Neckarlauf 4. Etappe Lichtenwald - Besigheim

Race completed

65 km Distance

not publishedn/a Climbing

3.3 est Grit · Challenging

Calculated from 65 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 3.3 as a floor, not a verdict.

48.7435° N, 9.4822° E © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Field size ~18 Tiny. You will run alone for most of it.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (372km/7stages) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, June

Daytime high 22°C

Night low 12°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 15 h 54 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for June — NASA POWER, grid elevation 545 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	372km/7stages	18	Matthias Völkel · 31:46:00	Madeleine Hamburger · 48:03:00
2023	372km/7stages	22	Rene Strosny · 32:37:00	Hanna Leisz · 46:37:00
2021	337km/7stages	10	Sascha Gramm · 37:36:00	Eva Hassel · 41:55:00
2020	378km/7stages	48	Karlheinz Dravec · 35:26:00	Monika Tegge-Walderstein · 42:41:00

The field shrank 18% between 2023 (22) and 2026 (18). 11% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (372km/7stages) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

The Aid Station

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👟 gear

With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

By UltraHub Expert

Gear for this race

Chosen for 65 km of trail.

Trail Running Shoes 65 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
Race Nutrition 65 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 65 km, without the bounce.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 65 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.