Rennes Urban Trail

Rennes Urban Trail

The Rennes Urban Trail is an urban running race organized every spring in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine (Brittany). Designed as a "sightrunning" experience, it allows runners to cross the city center and enter emblematic buildings and monuments: Hôtel de Ville, Jacques-Cartier prison, Thabor park, schools, squares, and passages usually inaccessible.

Three distances for all levels

The event offers three courses starting and finishing at mail François-Mitterrand: an accessible 7 km (approximately 700 to 900 steps) that crosses the historic center and Thabor park, an intermediate 14 km (approximately 1,000 to 1,350 steps), and a demanding 24 km (more than 1,500 to 3,000 steps) reserved for experienced runners. A corporate challenge completes the program.

A spectacular race in the heart of Rennes

Beyond athletic performance, the Rennes Urban Trail is experienced as a celebration: dozens of activities punctuate the courses — DJs on rooftops, brass bands, batucadas, choirs, dancers, zumba, and theater — for a friendly atmosphere right in the city center. The event, which has become the largest urban trail in France, also supports research: a portion of the registration fees is donated to charitable projects.

A recognized Rennes event

Created by Daniel Jeulin, also behind the Rennes Green Marathon, the Rennes Urban Trail has established itself over the editions as a major event in the Breton sports calendar, attracting thousands of runners from across the region and beyond.