The route
Birkebeinerrennet 53 km classique
Next edition20 March 2027
54 km of classic cross-country skiing from Rena to Lillehammer: 1,121 m of climbing, cresting at Midtfjellet, 897 m.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
- Distance
- 53.4 km
- Elevation gain
- 1,017 m
- Highest point
- 906 m
- Summits, passes and villages
- 6
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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 Tingstadjordet, 3 km from central Rena, at 7:45 for elite men, then in waves until 10:05. From the start at 296 m, the longest climb on the course takes you past Skramstadsetra, at km 8.6, at 638 m. It continues to Dambua, at km 15.2, at 754 m, where a feed station awaits.
After Dambua, the route drops to Kvarstad, at km 27.5, at 671 m, before climbing again to the high point of the course: Midtfjellet, at km 34.2, at 897 m. The route then descends to Sjusjøen, at km 40.3, at 873 m, where a feed station awaits.
From Sjusjøen, the route reaches the Birkebeineren Skistadion in Lillehammer, after 54 km, at 490 m. The finish closes at 19:00. Across the full course, in a line from Rena, total climbing reaches 1,121 m, covered in classic cross-country skiing with a mandatory 2 kg pack.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
03 · Your poster
The route, drawn with a pen
This Birkebeinerrennet poster takes shape in contour lines, drawn with a pen plotter, in A4, A3 or A2, from Rena to Lillehammer and its 1,121 m of climbing.
Shipped from our workshop in Le Bouscat
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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.