bit more motivation, less than an hour by car, you’ll find Cluny 💫. Its abbey, is well known and if you visit it you’ll understand why 🙃. To keep the momentum going, culinarily speaking (let’s pretend this exists), Saône-et-Loire has great local specialties 🙃. We begin by following French traditions, with some butter from Bresse 🧈. On freshly baked bread, you’re likely to buy pounds 🛍️. La chèvre de monsieur Seguin a also well worked, with its goat cheeses one of the must-haves 🐐. And of course, enjoying it with moderation, the good wine is ideal to accompany a cheese tasting 🧀. In this area, it’s a bit their specialty! 🤪

Duc-oup, are you ready or not? Come on, hurry up, pack your bag and all your things to commit to this trail! 🫨