Date
Sun, 8 Nov 2026
Start
11:25
Venue
Landgut Hofewiese, Gänsefuß 55, 01465 Dresden
Dresden, Sachsen
Countdown
November
A single gentle 4.5 km loop through the Dresdner Heide with barely any climbing. The short, friendly way into a race that has run since 1958.
Key facts
01One lap only, about 50 m of climbing in total
02Open to runners born 2010 or earlier
03Younger runners (born 2011 to 2014) enter separately
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The course
The route
Dresden
Distance4.5km
Total climb50m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate4.9 km
Weather
Early-November, Dresden
10°CTypical high
3°CTypical low
-6°CColdest in 20 years
34%Days with rain
Highs around 10°C and lows around 3°C, but it has dropped to -6°C. Rain on 34% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserSkiklub Dresden-Niedersedlitz e.V.
Websiteherbstwaldlauf.com
Instagram@skiklub.dresden
Running since1958
Training
Training for the Herbstwaldlauf – Dresdner Heide mit Hofewiese-TRAIL 4 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Herbstwaldlauf – Dresdner Heide mit Hofewiese-TRAIL 4 km plan targets
Typical sessions
5 km with 50 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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