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Restonica Trail Corsica
An Azure epic
Starting at the mythical Col d'Eze, at an altitude of 500m, you will experience a 54km adventure with 2,100 of D+ (vertical gain).
The route begins in the Grande Corniche Departmental Park, winds around the Fort de la Revère and climbs above La Turbie to the Cime de Cabanelle at 1,090m. Once you reach the Epaule de la Cime du Baudon at 1,200m, you can admire the panoramic views over the Mercantour, the French Riviera, the Mediterranean and the hinterland of Nice.
The descent takes you to the hilltop villages of Peille and Peillon, then along an old irrigation canal, where you will join the 100K and 100M course. The foothills of the Côte d'Azur Prealps via the Mont Leuze trails (at 42 kms into the race) are your final challenge. At the foot of Mont Leuze, the last refreshment point at Plateau Saint-Michel overlooks the harbour of Villefranche/mer and Cap Ferrat.
Course highlights: the trails overlooking Nice, Port Lympia (the Old Port of Nice) with its famous ‘pointus’ (colourful traditional fishing boats), and the finish line on the legendary Promenade des Anglais. An unforgettable race that combines mountains and the Mediterranean against a majestic backdrop.
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The race
Super long queue for the bus to the start line:
Starting line in Eze, barely made it there before my wave starting time:
Let's go!
Into the rising sun, admiring the views:
Up to Cime des Cabanelles, then Col de la Madone, and finally Cime du Baudon.
Follow sentier littoral, with fortunately not too many tourist now that the summer holidays have ended.
Happy finisher:
My first trail where a little bit of racing was involved, not just surviving. Happy to have made it below 10 hours - 09:12:10 gun time, 8:27:05 moving time. Also finally getting closer to the mid-pack - total rank 919 / 1730, gender 804 / 1378. To be continued, hopefully.
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🟧 Nice 50K - Race Recap 2025:
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