Saturday 6 September 2025

Held every year in late August or early September in the small Schilcher wine region in the Steiermark (Styria) state in Austria, the Schilcherlauf is a popular and atmospheric road running event that attracts more than 1,000 participants.

It offers races for all ages and fitness levels:

• 150m-1.1km-2.2km kids' races
• 5.25km run
• 5.25km walk
• 10.5km run
  
• 21.1km half marathon
• 4 x 5.25km team run (runners start together; finisher times are combined to give a team result)

All races begin and end in Stainz, a village with about 1,800 residents and a Baroque castle on top of a hill, located approximately 30 kilometres from the city of Graz and 60 kilometres from Maribor in Slovenia.

Starting on Hauptplatz, the main square (pictured), the route is a 5.25km loop through the village and agricultural land. Each lap includes 35 metres of ascent.

Map of the venue:

35. Schilcherlauf:

Date:

• 6 September 2025 (Saturday)

Event website:

• www.schilcherlauf.at

Number of finishers:

No guarantee is made as to the accuracy or thoroughness of the information on this page.