--- title: "Trail du Tacot 2027: dates, programme & getting there" description: "Usually a Sunday in late March or early April, Gevrey-Chambertin. A village trail race from the vines of Gevrey-Chambertin up to the cliffs above." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/trail-du-tacot-gevrey-chambertin lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/trail-du-tacot-gevrey-chambertin.png --- # Trail du Tacot > Trail du Tacot: a village trail race from the vines of Gevrey-Chambertin up to the cliffs above. The Trail du Tacot starts in Gevrey-Chambertin and follows paths along the vines before climbing to the heights above the village. It is a friendly local race, capped at a few hundred runners, and a good excuse to see the Côte de Nuits from above. ## Key facts - Type: Sport - Gevrey-Chambertin - 32 min from Beaune - When: Usually a Sunday in late March or early April. The 2027 dates are not announced yet. - Nearby: [Gevrey-Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/gevrey-chambertin) - Organised by: [Escargots 21](https://www.traildutacot.com/) - Where: Gevrey-Chambertin · Côte-d'Or - Location: 25 km north-east of Beaune · Côte de Nuits - Coordinates: 47.2262, 4.9706 - From Beaune: ≈ 32 min · 30 km - €120 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Add the vineyards: our [half-day wine tour plus one hour, €360](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day). ## History The race has been on the calendar of regional runners for about fifteen years. Its 16th edition, on 6 April 2025, reached its maximum of 500 entrants across a 19 km trail, a 12 km race and a 12 km walk. The 2026 edition was run at the end of March. ## What to expect Choose the long trail, the shorter race or the walk. The course follows paths along the vines of Gevrey-Chambertin, then climbs to the heights, with some impressive stretches along the cliff edge above the Combe Lavaux nature reserve. Spectators gather at the start and finish in the village. ## Tips for the day Places are limited, so register early with the organisers. Trail shoes are advisable for the cliff-edge paths. Afterwards, Gevrey's cellars and wine bars are a short walk away, and a private driver can take you back to your hotel once you have celebrated. ## Did you know? In 2025 the race reached its maximum of 500 entrants, up from 380 to 420 in previous years. ## Around Trail du Tacot What to combine with Trail du Tacot on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in March 2027 - **Runs Friday 26 February – Sunday 7 March 2027** · [Carnaval de Chalon-sur-Saône](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/carnaval-de-chalon-sur-saone): Ten days of parades, brass bands and the burlesque Gôniots, ending with the burning of Old Carnival. (Tradition · Chalon-sur-Saône) - **Usually a weekend in early March.** · [Journées Gourmandes de Marsannay-la-Côte](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/journees-gourmandes-marsannay): A long-running spring food fair at the northern gate of the Route des Grands Crus. (Food & markets · Marsannay-la-Côte) - **Usually the Saturday and Sunday of the Hospices de Nuits sale weekend, in early to mid March.** · [Salon des Vignerons de Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-des-vignerons-nuits-saint-georges): Forty Nuits-Saint-Georges growers pour their wines on the weekend of the Hospices sale. (Wine festival · Nuits-Saint-Georges) - **Usually the Saturday of the Hospices de Nuits sale weekend, in early to mid March.** · [Semi-marathon de Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/semi-marathon-nuits-saint-georges): A half marathon through the grands crus, run on the weekend of the Hospices de Nuits sale. (Sport · Nuits-Saint-Georges) - **Sunday, 14 March 2027 (Expected dates, not yet confirmed)** · [Vente des Vins des Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/hospices-de-nuits-wine-auction): The Côte de Nuits' own charity wine auction, held each spring since 1961. (Wine auction · Vougeot) - **Usually Easter weekend, Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00** · [Du Côté des Maranges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/du-cote-des-maranges): Open cellars in the Maranges, the southern tip of the Côte de Beaune, over Easter weekend. (Wine festival · Cheilly, Dezize and Sampigny-lès-Maranges) ### Nearby - **Saturday 5 – Sunday 6 December 2026 (Expected dates, not yet confirmed)** · [Caves ouvertes de Fixin et Brochon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/caves-ouvertes-fixin-brochon): Thirteen estates of Fixin and Brochon open their cellars on a December weekend. (Wine festival · Fixin) - **Long held over five days in late August and early September; in 2026 it moved to a May weekend and an early-October weekend.** · [Festival Musique au Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-musique-au-chambertin): Classical concerts and tastings in the wine villages around Gevrey-Chambertin since 1988. (Music · Gevrey-Chambertin) - **Usually a Sunday in mid May.** · [Balade gourmande des Bonnes-Mares aux Musigny](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/balade-gourmande-bonnes-mares-musigny): An eight-kilometre gourmet walk between two of Chambolle-Musigny's grands crus. (Food & markets · Chambolle-Musigny) - **Friday evenings through the summer, from late May.** · [Les Vin’dredis de la Halle](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/vindredis-halle-chambertin): Summer Friday tastings and gourmet evenings at the Halle Chambertin in Gevrey. (Wine festival · Gevrey-Chambertin) - **Friday 9 – Sunday 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Championnat du monde de l’œuf en meurette](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/championnat-monde-oeuf-en-meurette): Chefs from around the world compete to poach Burgundy's favourite egg dish at the Clos de Vougeot. (Food & markets · Vougeot) - **Saturday 17 – Sunday 18 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Fête du Vin Bourru](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-du-vin-bourru-nuits-saint-georges): Nuits-Saint-Georges toasts the new vintage with cloudy, still-fermenting bourru. (Wine festival · Nuits-Saint-Georges) ### Villages - [Gevrey-Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/gevrey-chambertin) (1 km away): Nine grands crus, more than any other Burgundy village, led by Chambertin and Chambertin-Clos de Bèze. - [Fixin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/fixin) (2 km away): A quiet wine village with Napoleon in the woods, a Romanesque church in the vines and firm reds. - [Morey-Saint-Denis](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/morey-saint-denis) (3 km away): A village of walled clos, with five grands crus between Gevrey-Chambertin and Chambolle-Musigny. ### Châteaux - [Château de Gevrey-Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-gevrey-chambertin) (1 km away): A 13th-century fortress built by the abbots of Cluny above the old village of Gevrey. - [Château de Brochon](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-brochon) (1 km away): A Loire-style château built by the poet who gave the Côte d'Azur its name. - [Manoir de la Perrière](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/manoir-de-la-perriere) (2 km away): A Cistercian manor above Fixin, with one of the oldest wine presses in Burgundy. ### Things to do - [Domaine Gérard Quivy](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-gerard-quivy-gevrey-chambertin) (1 km away): A family domaine in an early 18th-century winegrower's mansion, next to the tourist office in Gevrey-Chambertin. - [Domaine Isabelle Lippe](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-isabelle-lippe-brochon) (2 km away): A small domaine in Brochon run by two women winegrowers, with tastings led by the grower herself. - [Gaugry Cheese Dairy (Fromagerie Gaugry)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/fromagerie-gaugry-brochon), 2 km away: Époisses and Ami du Chambertin from a family cheese dairy on the Route des Grands Crus. ### Restaurants - [La Table d’Hôte, La Rôtisserie du Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-table-d-hote-rotisserie-du-chambertin-gevrey) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred tasting table in an eighteenth-century house in the heart of Gevrey-Chambertin - [Origine](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/origine-dijon) (11 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Lameloise-trained Japanese chef cooking Burgundy's seasons on place Wilson - [William Frachot](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/william-frachot-dijon) (12 km away · 2 MICHELIN stars): Dijon's two-star table, reinventing Burgundy's classics inside the Hostellerie du Chapeau Rouge ## Questions about Trail du Tacot ### When is Trail du Tacot 2027? The 2027 dates of Trail du Tacot have not been announced yet. Usual timing: usually a Sunday in late March or early April.. ### Where does Trail du Tacot take place? Trail du Tacot takes place in Gevrey-Chambertin (Côte-d'Or). ### How do you get to Trail du Tacot from Beaune? Gevrey-Chambertin is about 32 min from Beaune by road (30 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €120 for the whole car, up to 4 guests, with no parking to find and nobody at the wheel after a glass of wine. ### Can we book a private driver for Trail du Tacot? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Trail du Tacot and drives you back. For the busiest weekends, book a few weeks ahead. → [Half-day wine tour plus one hour, €360](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) ## Book - [Book a driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&place=village:gevrey): No parking to find, no one left as the designated driver: everyone enjoys a glass. Your driver waits and drives you back: no parking to find, and everyone can enjoy a glass. ## Sources - [The full events calendar](https://www.cote-privee.com/events) --- Canonical page: