Cover photo of FALKE Rothaarsteig-Marathon - Trail Marathon 2026 — 42 km, 1178 m elevation gain

FALKE Rothaarsteig-Marathon - Trail Marathon 2026

October 17, 2026
Distance
41.7 km
Elevation gain
1178 m
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®

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Cut-off times and crew - FALKE Rothaarsteig-Marathon - Trail Marathon · 2026

42 km race checkpoints: kilometers, elevation, crew, cut-off time and access
Aid stationCum. kmCum. D+Seg. kmSeg. D+Seg. D-CrewCut-offAccess
Arrivée41.71,178 m41.71,178 m1,178 m—Sat 05:00 PM

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

400 M500 M600 M700 MStart0 KMFinish41.7 KM

The course and its aid stations

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FALKE Rothaarsteig-Marathon - Trail Marathon: 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 4h57 to 3h22, and the aid-station stop budget from 0h11 to 0h04. The longer the race, the more stops weigh: this is time you should plan to spend standing still, not only running.

Below a UTMB® Index of roughly 420, the overall cut-off of 6h00 is no longer reachable at the estimated pace.

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Estimated time, stop time and fuelling needs on FALKE Rothaarsteig-Marathon - Trail Marathon by UTMB Index
UTMB® IndexEstimated timeOf which stopsNight hoursCarbsFluidSodiumCut-off margin
5004h570h11—297 g3.5 L2,476 mg+1h03
5504h360h09—276 g3.2 L2,299 mg+1h24
6004h170h07—257 g3 L2,141 mg+1h43
6503h590h06—239 g2.8 L1,993 mg+2h01
7003h450h05—225 g2.6 L1,874 mg+2h15
7503h330h05—213 g2.5 L1,778 mg+2h27
8003h220h04—202 g2.4 L1,680 mg+2h38

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 — les temps par cote sont repris des passages réels des coureurs de chaque tranche sur les éditions précédentes de cette course, arrêts aux ravitaillements compris. Aucune formule n'intervient tant que ces résultats existent.
  • 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 — FALKE Rothaarsteig-Marathon - Trail Marathon

Weather for FALKE Rothaarsteig-Marathon - Trail Marathon

Section-by-section forecasts for FALKE Rothaarsteig-Marathon - Trail Marathon, calculated at the estimated passing time: feels-like temperature, rain or snow, wind and thunderstorms. Three models — AROME (Météo-France), ICON (DWD) and ECMWF IFS — served from the finest to the farthest-reaching.

Forecast, not guaranteed: in the mountains a model describes a grid of several hundred meters, not the slope you're on.

Données météo : Météo-France (AROME), DWD (ICON), ECMWF (IFS) — CC BY 4.0, via Open-Meteo

Detailed weather for FALKE Rothaarsteig-Marathon - Trail Marathon, hour by hour on the course

Frequently asked questions

How many checkpoints?

FALKE Rothaarsteig-Marathon - Trail Marathon has 1 checkpoint: 1 checkpoint with undocumented contents. Details are in the two tables above.

How do I find the exact location of an aid station?

The Google Maps icon in the “Access” column opens the aid station's location: handy for planning your crew's routes.

What distance and elevation gain?

FALKE Rothaarsteig-Marathon - Trail Marathon is 42 km long with 1178 m of elevation gain.

How long to finish?

With a UTMB Index of 600 (average runner), the estimated time is around 4h17 for FALKE Rothaarsteig-Marathon - Trail Marathon.

What's the weather forecast?

RAVIT publishes the weather for FALKE Rothaarsteig-Marathon - Trail Marathon section by section: feels-like temperature, rain or snow, wind and storms, at the estimated passage time. Forecasts come from AROME (Météo-France), ICON (DWD) and ECMWF IFS, refreshed several times a day.

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