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The 50 km race is run as eight laps of a rolling 6 km forest loop, so runners pass the start and finish area again and again. A six hour time limit applies to the distance.
Eight laps of a rolling 6 km forest loop
Waldemei woodland setting above Menden
Roughly 99 m of climbing per lap, about 792 m over 50 km
Shorter distances from 7.8 km to 44 km on the same trails
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Waldemei woodland area, Menden
Waldemei woodland area, Menden
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What you get
Trophies for the first men and first women
Before you enter
Other questions
Yes. Alongside the 50 km there are shorter races over 7.8 km, 20 km, 26 km, 32 km, 38 km and 44 km.
The race uses a rolling 6 km loop on forest paths in the Waldemei woodland. For the 50 km the loop is run eight times, so competitors come back through the start and finish area repeatedly.
The event lists about 99 m of elevation gain per lap, which adds up to roughly 792 m over the eight laps of the 50 km.
No. There is no qualification requirement, the race is not ranked for the DUV statistics and it carries no IAU label.
The race is held in the Waldemei woodland in Menden, in the Sauerland region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Menden, Germany
Saturday, August 14, 2027
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