Saturday 22 May 2027

The GutsMuths-Rennsteiglauf takes runners along the Rennsteig, a long-distance hiking trail that follows the ridge of the Thüringer Wald (Thuringian Forest) in Germany.

Held annually since 1973, the Rennsteiglauf is a hugely popular multi-terrain running event with approximatly 10,000 finishers in three races.

Starting at three different locations and finishing in the resort of Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig (pictured), all three races feature very hilly point-to-point routes:

• 21.2km Halbmarathon:
  • ascent 351m, descent 481m
  • start at 7:30am in the winter sports resort of Oberhof
• 42.2km Marathon:
  • ascent 769m, descent 844m
  • start at 9am in the small town of Neuhaus am Rennweg
• 73.9km Supermarathon:
  • ascent 1,874m, descent 1,386m
  • start at 6am on the main square of Eisenach, the town that is home to the famous Wartburg Castle

In addition to the above races, the event offers cross races for young athletes as well as three routes for walkers and nordic walkers (17km, 20.9km, 42.2km).

Map of the venue:

54. GutsMuths-Rennsteiglauf:

Date:

• 22 May 2027 (Saturday)

Event website:

• www.rennsteiglauf.de

Number of finishers:

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