The route
American Birkebeiner
Next edition27 February 2027
50 km of cross-country skiing between 528 m and 369 m, from Cable to Hayward, Wisconsin.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
- Distance
- 49.2 km
- Elevation gain
- 647 m
- Highest point
- 528 m
- Summits, passes and villages
- 16
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The route in numbers
Indicative figures computed by Plotrek on its illustrative route, with altitudes from a terrain model. They may differ from the organiser's.
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Reading the route
The start is at Mt. Telemark Village, near Cable, at 8:15, at 417 m. At Timber Trail, km 7.2, at 465 m, the checkpoint cutoff is 11:10. The course then climbs to its highest point, at km 10.8, at 528 m — the longest climb of the route.
The route descends to Boedecker, km 16.5, at 473 m, then to OO, km 20.6, at 459 m. It continues to Gravel Pit, km 29.5, at 409 m. At Mosquito Brook, km 35.8, the elevation is 386 m. The race covers 50 km in skating style, or 53 km in classic style.
At Fish Hatchery, km 41.5, at 375 m, competitors face a checkpoint cutoff of 16:45. From there, the route continues to Hayward, where the finish line is set on Main Street, after 50 km, at 369 m. The full course must be completed before 18:00.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
03 · Your poster
The route, drawn with a pen
The American Birkebeiner route takes shape in contour lines, drawn with a pen plotter, in A4, A3 or A2.
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Official information
- Illustrative route redrawn by Plotrek from public data: the course announced by the organiser and OpenStreetMap paths. It is not the official course of the event.
- Altitudes: terrain model AWS Terrain Tiles
- Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Figures and text: Plotrek
- Plotrek is not a partner of, or affiliated with, the race organiser.