21 km Course partner ELON

Blankhult

Blankhult takes you deepest into the Kilsbergen hills. The course alternates fast forest roads with technical sections where roots and rock demand your full attention, and from Sånnabodahöjden you look out over the whole Närke plain.

Distance: 20.9 km
Climb: 527 m
Start: 10:00
Aid stations: 3 + finish

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The leaders of the 21 km climbing a rocky slope with the lake behind them

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How long it takes

Most runners finish in 1:40–2:50.

From the results 2023–2026.

Fastest, men: 1:16:41
Fastest, women: 1:29:16

Map and elevation

Highest point 282 m · lowest point 107 m

Drag across the elevation profile to see where you are on the course. Choose Race office in the map for the start, finish and services.

Services along the course

At the race centre there are toilets, parking, showers, a restaurant and hot dogs and burgers.

4.4 kmTrolldalsvägen, on the way outDrinks · first aid
10.0 kmBlankhultDrinks · first aid
16.5 kmTrolldalsvägen, on the way backDrinks · first aid
FinishFirst Camp ÅnnabodaDrinks · first aid

The course step by step

Start and finish at First Camp ÅnnabodaPhoto: First Camp
The start crosses the ski bridge and climbs to the viewpoint on Sånnabodahöjden. Then follow 1.5 km of mountain-bike trail 6 (green) before the course joins stage 9 of the Bergslagsleden trail, Ånnaboda–Blankhult, and follows it all the way.
Kilsbergsstugan at Tomasboda, at 8 kmPhoto: Peterappelros, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Stage 9 is hilly, technical and beautiful. The first aid station is where the course crosses Trolldalsvägen, after 4.4 km. On the way to Blankhult you pass the three forest lakes Norra Ånnabodasjön, Göljan and Stora Dammsjön, and take on the climb to the Kilsbergsstugan cabin at Tomasboda. Just before Blankhult, at 10 km, there is water and energy to refill with.
The boulder ridge at Lövbrickan, at 17 kmPhoto: Sjunnesson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
From Blankhult you follow mountain-bike trail 1 (black) on winding forest paths down towards Blackstahyttan. Before you get there the course turns right, onto the paths through the Lövbrickan nature reserve. Just after the reserve, where the course crosses Trolldalsvägen again at 16.5 km, is the next water and energy station. Then you continue on mountain-bike trail 2 and cross the Göljebäcken stream.
Södra Ånnabosjön, half a kilometre from the start and finishPhoto: DimiTalen, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
After about a kilometre comes the climb with a capital C. It leads up towards Sånnabodahöjden, 266 m above sea level, where you are rewarded with a wide view over the Närke plain. From there it is only about 300 metres to the finish at First Camp Ånnaboda.