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Fehmarn Marathon

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

DESeptember 202742.195km

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Race date Sep expected: September 2027
City · Distance: Fehmarn · 42.195km
Entry fee: €29From the 2026 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date September 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Sep 5, 2026 · Entry ~ Sep 2, 2026 · Entry fee €9 · Start 09:30

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 8, 2026

About the race Runner stories How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

A marathon on the Baltic island of Fehmarn.

Starting at the school sports field in Burg, the circuit course passes the yacht harbour,

coastal promenade and Staberhuk on the southern coast before returning.

Alongside full marathon, half marathon, 12km and 5km races are held, turning the entire island into a running course for the day.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from those who ran it first.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

Race reports: 2

LotharRan in 2018 · Finish time 4:05:23

“The heat made it tough for every runner.”

At the Fehmarn Marathon, the runner braved a forecast of 25°C to run the scenic course. Exhausted by the heat at the finish, they finished in 4 hours 5 minutes 23 seconds, placing 1st in M65 and 30th overall.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

Die Hitze machte allen Läufern zu schaffen.

Read the original on LTV Kiel-Ost

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“The Fehmarn Marathon was over, and I was spent too. It was beautiful, but it was also really tough.”

At the Fehmarn Marathon, the runner enjoyed Burg and the coastal scenery but struggled into a headwind from 28 km. A pace in the 6-minute-per-kilometer range held until 30 km before much more walking, yet sticking it out brought satisfaction.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

Der Fehmarn Marathon ist geschafft und ich bin es auch. Es war schön, aber auch sehr anstrengend.

Read the original on Laufgelaber

We translated a short line from each public race report and summarized the experience. Finish times are as stated by the author, and past editions may differ from this year's weather and operations.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

We haven't found a video for this race yet. We'll add one when we do.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

From the 2026 edition

Marathon

Entry cost €29

Marathon (42.2 Km) · until Sep 2, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Half

Entry cost €19

Half marathon (21,1 Km) · until Sep 2, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

5K

Entry cost €9

5 km - Lake (5 Km) · until Sep 2, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Around Burgtiefe (12 km)

Entry cost €14

until Sep 2, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

The 42.195km I'll run

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

From the 2026 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 09:30

City center · not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet. The map shows the host city.

START

Inselschule Sports Ground, Burg auf Fehmarn

Events consist of Marathon (42,2 Km), half marathon (21,1 Km), Rund um Burgtiefe (12 Km), and 5 km - Lauf (5 Km).

Course is a loop course that returns to the start.

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2026 edition

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the start

Venue: Sportplatz an der Inselschule, Gahlendorfer Weg 25, 23769 Fehmarn.

Official site provides a Google Maps parking recommendation and states the start area is reachable on foot in about 2 minutes from that parking.

No train station (Bahnhof) or shuttle bus is mentioned on the official site.

Fehmarn is a Baltic Sea island connected to the mainland by bridge/causeway;

the official site gives no train station info, consistent with the island having limited/no passenger rail service near the venue.

Getting to the finish

Same venue as start (circular/loop courses through eastern Fehmarn island).

More details

Not mentioned on official site.

Stations & transport near the venue

Fehmarn is a rural island venue with limited local bus service under the Schleswig-Holstein NAH.SH fare system;

there is no dedicated transit card most visitors would need.

Most attendees drive across the Fehmarnsundbrucke bridge to the island.

Source · checked Aug 24, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

The start and finish are at the school athletic field in Burg, the main town on the island of Fehmarn.

Course passes through Neue Tiefe, Burgtiefe, the marina, and the promenade to Staberhuk on the south coast,

then follows the east coast to Präsen before heading through Bannesdorf, Klausdorf, Niendorf, and Gallendorf back to Burg, forming a loop course.

The surface is roughly 70% asphalt, with the rest consisting of dikes and uneven farm tracks.

It's a flat course affected by sea breezes typical of the Baltic Sea coast's maritime climate.

Online pre-registration is available up until a few days before the race, and on-site registration is accepted up to 30 minutes before each event's start.

Times are local to Fehmarn. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Ferienwohnung-Emily-ruhig-gelegen-und-zentral-in-Burg-700-m-bis-Burgstaaken

Accommodation · 1.1km

9.8/10(10)

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Hamburg Elbphilharmonie Plaza and Harbor Cruise Tour

€54

Fehmarn Marathon

About Fehmarn Marathon — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run