Ecotrail Wicklow Renews Partnership with Magnifique French Trail des Maures in May 2026
By Sean Clifford · · Abroad
The growing bond between Ireland and France’s trail running communities just got even stronger as EcoTrail Wicklow officially its partnership with the legendary Trail des Maures in France.
A Growing Bond...
This renewed partnership comes off the back of record-breaking French participation at EcoTrail Wicklow last year — never before have so many French runners travelled to Ireland to race on Irish trails. What started as curiosity has now become a genuine love affair with Irish trail culture.
One of those runners was Benjamin Vouard, originally from France and now living in Dublin, who joined the growing wave of French athletes discovering the unique magic of Irish racing. It was his first ultra. Despite it being tough and wet he had a very good day out. He says “I didn’t see the time go by. Volunteers kept commenting on how much I was smiling, even going uphill. I smiled more than I expected, soaked through sharing good moments with other runners and taking in the views “