Lyon Urban Trail 2027: registration is open for the 19th edition

The night edition sold out last weekend at its 9,000-runner cap. Now registration opens for the daytime Lyon Urban Trail on April 3 and 4, with a record target of 15,000 participants.

Born in Lyon in 2008 with the Lyon Urban Trail, the urban trail concept has spread steadily and can now be found in more than 300 French cities. But the original pioneer has become a genuine institution in the City of Lights, with a setting and routes you won't find anywhere else. The event has drawn more than 200,000 runners since 2008, in its daytime (March) and night (November) versions. In 2026, both editions sold out before the start, with 12,500 participants in March and 9,000 in early November, and thousands more on the waiting list.

A higher cap for the daytime edition

The field for the Radiance Mutuelle LUT By Night, which starts and finishes at the ancient site of Fourvière, can't be expanded. For the spring edition on April 4, though, the organizers and the City of Lyon's technical services have worked out a new setup that will allow 15,000 runners on the start line. With a revamped start area on the quai Fulchiron, the 19th Radiance Mutuelle Lyon Urban Trail will offer 35, 25, 18 and 12 km races, plus a 12 km hike. The finish remains on place Saint-Jean, with a new finish area layout. 600 volunteers will be on hand.

Slightly shorter routes, but new sections on the way

The longest courses lose a few kilometers: from 38 to 35 km, and from 28 to 25 km. What stays is an offbeat tour of exceptional heritage and an ideal playground offered by Lyon and its neighbors Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon and Caluire-et-Cuire: rugged terrain, two hills, cosmopolitan architecture, UNESCO World Heritage sites, majestic rivers and countless alleyways and steep staircases.

The spectacular finish line is once again set in front of the Gothic Saint-Jean cathedral, built between the 12th and 15th centuries and one of Lyon's most popular tourist spots.

The landmark sites are of course still on the menu (crossing the Hôtel de Ville, the Roman theaters of Fourvière…), alongside a string of privileged passages: the fort de Vaise, Saint-Jean and Montessuy, the Opéra de Lyon, the tunnel on rue Terme, and the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse. There is also the Salomon timed challenge on the 300 m climb of the Sarra slope, the Sainte-Marie school, the upper courtyard of Lyon's Hôtel de Ville…

The long course still packs in 6,000 steps, around 20 little-known parks or green spaces, and between 5 and 10 crossings of remarkable sites. This 19th edition will also bring brand-new sections.

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