Updated 10.12.2023
Oslo Bergen Trail is organized 3-12 July 2025.
Individual participants, born 2004 or earlier
Classes
Women and Men
Start
Soria Moria hotell, Oslo, Thursday 3 July 08:00
Finish
Meyermarken, Bergen,
Saturday 12 July 16:00 (finish closes)
Maximum time 224 hours
On the way
Transport of baggage to the finish: YES
Service stations: YES
Dropbag: YES (1 sports bag + 1 gym bag)
Requirements for participation
Maximum number of participants: 100
Medical certificate: YES
Application: YES
Prices
Administration fee for the application: 250 NOK
Registration fee: 9700 NOK
Payment: 15 June 2024 or within 10 days after approval
For details and explanations, see Regulations and conditions
Teams with 2 or 3 members, born 2004 or earlier
Classes
Women and Men
Teams consisting only of women participate in the Women's class, all other teams are in the Men's class
Start
Soria Moria hotel, Oslo, Thursday 3 July 08:00
Finish
Meyermarken, Bergen,
Saturday 12 July 16:00 (finish closes)
Maximum time 224 hours
On the way
Transport of baggage to the finish: YES
Service stations: YES
Dropbag: YES (1 sports bag + 1 gym bag)
Requirements for participation
Maximum number of participants: 50
Medical certificate: YES
Application: YES
Prices
Administration fee for the application: 250 NOK
Add a 3rd team member later: 250 NOK
Registration fee: 17700 NOK
Payment: 15 June 2024 or within 10 days after approval
For details and explanations, see Regulations and conditions
Individual participants, born 2004 or earlier
Classes
Women and Men
Start
Vasstulan, Sunday 6 July 10:00
Finish
Meyermarken, Bergen,
Saturday 12 July 16:00 (finish closes)
Maximum time 150 hours
On the way
Transport of baggage to the finish: YES
Service stations: YES
Dropbag: YES (1 sports bag + 1 gym bag)
Requirements for participation
Maximum number of participants: 50
Medical certificate: YES
Application: YES
Prices
Administration fee for the application: 250 NOK
Registration fee: 4700 NOK
Payment: 15 June 2024 or within 10 days after approval
For details and explanations, see Regulations and conditions
Individual participants, born 2004 or earlier
Classes
Women and Men
Start
Voss, Wednesday 9 July 18:00
Finish
Meyermarken, Bergen,
Saturday 12 July 16:00 (finish closes)
Maximum time 70 hours
On the way
Transport of baggage to the finish: YES
Service stations: YES
Dropbag: YES (1 sports bag)
Requirements for participation
Maximum number of participants: 75
Medical certificate: YES
Application: NO
Prices
Registration fee: 2500 NOK
Payment: On registration
For details and explanations, see Regulations and conditions
Individual participants, born 2006 or earlier
Classes
Women and Men
Start
Voss, Friday 11 July 23:59
Finish
Meyermarken, Bergen,
Saturday 12 July 16:00 (finish closes)
Maximum time 16 hours
On the way
Transport of baggage to the finish: YES
Service stations: NO
Dropbag: NO
Requirements for participation
Maximum number of participants: 75
Medical certificate: NO
Application: NO
Prices
Registration fee: 500 NOK
Payment: On registration
For details and explanations, see Regulations and conditions
All contests:
Service at the stations along the route
Warm food at the stations
Shower in most of the stations
For contests with dropbag:
All contests are conducted as a single leg from start to finish, without compulsory breaks. It is up to the participants to decide where and when to rest/sleep, as long as the regulations for the race are followed. The participants can receive support only from the organizer— private support is not allowed.
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.
The route is not marked physically, apart from the permanent markings along the paths of the Norwegian Trekking Association (DNT) and some marking of local paths. The participants must navigate such that the route is followed. As navigation aids, each team and each individual participant must bring one GPS-unit (for example, a sports watch), a paper map, and a physical compass. One may either print a digital map made available by the organizer, or bring some other suitable paper map.
GPS-tracks and map data will be available in due time before the race.
Note: Minor adjustments of the service points are expected before the event in 2025
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 1 – 3 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 8 - 12 July.
At the centre the participants can:
After Saturday 12 July remaining baggage/dropbags are transported to Langt og Lenge's main office in Gjerdrum. Pickup by appointment.
For the longest distances in Oslo Bergen Trail an approved application is required to participate.
The application process has two steps.
Document to have finished an ultra-trail race of at least 75 km with moderate elevations OR an other activity that can be considered equally physically demanding.
Confirm a generally good physical condition AND experience being out in the mountains under different weather conditions.
The applicant
For most of the contests in Oslo Bergen Trail a medical certificate is required to participate.
The certificate must be dated in the period 15 January - 15 May 2025.
The deadline for handing in the certificate is 15 May 2025.
A template for the certificate can be downloaded here (available from 1 January 2025).
Prizes are given to the top athleates of each class.
All finishers receive a prize as a memory of the event.
Prize giving seremony for participants and spectators:
Meyermarken, Bergen, Saturday 12 July 17:00.
We encourage all participants to take part in this memorable event, that marks the end of Oslo Bergen Trail 2025!
Distance from Oslo (km) | First IN | Last OUT & Time barrier | |
Start: Soria Moria | 0 | 3 July 08:00 | |
CP1: Noresund | 95 | 3 July 20:00 | 4 July 14:00 |
CP2: Langedrag | 159 | 4 July 14:00 | 5 July 18:00 |
CP3: Vasstulan | 191 | 4 July 23:00 | 6 July 08:00 |
CP4: Krækkja | 250 | 5 July 18:00 | 7 July 07:00 |
CP5: Vatnahalsen | 309 | 6 July 11:00 | 8 July 05:00 |
CP6: Voss | 375 | 7 July 06:00 | 9 July 16:00 |
CP7: Kvitingen | 431 | 8 July 01:00 | 11 July 03:00 |
CP8: Gullbotn | 458 | 8 July 10:00 | 11 July 20:00 |
Finish: Meyermarken | 495 | 8 July 23:00 | 12 July 16:00 |
CP: Check point (service station)
The time barriers are the same for all contests. On the stations the barrier is the deadline to check out of the station.
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 multiple days 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....
NOTE 1:
THE RACE RULES WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH!
Updated 11.12.2023
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.
