Velden am Wörthersee (Austria), Saturday 5 September 2015

Held in the Ossiacher Tauern hill range in Austria's state of Kärnten (Carinthia), the Tauernberglauf takes runners vom See zum Berg — from the lake to the mountain.

The 9.2km-long route features 518m of ascent.

Starting at the casino in the resort of Velden at the western end of the Wörthersee, the race is run on asphalt roads through lovely countryside and pretty alpine villages.

The finish line is at an elevation of 922m at the ‘Alpengasthof Obersakoparnig’.

From there, finishers walk 1.5km back to the event centre in the village of Köstenberg. In the afternoon, shuttle buses take the runners back to Velden.

The route between Köstenberg and the Alpengasthof Obersakoparnig

Country: Austria

Venue (Map): Velden am Wörthersee (Villach 17km, Klagenfurt 22km, Ljubljana 100km)

Date: 5 September 2015 (Saturday)

Race distance: 9.2km (+518m)

Start: 10.30 at the Casino Velden (460m)

Finish: at the Alpengasthof Obersakoparnig (922m)

Race centre: Casino Velden (on the day from 8.30)

Entries: online or by e-mail (with payment by bank transfer up to 2 September 2015, 19.00h); late entries on the day (up to 9.45)

Entry fees: €15 (up to 2 Sep 2015), €20 (on 5 Sep 2015)

Timekeeping: ChampionChip — use your own chip or rent a chip (€3)

You get: transport of personal clothing from the start area to the event centre in Köstenberg; drink stations on the course and at the finish; bus service from Köstenberg back to Velden (in the afternoon); free parking in the underground car park of the casino

Showers and changing facilities: at the Eventgelände Köstenberg

Award ceremony: at 13.00 at the Eventgelände Köstenberg

Number of finishers 2014: 109

Event website (in German):

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