DateExpected
Late October 2026
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Schloss Hellbrunn and Kapitelplatz, Salzburg
Salzburg, Salzburg
Countdown
October
Barely 5 km, but 820 m of it is straight up to the Gaisberg summit. Short, steep and all about the climb.
Key facts
01Point-to-point from the campsite to the summit
02Cut-off 12:00
03Shuttle takes you back down
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The course
The route
Salzburg
Distance5.1km
Total climb820m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate5.1 km
Weather
Late-October, Salzburg
14°CTypical high
5°CTypical low
-6°CColdest in 20 years
34%Days with rain
Highs around 14°C and lows around 5°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
OrganiserSport Team Salzburg; G-Sport | Sport Solutions | Coaching & Events (Mag. Josef Gruber)
Websitetrailrunning-festival.at
Instagram@trailrunningfestival
Running since2012
Training
Training for the Salzburg Trailrunning Festival 5 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 Salzburg Trailrunning Festival 5 km plan targets
Typical sessions
5 km with 820 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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