Saturday 3 April 2027

Germany's third-oldest marathon, the Göltzschtal-Marathon, takes runners out and back along the Göltzsch, a 40-kilometre-long river that has carved a lovely valley through the hills of the Vogtland region in the state of Sachsen (Saxony) in the eastern part of Germany.

There's a number of race distances for runners to choose from:

• marathon
• half marathon
• 10km run
• 10km nordic walking
• 5km run
• 1.5km run for children

The full marathon is two laps of the half marathon course.

Starting on the athletics track of the small town of Lengenfeld, the route follows a disused railway track that has been converted into a cycleway, the Göltzschtal-Radweg.

The race is run on mixed terrain—half on asphalt and half on gravel. The route is gently undulating. The out portion of the course runs mainly downhill, the return portion uphill.

The turnaround point is in Mylau, approximately two kilometres from the Göltzschtalbrücke (Göltzsch Viaduct), the world's largest brick-built bridge:

Map of the venue:

58. Göltzschtal-Marathon:

Date:

• 3 April 2027 (Saturday)

Start time:

• 9:00: 42.2km Marathon
• 9:15: 5km Lauf (run)
• 10:30: 10km Lauf (run)
• 11:45: 21.1km Halbmarathon (half marathon)
• 11:50: 10km Nordic Walking
• 12:00-12:15: 1.5km Kinderlauf (kids run)

Event website:

• www.goeltzschtalmarathon.de

Number of finishers:

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