2027 race date
Kyffhäuser-Berglauf Marathon: April 10, 2027. Checked against the official organizer source on October 13, 2026.
The date was checked separately from the course and planning details below, reviewed October 14, 2026. Recheck entry availability and the final athlete guide before travel.
Use the Bergmarathon instructions, not the cycling programme
The organizer's 2026 competition notice places the running marathon at Schlossplatz, also identified as August-Bebel-Platz, in Bad Frankenhausen. It lists a 42.195 km Bergmarathon separately from shorter runs, walking events and mountain-bike races. This is historical operating context; the 2027 participant instructions must confirm which arrangements carry forward.
The distinction matters when reading a combined festival timetable. A 42 km mountain-bike entry is not the running marathon, and its reporting time, equipment and course are not interchangeable. Keep the discipline and distance beside every saved map or schedule. For a family attending different events, write separate arrival and meeting plans rather than assuming everybody starts together.
The prior notice describes support points approximately 6–10 km apart. Use that as a reason to examine the new aid table carefully, not as a guarantee of identical spacing in 2027. On a hill race, estimate the time needed between stations as well as the kilometres, then practise carrying the food and drink your plan requires. A familiar product at one road marathon does not establish what this organizer will supply.
Train for changes of gradient and controlled downhill running, and obtain the current profile before assigning pace targets or quoting an ascent total. The older notice also contains old entry fees, collection times and deadlines; those should not be carried into a new booking. Reconfirm the start venue, bib procedure and final limits for April 10, 2027 through the organizer's current entry information. Keep a finish meeting point in Bad Frankenhausen distinct from any cycling exchange or shorter-race gathering area.
Last-known race profile
These details identify the race page; they do not establish the next edition's operations. Confirm current course and operations on the official event site.
Training calendar
These start dates count back from the first listed race day. For a multi-day event, recalculate from your assigned day. The duration is a planning option, not proof of readiness.