150 kilometres in 3 days
2,880 m a.s.l. maximum altitude reached
8000m approx. accumulated positive altitude difference

Valle Maira is one of the most beautiful valleys in the western Alps, now internationally famous not only for its beauty, but also for its hospitality, sustainable tourist offers and the possibilities for outdoor activities that embrace all seasons. of the year.

The MOT 3x50K is the real Valle Maira Occitan Trail. It is the queen race of all Occitan trail events. It is a race that takes place in 3 stages of about 50 km each and runs the entire circumnavigation of the valley along the famous paths of the Occitan routes.

You can find all the information in detail by reading the regulations.

This year the MOT changes dress, but the spirit remains the original spirit of the Maira Valley. There will be three distinct stages, apparently unconnected, but with a fil-rouge that reflects the three souls of the valley:

Stage 1 [52K - 2,350 m D+] is that of the escape from the mountains, in the footsteps of our ancestors who last century left the Maira or Macra valley, which is precisely synonymous with poverty, to seek their fortune on the plains or in the world. It is a stage that starts from the upper valley, i.e. the Marmora-Canosio basin, and arrives at its outlet on the Dronero plain, touching countless abandoned hamlets that are today beginning to have a second rebirth.
View Stage 1 on Trace de Trail: https://tracedetrail.fr/en/trace/253984

Stage 2 [50K - 3,180 m D+] is the return to the highlands. It is a tough, high-mountain stage that leads to one of the most secluded and astonishing corners of the Maira Valley. After the endless meadows of Elva here is the wild Colle delle Sagne, which at almost 2900 m represents the highest elevation of the MOT. Meanwhile, the severe Monte Chersogno dominates the scenery.
View Stage 2 on Trace de Trail: https://tracedetrail.fr/en/trace/254397

Stage 3 [38K - 2,330 m D+] is a plaisir and represents the current philosophy of the Maira Valley, characterised by a vocation for the outdoors and slow, widespread and environmentally friendly tourism. It is a short stage, only 38 km, and for this reason all to be enjoyed. In the meantime, the start, under the looming Rocca Castello-Provenzale fortress, is impressive to say the least. But that's just the appetiser because the main course is the complete crossing of the spectacular Gardetta plateau with the marvellous Rocca la Meja as a constant backdrop.
View Stage 3 on Trace de Trail: https://tracedetrail.fr/en/trace/254396

The 3x50K MOT ends where it began, at the Marmora-Canosio village, which on Sunday will be the focus of the other two ‘short’ races, the 42K and 19K MOT, as well as the Occitanwalk.