26 February - 1 March 2026
The Balaton Supermaraton (Hungarian: Balaton Szupermaraton) is a four-day ultramarathon running event held annually at the largest lake in Hungary and Central Europe, the 77km-long Balaton.
Starting and finishing in the resort of Siófok on the southern shore of the lake, the Supermarathon is one lap around the lake. The course is a 196km loop, split in four stages:
| Race distance |
Start | Finish | |
| Thursday | 48.2km | Siófok | Fonyód |
| Friday | 53km | Fonyód | Szigliget |
| Saturday | 43.5km | Badacsony | Balatonfüred |
| Sunday | 51.3km | Balatonfüred | Siófok |
The route follows cycle paths and minor roads.
Some portions of the course are completely flat, others are a bit hilly.
The event offers several race options:
- 196km in 4 days:
- run all four stages
- individual runners and relay teams of up to 8 runners
- 94.8km in 2 days:
- run stage 3 and stage 4
- individual runners and relay teams of 2 or 3 runners
- Marathon+:
- run one of the four stages
- 21.1km Gulf Half Marathon:
- run a half marathon from Keszthely to Szigliget (on Friday)
- 42.2km Marathonfüred:
- run a marathon from Badacsonytomaj to Balatonfüred (on Saturday)
- 21.1km High Coast Half Marathon:
- run the last 21.1km of the Supermarathon from Balatonkenese to Siófok (on Sunday)
Map of the venue:
16th Balaton Supermarathon:
Date:
- 26 February - 1 March 2026 (Thursday-Sunday)
Event website (in Hungarian and English):
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