Photo: © SG Medizin Bad LiebenwerdaElsterlauf
Bad Liebenwerda, Germany47th editionChoose the distanceTap a distance: the course, fees, times and rules below update for that race.
At a glance
Elsterlauf 2027 takes place on 30 May 2027 in Bad Liebenwerda, Germany. Distances: 42.195 km, 21.098 km, 11.2 km, 5.5 km. Start at 08:00 from Markt, Bad Liebenwerda.
- Date
- Sunday, 30 May 2027
- Location
- Bad Liebenwerda, Germany
- Start
- Markt, Bad Liebenwerda
- Finish
- Markt (Nikolaikirche)
- Distances
- Sparkasse Elbe-Elster-Marathon · 42.195 km · Competitive
- Mineralquellen-Halbmarathon · 21.098 km · Competitive
- Sparkasse Elbe-Elster-Lauf · 11.2 km · Competitive
- HausLeben-Gesundheitslauf · 5.5 km · Competitive
- Start times
- Sparkasse Elbe-Elster-Marathon 08:00 · Mineralquellen-Halbmarathon 09:30 · Sparkasse Elbe-Elster-Lauf 10:00 · HausLeben-Gesundheitslauf 10:05
- Registration
- Registration open until 28 May 2027 · Register now ↗
- Organiser
- SG Medizin Bad Liebenwerda
- Official website
- elsterlauf.de ↗
- Edition
- 47th edition
Last updated: 19 October 2026
The race
The 47th Elsterlauf takes place on Sunday 30 May 2027 in the spa town of Bad Liebenwerda, in southern Brandenburg. It is organised by SG Medizin Bad Liebenwerda; there was a record 1,323 finishers in 2026.
Start and finish are on the Markt: the marathon starts at 8:00, the half marathon at 9:30, followed by 11.2 km and 5.5 km races. From 2027 the finish moves to the square by the Nikolaikirche and the route reaches the Rothstein rocks for the first time. The finish closes at 14:00.
