Atlantic Trail 2027

La Bernerie-en-Retz Les Moutiers-en-Retz Pornic Sainte-Pazanne

From Friday 26 to Sunday 28 February 2027

Every day

from 04:00

Departure from Rezé

  • Atlantic'Trail 2027

Presentation

Atlantic’trail – 2nd edition  


  What’s on

Get ready for the second edition of the Atlantic’trail, a charity race linking Nantes Métropole to Pornic, which will take place from Friday 26 to Sunday 28 February 2027.

A range of formats and distances are on offer to suit all types of runners and walkers:

  • The full route (80 km): A race between Rezé and Pornic, also available as a relay.
  • The ‘Origine’ walk: The big new feature of this year’s event, a 57 km night-time walk between Bouaye and Pornic.
  • The ‘gourmet’ walk: A friendly 10 km walk between La Bernerie-en-Retz and Pornic.

The Atlantic'Trail revives an iconic event that began in the 1980s and disappeared in 2003: a night-time trail hike that took participants from Rezé to the wild coast at dawn, before returning to the port of Pornic.

More than twenty years later, this event is being revived to offer a unique experience at a time when trail running is enjoying a real boom.
With distances ranging from 10 km to 80 km, the route crosses marshes, hedgerows, and coastline, passing through Sainte-Pazanne, Les Moutiers-en-Retz, and La Bernerie-en-Retz. It offers total immersion in the diversity of the region's landscapes, between unspoiled nature and sea air.

  Route details 2026:
  • Departure: 4 a.m., headlamps on, from Place du 8 Mai 1945 in Rezé.

The adventure begins in the night, headlamps on and legs light, for a warm-up of about 20 kilometers on a fairly rolling section with a slight elevation gain. Head towards Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu, where the first refreshment station awaits you at the 24 km mark.
Relay: first solo section
  • Second part of the route: the terrain gets tougher. It goes up, it goes down, it's hilly... enough to really test your thighs until the 40 km mark, where the refreshment station in Sainte-Pazanne will be more than welcome

But smile: you're halfway there!
Relay: second independent leg
  • Third segment: another 20 km to go, on a generally even section with a gentler gradient.

 The last refreshment station awaits you in Les Moutiers-en-Retz, where you can recharge your batteries before the final stretch.
Relay: last solo leg
  • Finally, the last section—the most beautiful and symbolic—along the ocean.

Look up, breathe, enjoy: the scenery is worth it!
  • At the 70 km mark, it's the home stretch: 10 km left to climb and savor before crossing the finish line.

  Additional information:
Please feel free to consult the traffic and parking regulations at the bottom of the page (pink link – coming soon for 2027)


Discover all the events scheduled in Pornic here.
Information
  • CATEGORY OF ENTERTAINMENT :
    • Sports event
  • Details of sport animation, water sports :
    • Foot race
    • hiking
    • Trail
  • ACESSIBILITY :
    • Not accessible to people with reduced mobility
  • Booking, Ticketing :
    • Online booking
    • Compulsory booking
  • TYPE OF ANIMATION :
    • Leisure
    • highlights
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Destination
place du 8 mai 1945 Rezé
Départ de la course
44400
REZE
GPS coordinates
Latitude : 47.19027
Longitude : -1.55170

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Départ de la course
Arrivée à Pornic
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REZE
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