Updated 15.07.2023
Oslo Bergen Trail is organized 6-15 July 2023.
The main distance:
The main distance of Oslo Bergen Trail is for teams only. It is conducted as a single leg from Oslo to Bergen, that means, without compulsory breaks. It is up to the team to decide where and when to rest/sleep, as long as the regulations for the race are followed. The team can receive support only from the organizer— private support is not allowed.
Contests for individual participants are organized on selected parts of the Oslo Bergen Trail route.
Oslo-Noresund 100K
Start: Common with the main distance in Oslo
Latest finish: Time barrier in CP1 Noresund for the main distance.
Oslo-Vasstulan 200K
Start: Common with the main distance in Oslo
Latest finish: Time barrier in CP3 Vasstulan for the main distance.
The routes consist mainly of soft ground: Paths marked by the Norwegian Trekking Association (DNT), smaller non-marked paths, and a few stretches without path. Only minor parts of the routes are along roads and on hard surface.
Soria Moria hotel, Voksenkollen in Oslo,
Thursday 6 July, 08:00.
Meyermarken, Bergen,
latest finishing after 224 hours,
Saturday 15 July, 16:00.
Oslo Bergen Trail has the following service stations:
The service at the stations includes*:
*) The stations Langedrag, Krækkja, and Kvitingen have simplified facilities, the participants will receive detailed information.
The Oslo event centre is located at Soria Moria hotel in the hill Voksenkollen. The centre is open 4 – 6 July. Accommodation in the hotel is at the participants’ own cost.
This happens at the centre:
Finish
The finish of the race is in Meyermarken, Bergen. Activities in the finish area:
Event centre
The Bergen event centre is located in “Badstuen”, the club house of the sports club Varegg. The distance from the finish in Meyermarken is approximately 300 meters. The centre is open 11 - 15 July.
At the centre the participants can:
After Saturday 15 July remaining baggage/drop-bags are transported to Langt og Lenge's main office in Gjerdrum. Pickup by appointment.
The route is not marked physically, apart from the permanent markings along the paths of the Norwegian Trekking Association (DNT). The teams must navigate such that the route is followed. As navigation aids, each team must bring at least one GPS-unit (for example, a sports watch), a paper map, and a physical compass. The team may choose to print a digital map made available by the organizer, or to bring its own paper map.
GPS-tracks and map data will be available in due time before the race.
The participation in Oslo Bergen Trail is limited to 100 teams. The enrolment is open from 15 November 2022 to 1 May 2023. The enrolment fee is 15750 NOK per team.
The enrolment process has three steps.
All team members must provide a medical certificate and deliver it by 15 May 2023.
The form can be downloaded here (available from 12 March 2023).
Prize-giving seremony
Prizes are given to the top teams in each gender class.
All finishers receive a prize as a memory of the event.
Prize giving for the best teams and all finishers take place:
Meyermarken, Bergen, Saturday 15 July 17:00.
We encourage all participants to take part in this memorable event, that marks the end of Oslo Bergen Trail 2023!
Distance (km) | First team IN | Last team OUT & Time barrier | |
Start: Soria Moria | 0 | 6 July 08:00 | |
CP1: Noresund | 95 | 6 July 20:00 | 7 July 14:00 |
CP2: Langedrag | 159 | 7 July 14:00 | 8 July 18:00 |
CP3: Vasstulan | 191 | 7 July 23:00 | 9 July 08:00 |
CP4: Krækkja | 250 | 8 July 18:00 | 10 July 07:00 |
CP5: Vatnahalsen | 309 | 9 July 11:00 | 11 July 05:00 |
CP6: Voss | 375 | 10 July 06:00 | 12 July 16:00 |
CP7: Kvitingen | 431 | 11 July 01:00 | 14 July 03:00 |
CP8: Gullbotn | 458 | 11 July 10:00 | 14 July 20:00 |
Finish: Meyermarken | 495 | 11 July 23:00 | 15 July 16:00 |
CP: Check point (service station)
The time barriers correspond to check-out of the service stations.
A group of researchers from Oslo University Hospital (OUS) and the Norwegian Armed Forces (Forsvaret) will collect physiological data from runners volunteering to take part. The purpose is to identify factors of importance to performance - in a demanding race going on continuously for more than 200 hours in various terrains and weather conditions. By participating, you will get the opportunity to contribute to increased knowledge about how ultra running affects the body....
The main distance
The main distance is for teams only...
Updated 7.11.2022
Updated 7.11.2022
Partial distances
Oslo Bergen Trail has partial distances for individual participants (text currently only in Norwegian)...
Updated 23.01.2023
Updated 23.01.2023
Langt og Lenge is collaborating with accommodation localities along the route. Some of these offer reduced prices for participants or followers of Oslo Bergen Trail.
