LUT By Night 2025
Book now- Next event : Sat, November 1, 2025Date confirmed
- Last event : Sat, November 2, 2024
The event in a few words
Ready to come party in running mode in Rhône? 🎉
On the heights of Lyon, well-surrounded by the Rhône (the river this time) and the Saône 🌊, the LUT by Night offers to keep you energized all night long! 🌝 Even if the temperatures are cool in November ❄️, after a thorough warm-up, you'll be on fire! 🔥 It's time to rock the dancefloor on the pavement with this beautiful Lyon urban trail! 🦁
Get ready for a crazy night (you can read the rest with the song in your head 😆)! The City of Lights will shine brightly through the night 🎶. Three new tracks of dance race await you for this 11th edition of the Lyon Urban Trail by Night ! 🎉 In the heart of the capital of Gaul, under the starlight 🌟 (or mostly your headlamp 🔦), you can enjoy the magical atmosphere of the city over 10 km, 20 km, or 30 km in stopwatch mode ⏱️. And because the night is also made for partying 🥳, an 10 km 👻 non-timed option is available. Certainly, the midnight trail runners 🕛 will lead you into the wee hours! 😅
It's on the right bank of the Saône that this show will take place, not to be missed under any circumstances! During your urban trail, you'll make Place Saint-Jean ⛪ and rue Tramassac shake before significantly increasing the heat on the Lyon heights 👆, step by step, up to the iconic hill of Fourvière! There, you can unleash your best moonwalks 🕺 on its typical small cobbled streets 👟. Don't stop till you get enough sang the King of Pop! 🎤 And because this year the event celebrates its first decade 🎂, it's not just the distances that change… The routes are also getting a makeover! 😯 Like an actor in the shoes of a trail runner 👟, you'll start in the mythical Roman Theatre of Fourvière, on the stage of the great amphitheater 🎭. The fever will be at its peak, even your headlamp might literally explode! 💡 For your finish, you'll have the chance to receive a hill (of Fourvière) of cheers from the ecstatic crowd at the foot of the Basilica of Notre-Dame-de-Fourvière ⛪, with a magical view overlooking all of Lyon 🤩.
After your race, in the morning you won't have a hangover 🪵. However, you are likely to face sore muscles! 😂 So, to avoid painful aftermaths, reward your efforts by tasting Lyon specialties in THE capital of French gastronomy 🍽️. It starts with a piece of pâté-croute and Saint-Marcellin (yes it's true, this good soft cheese 🧀 actually comes from Isère, Drôme, or Savoie 😋), before finishing with a cushion of Lyon for a sweeter note composed of a chocolate ganache wrapped in marzipan and flavored with Curaçao 🤤. Quite the end (of the night)! 😜
Come heat up the mercury 🌡️ to the maximum and unleash your best moves on the LUT by Night 🕺!
4 reasons to join this race
A distance for every taste
30 km
20 kmTOP
10 km
- Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
- Elevation gain : 800mD+
- 1,000+ runners in the last edition
- 1 loopx30 km
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Start for the 30 km of LUT by Night!
Starting at the Place des Minimes, you can build up momentum during the first 2 downhill kilometers 📉. Be careful not to burn out right from the start! 😅 You will reach the St-Jean Cathedral and head towards the quays to cross to the other bank via the Alphonse Juin Bridge 🌉. Following are 2 flat kilometers, take the opportunity to find your rhythm, there won't be much respite for the rest of the course! 😬 You will cross the Rhône again on the M6 Viaduct and head to the hill of Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon using the paths and small streets 🛣️. At km 7, you will go down to the Maison de la Cadière and the Parc Chabrières-Arlès in Oullins 🌳.
The respite will be short-lived (we warned you 🤓), you will go to the City Aventure of Lyon-Sainte-Foy 🪂. Too bad, you won't be able to stop and have fun there, but at least now you know how to get there! 🗺️ You will stay on the heights of Sainte-Foy and wander the paths by the light of your headlamp 💡. At km 18, you will reach the Fort de Sainte-Foy, the Parc du Brûlet and continue to the Museum of the New Franco-Chinese Institute 🧧. You'll be at km 20, only 10 more to the finish! 💪
But before that, there's a final very hilly section. From Saint-Just, you'll descend to the Fort de Vaise 🏰 then onto Quai Chaveau, go up to the Station du Centenaire, and go down to the Quai Pierre-Scize. Catch your breath before the final sequence... 💨 and it's a big one! 🥵 You'll climb above the École Sainte-Marie-La Solitude, go down, to scale the relentless piste de la Sarra ⛷️. You'll need to hang on, push in the last descent to the Saint-Paul station and give it your all in the last ascent to the Roman Theatres! 🎭
A course worthy of the greatest roller coasters! 🎢
- Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
- Elevation gain : 600mD+
- 2,000+ runners in the last edition
- 1 loopx20 km
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To conquer this 20 km, you will need to hang in there! 💪
If you've always dreamed of a nighttime 🌙 sightseeing tour, you're in the right place! 😉 Starting from the Place des Minimes, you'll head towards the Saint-Jean Cathedral ⛪️. Yes, we do say head off, because the first two kilometers are downhill! 📉 Be careful not to trip right from the start 😅. You'll cross the Alphonse Juin Bridge to enjoy 2 km along the Rhône quays, under the watchful eye of the Basilica of Fourvière ✝️. Once you reach the Viaduct of the M6, it will be time to climb! 📈
Starting from km 4, you'll be trotting along the trails of the hill of Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon! ⬆️ You'll go up to the Esplanade Lichfield and will climb to the Fort de Sainte-Foy and the Parc Brûlet 🌳. You'll trace your path to Saint-Just, descend to the Fort de Vaise 🏰 and along the quays 🌊. Hang in there, you'll face a succession of climbs and descents until the finish! You'll need to climb the Sarra track ⛷️, to descend to the Saint-Paul station... to climb again and cross the finish line at the Roman Theaters! 🏁
Well done, you'll have watched over sleeping Lyon during a lap around! 🔦
- Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
- Elevation gain : 400mD+
- 1,000+ runners in the last edition
- 1 loopx10 km
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Want to test your skills on a short trail under the glow of headlamps? 🔦
Get ready for the 10 km LUT By Night! Starting from Place des Minimes, you’ll descend into Old Lyon and pass just below the funicular! 🚇 You’ll then reach Quai Fulchiron and climb up to Saint-Just. You’ll run alongside the Loyasse Cemetery and continue on to the Fort de Vaise 🏰. This will be followed by a series of ups and downs: the quays, the Sarra track, Saint-Paul station... and you’ll finish in the Roman Theaters! 🎭
- Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
- Elevation gain : 400mD+
- 1 loopx10 km
A few more words
Forget the stopwatch and the pressure: that evening, there won't be any! You can come and groove on this 10 km at your own pace in the Capital of the Gauls.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
For the 30 km trail: 6:30 PM (subject to change)
For the 20 km trail: 8:45 PM (subject to change)
For the 10 km trail: 7:15 PM (subject to change)
For the 10 km Open trail: 7:15 PM (subject to change)
All races start from the Roman Theatre, on November 1, 2025
It is recommended to come to the event location by public transport (funicular from Vieux Lyon, "Minimes - Théâtres Romains" stop).
You can park in the following nearby parking lots:
Bellecour (33 Place Bellecour, 69002 Lyon)
Saint Antoine (Quai Saint-Antoine, 69002 Lyon)
Saint Georges (13 Place Benoît Crepu, 69005 Lyon)
Saint Jean (25 Quai Romain Rolland, 69005 Lyon)
Celestins (11 Place des Célestins, 69002 Lyon)
Antonin Poncet (Place Antonin Poncet, 69002 Lyon)
You will be able to leave your belongings before the race with the provided bag check system. Locker rooms will be available after your race. Unfortunately, there will be no showers.
For the 30 km trail: two solid and liquid refreshments + a finish line refreshment
For the 20 km trail: one solid and liquid refreshment + a finish line refreshment
For the 10 km trail: one solid and liquid refreshment + a finish line refreshment
For the 10 km Open trail: one solid and liquid refreshment + a finish line refreshment
The top 3 overall (men and women) will be rewarded for the 30 km, 20 km, and 10 km races.
For the 30 km, a time barrier is set at 11:30 PM at the Fort de Loyasse refreshment point.
You can pick up your race bib on Saturday, November 1, 2025, from 11 AM until 30 minutes before the start, at the Roman Theatre in Lyon-Fourvière. To collect your bib, you will need to present your ID, your "bib pick-up card" (received by email), and a medical certificate if your file is incomplete.
For the 30 km trail: 20 years minimum
For the 20 km trail: 18 years minimum
For the 10 km trail: 16 years minimum
For the 10 km Open trail: 12 years minimum
Minors must present a parental authorization.
Each participant must have: a headlamp, a hydration system with at least 0.5 L capacity with a bottle holder or water bag, a food reserve, and rain gear (depending on weather conditions).
A mobile phone and a charged battery are also recommended.
No, poles are strictly prohibited.
All information and registration are available on this page.
No, the medical certificate is no longer required to start the race.
The new PPS certificate available here replaces it. This Health Prevention Pathway from the FFA must be completed within 3 months before the event (from February 11, 2025) and its number must be entered on the registration platform.
FFA licensees must provide their Athletics License numbers for 2024-2025.
Minors must show a health questionnaire. Guardians attest that each section of the questionnaire results in a negative response. Otherwise, they must produce a medical certificate indicating no contraindication to the practice of the sport or discipline concerned, dated less than six months old.
For more information on the Health Prevention Pathway (PPS), we recommend this article.You can check the race rules here
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