The animations on the course

13 sites to support the trail-runner and to participate to the animations.

Vizille – start 144km
Le Pleynet – start 85km
Allevard – start 57km
Aiguebelle – finish line

The animations are free.
The passing times of the runners are given for information. They are estimated according to the previous years and can vary, in particular according to the weather report.

Live on www.lechappeebelledonne.com/live
Estimation time of passage of every runner by informing their bib number, and follow directly the runners equipped with a GPS tracker.

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ANIMATIONS 2018

Vizille

August 30th, Thursday

4.30 pm – Press conference at the Domain of Vizille.
6.30 pm – Small hiking “In the discovery of the history of the Domain of Vizille, and the old King’s Castle”. Meeting on the site of the start. Registration with Denis Bellon: denis.bellon123@orange.fr

August 31th, Friday

06.00 am – Start of the 144k with headlamp on the Domain of Vizille.
Release of lanters

Arselle

August 31th, Friday

07.00-11.00 am – Passing of the runners of the 144k and aid station, on the site of the cross country skiing area of Chamrousse (accessible by car).
Free coffee.
Batucada Batuk’adabra, band music.
Hiking possible to Lac Achard (1 hour walk).

Croix de Chamrousse

August 31th, Friday

08.00-12.00 am – Passing of the runners of the 144k on the Col de la Botte. Panoramic view. Paying access to the gondola of the Croix de Chamrousse (start Chamrousse 1650). Hiking towards the Lacs Robert possible by following the chair lift.
www.chamrousse.com/telecabine.html

Refuge de la Pra

August 31th, Friday

09.00 am – 2.00 pm – Passing of the runners of the 144k and aid station.
Refuge accessible by hiking in 3 hours from the car park of the “4 Chemins”. Lunch and/or night on reservation www.refugedelapra.com

Refuge Jean Collet

August 31th, Friday

12.00 am – 7.00 pm – Passing of the runners of the 144k and aid station.
Refuge accessible by hiking in 2 hours from the car park of “Pré Marcel”. Lunch and/or night on reservation www.refuge-jeancollet.fr

Habert d’Aiguebelle

August 31th, Friday

2.00 – 10.00 pm – Passing of the runners of the 144k and aid station. Need to hike 1,5 hour to join this aid station from the Bridge of la Betta on Grésivaudan side. Drink possible near the aid station in the “Habert”.

Les 7 Laux – Le Pleynet

August 31th, Friday

2.00 – 12.00 pm
Music live, speaker and race live
Snack Bar and fast food
2.00 – 7.00 pm – Sporting Village
Climbing wall, Via corda path, greasy pole (mât de cocagne) since 6 years old
Slackline (teenagers and adults)
Trampoline
Inflatable structure
2.00 – 9.00 pm – Relaxation and creation space for children
2.00 – 7.00 pm – Discovery of the new path “GR® 738 Haute Traversée de Belledonne” by the French Hiking Federation of Isère and Belledonne Area
4.00 pm – Passing of the leader of the 144k
4.00 – 9.00 pm- Stand Sport Health virtual reality Département de l’Isère
5.00 – 8.00 pm – Batucada Batuk’adabra, band music
10.00 pm – Fire performance by the Cie Engrenage

September 1st, Saturday

5.45 am – Fire performance by the Cie Engrenage
6.00 am – Start of the 85k

HIKING SUGGESTION : hiking towards the Chalet of Pincerie / pass of Merdaret (1 hour). Come and watch the headlamp of the 85k, when the runners will pass with the sunrise.

Gleyzin

August 31th, Friday and September 1st, Saturday

Passing of the runners of the 144k from Friday 19:00 to Saturday 10:00, and of the 85k on Saturday between 08:30 and 11:00. (accessible by car). Snackbar.

Allevard

August 31th, Friday

6.30 pm – Live music R ‘Blues

September 1st, Saturday

9.00 am – Start of the 57k
8.00 – 9.00 am – Music animation with Mister New Orleans
8.00 – 12.00 am- Stand Sport Health virtual reality Département de l’Isère

Super Collet

September 1st, Saturday

9.00 am – 5.00 pm – Chairlift of Claran opened. Special price for the event: 4€ one way ticket, 5€ round-trip
10.00 am – 4.00 pm – Music animation with Mister New Orleans
10.00 am – 4.00 pm – Climbing, mountain biking, inflatable structure
0.00 am – 6.00 pm – Passing of the runners of the 144k, and after noon passing of the runners of the 85k

HIKING SUGGESTION: hiking to reach the Refuge of la Pierre du Carré. 1,5 hour from the car park of Super Collet (380m of elevation). Night on reservation: Guylain Hauet, guylain74@orange.fr, +336 83 14 47 84.

DISCOVERY HIKING: Les Thermes d’Allevard (spa)
> www.thermes-allevard.com

Val Pelouse

September 1st, Saturday

3.00 am – Passing of the leader of the 144k
8.30 am – 11.00 pm – Snackbar and fast food proposed by the Local Hunter Association certified (ACCA)
12.30 am – Passing of the leader of the 57k
2.00 pm – Passing of the leader of the 85k
2.00 – 7.00 pm – Musical Animation with the Elisa’s Band

Le Pontet

September 1st, Saturday

6.00 am – Passing of the leader of the 144k
7.00 am – 0.00 am – Snackbar and fast food
10.00-12.00 am / 1.00-6.00 pm – Biathlon: orientation games associated with blowgun shooting for young and old. proposed by the Guide “Montagnes, Nature et Hommes“
3.00-4.30 pm – “In the land of yurts”: come and visit a real traditional yurt, discover its mode of construction, its materials, the traditions that are attached to it and … build a miniature!
2.30 pm – Passing of the leader of the 57k
4.30 pm – Passing of the leader of the 85k
10.00 pm – Bonfire

HIKING SUGGESTION: hiking to discover the Swamp, pilotis, footbridges, obsrvatory, educational pool.

Aiguebelle

During the race

Echappée Belle’s movies of last years, and live race.
 Exposition “Belledonne’s pictures” of Jean-Luc Augier, Lumière des Cîmes.

August 30, Thursday

5.00pm-5.30pm – Yoga Session for runners, specially developed for a pre-race, Aiguebelle gymnasium with Elena Nell Zerah.
Registration free and necessary at contact.belledonne@gmail.com
Limited to 50 people
(Carpets/pads not provided, bring your own)
More information: www.voyage-astral.net

August 30, Thursday and 31, Friday

2.00-8.00 pm – Bib collect in the “foyer rural”

September 1st, Saturday

09.00 am – Arrival of the first solo and/or duo of the 144k
11.00 am – 9.00 pm – Relaxation and creation space for children
11.00 am – 9.00 pm – Climbing wall (since 6 years old)
3.00 am – 6.00 pm – Introduction to circus arts by Cie Engrenage
11.00 am – 7.00 pm- Discovery of the new path “GR® 738 Haute Traversée de Belledonne” by the French Hiking Federation of Isère and Belledonne Area
11.00 am – 7.00 pm – Tourist Office’s booth. Games for kids on heritage’s theme. Discover the Heritage.
11.00 am – 7.00 pm – Orientation race (3 different free path for all people). Collect the map to the welcome point of Echappée Belle.
4.00 pm – Arrival of the first of the 57k
5.00 pm – 9.00 pm – Productor and Craftsmen Village (“Vitrines de Belledonne” et “Porte de Maurienne”), booths of sport equipment
6.00 pm – Aperitif of the local productor: tasting to discover the local products
6.00 pm – 9.00 pm – Live music Barrio Combo
18:00 – Arrival of the first of the 85k

September 2nd, Sunday

10.00 – 12.00 am – Productor and Craftsmen Village (“Vitrines de Belledonne” et “Porte de Maurienne”), booths of sport equipment
7.00 – 12.00 am – Live music, speaker, snack bar and fast food
10.00 – 12.00 am – Tourist Office’s booth. Games for kids on heritage’s theme. Discover the Heritage.
11:30 – Kids Race, registration on the spot between 10:00 and 11:00.
12:00 – Arrival of the last finishers and Awards, then lunch for the runners and followers (tickets for sale on site).

DISCOVER SUGGESTION: Museum of the Grand Filon (mining site)

>www.grandfilon.net