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Sparkassen - Küstenmarathon

Name: 25. Küstenmarathon Otterndorf 2025 🤍🌊🏃🏼 | double race vlog
Uploaded: 2025-09-27
Description: Founded in 2000, it has become a signature event in northern Germany. The race raises awareness of children's rights worldwide, and elite athletes run alongside local runners.

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

DESep 19, 202742.195km · 10km · 5km

YouTube · Richard Vogelsang

Race date in 346 days: Sep 19, 2027 Sun
City · Distance: Otterndorf · 42.195km · 10km · 5km
Entry fee: €35From the 2026 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date Sep 19, 2027 · Soon

2026Date Sep 20, 2026 · Entry fee €35 · Start 10:15

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.

Founded in 2000, it has become a signature event in northern Germany.

The race raises awareness of children's rights worldwide, and elite athletes run alongside local runners.

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

Elch on TourRan in 2015 · Finish time 3:59:40

“Another 1km down, and I was still running well. That alone gave me another boost.”

At the 2015 Otterndorf Küstenmarathon, the runner completed four laps despite shin pain and a strong headwind. After a cautious start, the runner gradually picked up speed and finished in 3:59:40.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

Wieder war ein Kilometer geschafft und es lief immer noch gut. Das alleine gab schon neue Kraft.

Read the original on Elch on Tour

Bernd Neumann

“I couldn't run against that wind and had to walk. Still, I held on to the finish.”

Bernd Neumann ran four laps through Otterndorf's old town and dikes at Küstenmarathon, cheered by spectators. Strong headwinds forced him to walk on the last lap, but he finished.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

Ich habe keine Chance, kann nicht dagegen anlaufen und muss gehen. Aber ich ziehe es durch und erreiche das Ziel.

Read the original on Marathon4You

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.

25. Küstenmarathon Otterndorf 2025 🤍🌊🏃🏼 | double race vlog

Richard Vogelsang

View on YouTube

This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

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

We'll fill this in once the official entry rules are out.

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 10:15

Time limit30 hours

Target time 5:30 hours

The start time and cut-off follow the official announcement (checked Aug 3, 2026) — re-check on the official page before entering.

Event	Start
Half Marathon	10:15
Half21.0975km	10:15
10K	10:00
10K10km	10:00
5K	11:45
5K5km	11:45

START

Start in front of the Rathaus in Otterndorf

Start · Google Maps

The events are full marathon, half marathon, 10km, and 5km.

The start is at Start Rathaus, at 10:15 a.m. local time.

Typical race-season temperature: around 15°C (59°F): Short sleeves or light long sleeves + arm warmers

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

Pick up your bib at the expo

Start documents, changing facilities and baggage storage are all provided at the gym.
Check the official regulations for distribution times.

Otterndorf School Center gymnasium

Google Maps

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the start

Bahnhof Otterndorf (EVB regional rail, Cuxhaven–Bremerhaven line) and adjacent Busbahnhof Otterndorf

Start/finish for the 10 km (and start area generally) is at the Rathaus (town hall) in Otterndorf, a short walk from both the Bahnhof and the Busbahnhof.

Small coastal town but has its own EVB rail station plus a bus terminal within walking distance of the venue.

Getting to the finish

Rathaus Otterndorf, near Bahnhof/Busbahnhof Otterndorf

Course loops via the Hadelner Kanal and Elbdeich back to the Rathaus finish, same station access as start.

More details

None noted.

Stations & transport near the venue

Otterndorf is a small town on the North Sea coast connected to Cuxhaven by regional bus.

Local CuxhavenTicket day/group passes (from about 5 EUR) can be bought from bus drivers or at the CuxPoint service point in Cuxhaven for trips within the city network.

The nationwide Deutschland-Ticket is generally valid on regional buses and trains in this area,

though the rural connection to Otterndorf itself has limited frequency, so a car is a practical backup.

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 at Rathaus are within walking distance of Bahnhof Otterndorf (EVB regional railway line Cuxhaven–Bremerhaven) and the adjacent Busbahnhof Otterndorf,

and no race-specific shuttle was announced.

Otterndorf is a small North Sea coastal town connected to Cuxhaven by regional buses.

On the Cuxhaven network, day and group CuxhavenTicket passes, from around €5, can be purchased from the bus driver or at a CuxPoint service desk.

The nationwide Deutschland-Ticket is also generally valid on regional buses and trains in the area,

but services towards Otterndorf are infrequent, so it is wise to consider a rental car as a backup.

Entry fee starts at €35.

Times are local to Otterndorf. 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.

Hotel Am Medemufer

Hotel · 440m

9.4/10(501)

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Hamburg Grand Harbor & Speicherstadt Cruise

₩42,097

Sparkassen - Küstenmarathon

About Sparkassen - Küstenmarathon — 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