Goldsteig Ultrarace
The Goldsteig Ultra Race is a running distance of 661 km, the longest non-stop ultra - trail running in Germany and follows the entire length of the long-distance route Goldsteig .
Route and regulations
The Goldsteig Ultrarace has been held annually in autumn since 2014 and follows the Bavarian Goldsteig long-distance hiking trail. The time limit for the 661 km long route with a total of 19,000 meters of altitude is 192 hours, the starting point is Marktredwitz , the finish is in Neunburg vorm Wald .
Since 2016, the main race has been expanded to include a 166 km long trail run with 3,300 meters of altitude and a time limit of 48 hours. In 2017, a 488 km long trail run on a section of the Goldsteig with 15,500 meters of altitude and a time window of no more than 144 hours and a 16-day hiking marathon over the entire route will be held for the first time.
The participants carry a GPS and mandatory equipment with them during the run . They are responsible for their own care. Time recording takes place in stages at checkpoints.
Winners lists
Goldsteig Ultrarace 661
| date | Attendees | Finisher | Men | time | Women | Time (hours) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 32 (27 M / 5 W) | 5 (4 M / 1 W) | Joel Jaile Casademont 
|
170: 58: 00 | Kristina Tille 
|
191: 38: 00 | |
| 2015 | 43 (42 M / 1 W) | 18 (17 M / 1 W) | László Barta 
|
143: 57: 00 | Anna Örsi
|
169: 45: 00 | 651 km |
| 2016 | 20 (19 M / 1 W) | 8 (7 M / 1 W) | Róbert Kovács
|
151: 15: 00 | Anna Örsi -2-
|
191: 18: 00 | Route shortening to 612 km due to extensive forest work |
| 2017 | 37 (34 M / 3 W) | 21 (20 M / 1 W) | Róbert Kovács -2-
|
125: 38: 00 | Anna Örsi -3-
|
170: 59: 00 | Route shortening to 623 km due to severe weather |
| 2018 | 13 (11 M / 2 W) | 13 (11 M / 2 W) | Róbert Kovács -3-
|
160: 05: 00 | Anke Scherbarth
|
184: 27: 00 | 665 km |
| 2019 | 16 (13 M / 3 W) | 12 (10 M / 2 W) | Adrian Toma 
|
165: 03: 00 | Sachiko Tokoro Daphné Derouch 
|
191: 34: 00 | 665 km |
Goldsteig Ultrarace 488
| date | Attendees | Finisher | Men | time | Women | time | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 (3 M / 0 W) | 1 | Marc Antoni Fernández de Ciurana
|
141: 25: 00 | - | - | Route length 471 km |
| 2018 | 7 (1 M / 0 W) | 1 | Thomas Schmid
|
143: 40: 00 | - | - | 505 km |
| 2019 | 4 (3 M / 1 W) | 1 | Colin Searle 
|
154: 37: 09 | - | - | 438 km |
Goldsteig Ultrarace 166
| date | Attendees | Finisher | Men | time | Women | time | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 16 (15 M / 1 W) | 10 (9 M / 1 W) | Martin Hostrup 
|
21:47:00 | Cornelia Rohwedder
|
30:36:00 | Route shortening to 157 km due to extensive forest work |
| 2017 | 11 (10 M / 1 W) | 7 (6 M / 1 W) | Sebastian Nussberger Kay Giese
|
30:30:00 | Claudia Cavaleiro
|
37:52:00 | two first places in the men's race, length 157.5 km
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| 2018 | 16 (13 M / 3 W) | 10 (8 M / 2 W) | Heiko Saage
|
23:21:00 | - | - | 162 km |
| 2019 | 21 (15 M / 6 W) | 15 (11 M / 4 W) | Martin Leimbach
|
24:16:00 | Bernadette Obermeier Maria Madueno
|
36:25:00 | 162 km |
Goldsteig Ultra Hike 661
| date | Attendees | Finisher | Men | time | Women | time | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | Peter Mittermeier
|
13 d 22 h 8 min | - | - | Route length 623 km due to severe weather |
| 2018 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The toughest marathons in the world. tip , December 14, 2016, accessed September 14, 2017 .
- ↑ Goldsteig Ultra Race. Ostbayern Tourist Association , accessed on September 14, 2017 .