Sunday 14 September 2025
The Wachau Marathon is a road running event held annually in September in the Wachau, a very picturesque 35-kilometre-long stretch of the Danube valley between the towns of Melk and Krems in Lower Austria, the largest state of Austria.
Entrants can choose between three scenic point-to-point races along the river, all finishing in Krems:
- 11km Viertelmarathon (quarter marathon)
- 21.1km Halbmarathon (half marathon: run and nordic walking)
- 42.2km Marathon (for individual runners and relay teams of two, three or four runners)
The half marathon is the most prestigious of these races, attracting international elite athletes and the biggest field of participants.
The course is flat and fast.
The Juniormarathon (kids' run) takes place on Saturday, one day before the long-distance races.
Map of the venue:
- blue: Emmersdorf, start 42.2km
- green: Spitz, start 21.1km
- yellow: Achleiten, start 11km
- red: Krems, finish area
25. Wachau Marathon:
Date:
- 14 September 2025 (Sunday)
Event website:
Number of finishers:
| 11km | 21.1km | 21.1km NW* |
42.2km | 42.2km relay | |
| 2024 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 712 | 2,731 | 102 | 400 | 97 teams |
| 2022 | 561 | 1,937 | 79 | 360 | 62 teams |
| 2021 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2020 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2019 | 1,231 | 4,076 | 216 | 545 | 119 teams |
| 2018 | 1,436 | 3,857 | 172 | 621 | 125 teams |
* Nordic Walking
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