Cover photo of Bad Hofgastein - 56km 2026 — 62 km, 4564 m elevation gain

Bad Hofgastein - 56km 2026

September 6, 2026
Distance
61.7 km
Elevation gain
4564 m
Country
🇦🇹 Austria
Course weather at your time of passage

The forecast arrives five days before the start.

Here you'll find the elevation profile and an estimated finish time based on your UTMB Index.

What's your time based on your UTMB?

Times estimated by the RAVIT model, learned from real ultra-trail finish times. Enter your UTMB Index (utmb.world) to get a personalized estimate.

Predicted race time based on your UTMB Index® · field profile (Riegel k=0.82)

UTMB Index®
Normal day
3005007009001000UTMB Index®
SourceUTMB® Index

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Cut-off times and crew - Bad Hofgastein - 56km · 2026

62 km race checkpoints: kilometers, elevation, crew, cut-off time and access
Aid stationCum. kmCum. D+Seg. kmSeg. D+Seg. D-CrewCut-offAccess
Arrivée61.74,564 m61.74,564 m4,518 m———

Data from the official race rules, checked for every edition. The race rules prevail. Positions are interpolated along the GPX track and are a guide, not official course marking.

What you'll find at each aid station

Aid station contents not documented.

Elevation profile

1000 M1500 M2000 MStart0 KMFinish61.7 KM

The course and its aid stations

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Bad Hofgastein - 56km: times, aid-station stops and fuelling needs by UTMB® Index

Between a UTMB® Index of 500 and 800, the estimated finish time on this race runs from 12h01 to 7h28, and the aid-station stop budget from 0h35 to 0h14. The longer the race, the more stops weigh: this is time you should plan to spend standing still, not only running.

SourceUTMB® Index
0h000h210h411h021h223005007009001000UTMB® Index
Estimated time, stop time and fuelling needs on Bad Hofgastein - 56km by UTMB Index
UTMB® IndexEstimated timeOf which stopsNight hoursCarbsFluidSodium
50012h010h351721 g8.4 L6,007 mg
55010h570h291657 g7.7 L5,478 mg
60010h100h251610 g7.1 L5,087 mg
6509h220h211562 g6.6 L4,685 mg
7008h340h181514 g6 L4,286 mg
7507h580h161478 g5.6 L3,985 mg
8007h280h141448 g5.2 L3,732 mg

Figures based on 60 g of carbohydrate, 700 mL of fluid and 500 mg of sodium per hour, "average" preparation and mild conditions (15–25 °C). Above 25 °C, count on roughly 900 mL/h and 700 mg/h. Carbohydrate intake is trained: 60 g/h is a floor, 90 g/h assumes a glucose-fructose blend and a gut used to it.

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Sources and method

  • Time projection — times by UTMB Index are taken from the actual splits of runners in each level band on previous editions of this race, aid station stops included. No formula is used as long as these results exist.
  • Trail nutrition — hourly targets for carbohydrate, fluid and sodium follow the commonly accepted ultra-endurance guidance. La Clinique du Coureur — Fuelling in trail running
  • Course, aid stations and cut-offs — taken from the event's official rules, which prevail in case of any discrepancy. Official site — Bad Hofgastein - 56km

Weather for Bad Hofgastein - 56km

The weather for Bad Hofgastein - 56km will appear here as soon as the forecast models reach that date, around five days before the start: feels-like temperature, rain, snow, wind and storms, section by section and at your passage time.

Detailed weather for Bad Hofgastein - 56km, hour by hour on the course

Frequently asked questions

How many checkpoints?

Bad Hofgastein - 56km has 1 checkpoint: 1 checkpoint with undocumented contents. Details are in the two tables above.

What distance and elevation gain?

Bad Hofgastein - 56km is 62 km long with 4564 m of elevation gain.

How long to finish?

With a UTMB Index of 600 (average runner), the estimated time is around 10h10 for Bad Hofgastein - 56km.

What's the weather forecast?

The weather for Bad Hofgastein - 56km will be published on this page around five days before the start, once the forecast models reach the race date. It will be detailed section by section: feels-like temperature, rain, snow, wind and storms.

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