F A Q - Grand Trail des Lacs & Châteaux

ROAD BOOK Winter 2025 - Update ... /... /2025

ROADBOOK Available to download from 01/11/2025
French – English

Download WORLD TRAIL CHAMPIONSHIPS selection criteria

1. Number withdrawal
Each participant must pick up his/her race number IN PERSON with his/her ID card.
For duos, only one person per duo is required.

Race numbers can be collected on the day of the race, in the time slot that suits you best.

To collect your race number:

Identity card or copy of identity card

Mandatory equipment will not be checked during the WINTER edition. You are responsible for your own health and safety.

What will I receive when I collect my number?

Registration by 04/11/2025 – 11:59 p.m. at the latest
* Possibility of collecting your race number from our partner TRAKKS Rocourt (from ../… to …/… ).
* Gift to be collected at the MERCHANDISING stand if registered before 01/10/2025
* Personalized bib

For all registrants
* Number pick-up on D-day

Medals and medallions for Winter Edition finishers.

Display of race number :
The race number must be worn on the chest or stomach and be permanently and completely visible throughout the race. It must always be worn on all clothing and may under no circumstances be placed on a leg or bag.

2. Bib transfer
Registrations and all changes and transfers close on Wednesday 04/11/2025 at 11:59 p.m. No waiting list. Possibility of changing the distance via the management link. Reimbursement requests for non-chronic osteoarticular or muscular injuries are closed on 01/11/2025 based on our regulations, paragraph 30. 📍 To make the changes: go to your management link - "transfer registration", enter the buyer's details (€5 fee)

3. Participant Gifts and Finisher Medals
By participating in the GTLC and being among the first to register (before 10/01), you are entitled to a participating gift or to donate the value of your gift to the non-profit organization LEG'S GO. If you have a “gift” icon on your bib, it means you are entitled to it. Stop by the MERCHANDISING stand before or after your race to pick it up. The staff will check what they have given you (see right-hand side of your bib) Winter 2025: Medals for all finishers of the Winter Edition. Medals cannot be purchased.

4. SUPPLIES AND PERSONAL ASSISTANCE
Refreshments will be provided at the points described in the road book:

Use our interactive maps and click on the links to get Google directions!

The principle of an individual race in semi-autonomy is the rule. Semi-autonomy is defined as the ability to be self-sufficient between 2 refreshment posts, in terms of food, clothing and safety, and to adapt to any problems encountered or anticipated (weather, physical problems, injuries, etc.). That's another reason why we were awarded the UTMB index qualifying points.

Refreshment points are accessible to participants only.
BUT: atolerance zone, i.e. 50 metres before and 50 metres after the refreshment station, is authorized by people close to the runner.

You must have your own personal cup!
A detailed table with the contents of the refreshment points will be sent to you by e-mail 4 days before the race.

ATTENTION! Random checks will be carried out by our teams along the route.

5. Trace GPX & FLECHAGE
Having the GPX trail loaded on your watch/smartphone is not mandatory for the Winter Edition. The courses will be 100% marked. These routes take in many private passages that are not accessible outside the trail. We have the trust of the owners. Don't break it by using them outside the GTLC weekend. The GPX tracks will be in the ROAD BOOK sent to all participants by email at the latest 5 days before the race or can be downloaded from the FAQ page. All along the course, you'll follow white arrows. They all have a reflective strip and a label with the contact details of the organizer (ENJOY SPORT INFINTY asbl). For the non-wooded sections, orange ground markings indicate the direction. An example of a fork sign and a sign to certify that you are on the right road after a fork will be e-mailed to you in the pre-race mail.

6. Timer
Live link: https://www.ultratiming.live/evenement/gtlc-winter-2025 Tracker link: ...

6. RESCUE - REPATRIATION - ABANDONMENT
!!! HELP Station:
If you injure yourself between 2 official refreshment points: Stop at these markers.

What should I do? Call Race HQ 0471 20 36 21

Enter the name of your Help Station (example: H3)

Your race number.

We will then organize your return to the Ovifat base.
If you can, please use the help stations for refuelling.

For a less serious injury, call Race HQ. Encode it in your phone. It's also written on your race number.

For serious injury: In an emergency, call 112

First aid station: A first aid station provided by the non-profit organization OASIS , made up of qualified personnel, will be provided on the Ovifat site on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Signallers and traffic regulations

Even if we have a great team of volunteers as signallers, each participant will have to comply with the highway code. Road crossings are made under the full responsibility of the runners, with renunciation of any recourse against the organizers in the event of damage or after-effects which could occur during your race. When you registered, you ticked the little box that says you have read and accepted the regulations on our website.

Time barriers
You will be stopped if you exceed the hours. The hourly average is very, very wide.

We know how difficult it can be to accept failure when so much preparation has gone into it.
If we insist on time limits, it's only for your safety.
Please don't take it out on our great team of volunteers, who only follow our instructions and are there for your well-being and safety.

8. RULES FOR FOLLOWERS AND ATTENDANTS (FAN ZONE)
On our website www.grandtrail.be you'll find interactive maps on your race page. One click on the point gives you the Google route! It is forbidden to accompany or be accompanied (pacer, mountain bike, etc.) on any part of the race course by a person not registered for the race, on pain of penalty or disqualification (see regulations). Sticks are permitted. Your companions will be able to get to viewpoints, crossing points and refreshment points easily. Refreshment points are accessible to participants only. BUT: atolerance zone, i.e. 50 metres before and 50 metres after the refreshment station, is authorized by people close to the runner. Random checks will be carried out by our teams along the route.

9. CHANGING ROOMS & CATERING
SHOWERS: 2 CITY WASH shower trucks for your comfort. LOCKERS and LOCKERS on site CATERING & BAR: Light catering available

10. PARKING AND PARKING FACILITIES
It is necessary to organize yourselves to reduce the number of cars to be parked. We have only 1 parking lot available for runners ONLY for the duration of the race. No parking possible before 7 a.m. on Saturday, race day. A team will direct you on site. This parking area must be vacated by the time you return home on Saturday evening. A police order will also be in place for parking on roadsides. Explanations will be in the pre-race e-mail sent to you. We ask you not to monopolize these parking lots and to try to find other solutions if you have a van or camper van. Perhaps check with the "Les Charmilles" campsite in Ovifat. Make sure you include queues and parking in your journey time so that you're as comfortable as possible. And above all, THANK YOU for respecting our neighbors! Their gardens are not your parking lots or your garbage cans! If you park incorrectly, we'll take legal action and remove your car.

11. PROGRAM
You can find it on our website: https: //grandtrail.be/winter/programme/