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France mesmerizes with incredible variety, scenic landscapes, and pure savoir-vivre. The Iron Lake Challenge France merges this unique charm with your next outdoor adventure: Walk around the ten most stunning French lakes, soak in breathtaking views between azure waters and dramatic scenery, and claim your well-earned medal!

Walking around France´s ten largest lakes is a wonderful “Weekend Adventure” that will bring you many unforgettable moments and help you discover this exciting country from a new perspective. There’s no time stress—because the Iron Lake Challenge isn’t about records or finish times, it’s all about enjoyment.
Registration an Scope of Services
Registration for the Iron Lake Challenge France costs €24.
Included in this entry fee is our Iron Lake Challenge ‘France’ Edition collector’s medal, along with the green Timeless Challenge marble.

However, to get your hands on it, you first have to circumnavigate France’s ten largest lakes! Only then will we send you your well-deserved medal and marble. After all, you want to earn it, not just get it for free!
With your registration fee, you support my passion project of reforestation of one million oft trees
How to register
- Please click on the image and you will be redirected to the registration page of our partner Digistore24.
- You will receive a registration confirmation with all the important information.
- Now you have to circumnavigate the ten largest lakes in France on foot. You have as much time as you need for the ten lakes. As proof, you can upload a screenshot of your tracking to our challenge tool.
- Once we’ve checked your submission, you will get your well-deserved medal and marble. Simple as that, right?
Your medal and your marble
Once you have circumnavigated the ten largest lakes in France on foot, we will send you the beautiful Iron Lake Challenge ‘France’ Edition collector’s medal and the green marble by mail. This could be the very first in your upcoming Iron Lake Challenge collection!
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The ten largest lakes in France
The Iron Lake Challenge France will show you the country from its most beautiful (lake) side. You’ll circumnavigate these ten lakes on foot and experience unforgettable moments
| Lake | Length |
| Le tour du lac de Serre-Ponçon | approx. 80 km |
| Lac du Bourge | tapprox. 55 km |
| Lac du Der-Chantecoq | approx. 38 km |
| Lac d’Annecy | approx. 40 km |
| Lac de Sainte-Croix | approx. 35 km |
| Lac de Pareloup | approx. 30 km |
| Lac de Saint-Cassien | approx. 16 km |
| Lac de Vassivière | approx. 26 km |
| Lac de Madine | approx. 20 km |
| Lac d’Aiguebelette | approx. 17 km |
Important Links
- Challenge tool for logging your circumnavigations
- Iron Lake Challenge France Roll of Honor
- Life Lake Museum Overall ranking of the challenge
- Life Museum (Overall Ranking – Timeless Challenge)
- Trees4Breeze – Reforestation and Forest Conservation, Funded by the Timeless Challenge
- Our discussion forum



