Sunday 19 October 2025
The Wolfgangseelauf & Salzkammergut Marathon is held every year in October at the Wolfgangsee, a 10.3km-long lake in the Salzkammergut region in Austria.
It's a hugely-popular running event that attracts about 4,000 entrants in four races:
| Race distance | Ascent, Descent | Start area |
| 5.2km | +61m, -55m | Strobl |
| 10km | +34m, -28m | Gschwendt |
| 27km | +295m, -295m | St. Wolfgang |
| 42.2km |
+417m, -335m | Bad Ischl |
The finish line is in St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut on the northern shore.
Map of the venue:
The 27km race is one lap around the Wolfgangsee. This race generally attracts a strong field of international top runners. The course is a super-scenic run on a mixture of asphalt roads, cycleways and gravel paths. The route includes a steep up-and-down section across a wooded hill between Sankt Wolfgang and Sankt Gilgen.
The 42.2km marathon takes the runners from the spa town of Bad Ischl to Sankt Wolfgang (15km gently uphill on a country road) and then, together with the 27km runners, around the lake.
In addition to the above four races, which take place on Sunday, the event offers a Junior-Marathon for children and a non-competitive Walk the Lake for walkers and nordic walkers, held on Saturday.
53. Wolfgangseelauf:
Date:
- 19 October 2025 (Sunday)
Event website:
Number of finishers:
| 5.2km | 10km | 27km | 42km | |
| 2024 | 656 | 1,389 | 1,529 | 216 |
| 2023 | 501 | 1,140 | 1,328 | 170 |
| 2022 | 497 | 1,025 | 1,198 | 136 |
| 2021 | 355 | 695 | 833 | 118 |
| 2020 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2019 | 736 | 1,793 | 1,894 | 228 |
| 2018 | 954 | 1,851 | 1,843 | 219 |
No guarantee is made as to the accuracy or thoroughness of the information on this page.