26 February - 1 March 2026

The Balaton Supermaraton (Hungarian: Balaton Szupermaraton) is a four-day ultramarathon running event held annually in spring at the largest lake in Hungary and Central Europe, the 77km-long Balaton.

Starting and finishing in the resort of Siófok on the southern shore of the lake, the Supermarathon is one lap around the lake. The course is a 196km loop, split in four stages:

The route follows cycle paths and minor roads. Some portions of the course are completely flat, others are rather hilly.

The event offers several race options:

• 196km in 4 days:
  
  • run all four stages
  • individual runners and relay teams of up to 8 runners
• 94.8km in 2 days:
  • run stage 3 and stage 4
  • individual runners and relay teams of 2 or 3 runners
• Marathon+:
  • run one of the four stages
• 21.1km Gulf Half Marathon:
  • run a half marathon from Keszthely to Szigliget (on Friday)
• 42.2km Marathonfüred:
  • run a marathon from Badacsonytomaj to Balatonfüred (on Saturday)
• 21.1km High Coast Half Marathon:
  • run the last 21.1km of the Supermarathon from Balatonkenese to Siófok (on Sunday)

Map of the venue:

16th Balaton Supermarathon:

Date:

• 26 February - 1 March 2026 (Thursday-Sunday)

Event website (in Hungarian and English):

• www.balatonszupermaraton.hu

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