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Linz, Austria · 42.195 km road marathon

Oberbank Linz Marathon 2027

Sunday 11 April 2027

A flat point-to-point marathon through Linz on both banks of the Danube, from the VOEST motorway bridge to the Hauptplatz, with the finish closing at 15:30.

Oberbank Linz Marathon at a glance

Start: 09:30, VOEST motorway bridge, on the Vienna-bound carriageway
Finish: Hauptplatz, Linz old town
Course: Point to point and flat, with the km 14 to 21 section run twice
Elevation: Between 252 and 274 m above sea level
Time limit: The finish closes at 15:30, six hours after the 09:30 start
Cut-offs: None published
Entry: Open to 18 March 2027 or 2,800 entries; 75 euro band still open in September 2026, top 110 euro
Bib pickup: TipsArena, Friday 9 or Saturday 10 April; no race-day pickup
Getting to the start: Shuttle buses from the Hauptbahnhof and Industriezeile; your bib is a free ticket
Aid stations: Nine stations, about every 5 km, from km 5.2 to km 39.3

Checked against the organizer's pages on 24 September 2026. Facts for the next edition can still change; the organizer's page is the final word.

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Oberbank Linz Marathon course map and elevation

Point to point and flat, with the km 14 to 21 section run twice. Map, elevation profile and 3D flyover.

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running direction two lines: out and back on the same road race kilometresCourse: (c) DORIS. Datenquelle: Land Oö., doris.at

Flat (<5%)

Organizer-published 2026 course file; the next edition's route may differ. For illustration, not navigation.

What to expect on the course

Over the Danube on the VOEST motorway bridge in the first km, back over the Nibelungenbrücke near km 8
The only rise, gentle, through St. Magdalena to the high point near Harbach at km 5 to 6
Along the Donaulände past the Lentos and the Brucknerhaus around km 9
Close to the Hauptplatz near km 21, then south past the Hauptbahnhof for the second half
Turnaround on Waldeggstraße near km 24, then a loop through the southern districts to km 30

DORIS, the Upper Austrian mapping service, publishes this reference geometry without a course-edition date. It was checked in 2026; it is not asserted to be the final 2027 route.

Read the full course description

A point-to-point, AIMS-measured city course on both banks of the Danube. The field crosses the river on the VOEST motorway bridge in the first kilometre, runs east along Freistaedter Strasse to a hairpin near km 2.5 and back, then rises gently through St. Magdalena to the high point near Harbach at km 5 to 6. It descends Leonfeldner Strasse through Urfahr, recrosses the Danube on the Nibelungenbruecke near km 8 beside the finish, and follows the Donaulaende past the Lentos and the Brucknerhaus around km 9. The route then heads south through the eastern districts to km 14 and works back north into the centre by km 18, looping through the old town to pass close to the Hauptplatz near km 21. The second half runs south past the Hauptbahnhof to a turnaround on Waldeggstrasse near km 24, loops through the southern districts to its far point near km 30, and returns to rejoin the km 14 to 21 section, run a second time from about km 35 into the Hauptplatz. The organizer's profile stays between about 254 and 269 m, so the course is flat on closed roads. Aid stations stand at km 5.2, 9.1, 14.2, 18.2, 22.7, 26.8, 31.7, 35.3 and 39.3, and pacers run 3:00 to 4:45 in 15-minute steps.

Source, licence and file

DORIS reference, checked 2026. Course: (c) DORIS. Datenquelle: Land Oö., doris.at · DORIS reuse terms · original source · Download reference GPX (42.4 km in the file). Approximate terrain-model heights added by TrailSplits, sampled and smoothed at roughly 100 m intervals. Buildings, bridges and small road gradients are not surveyed road elevations.Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Three decisions to make before race day

Enter while the 75 euro band lasts

On 24 September 2026 about 166 entries remained at 75 euro before the price steps up; entry closes on 18 March 2027 and there are no refunds.

More detail
The price depends on how many have entered: 75 euro for the first 1,100 entries, then 84 and 89 euro, and 110 euro after 2,700. On 24 September 2026 the platform showed 1,866 of 2,800 places left, so about 166 entries remained at 75 euro. Entry closes at 23:59 on 18 March 2027 or when the field fills, and a paid place can be swapped or carried over, never refunded.
Collect your bib in Linz before race day

Bibs only at the TipsArena on Friday 9 or Saturday 10 April, with no Sunday pickup and no posting.

More detail
Bibs are printed on the spot at the TipsArena, Ziegeleistrasse 76, on Friday 9 April from 12:00 to 19:00 and Saturday 10 April from 10:00 to 18:00; there is no Sunday pickup and nothing is posted. Bring the registration confirmation emailed shortly before the race, or send someone with it. Self-supplied drinks are handed in there too and wait on the second table at each aid station.
Drop your bag near the finish, then walk to the bridge

Drop your bag at the Brucknerhaus from 07:00, then walk about 13 minutes to the start; your bib is a free ticket on race day.

More detail
Bags go in from 07:00 at the Brucknerhaus near the finish area, about 13 minutes on foot from the start; the course closes to traffic from 07:00 and the A7 from 04:00. Shuttle buses run from the Hauptbahnhof and the Industriezeile car parks to Holzstrasse, six minutes from the start, and your bib is a free Linz Linien ticket on race day. Marathon runners line up on the Vienna-bound carriageway.

Your race-day sheet

Even elapsed splits for 42.195 km. All clocks are local to Linz.

Target finish time, including stops

HoursMinutes

Total stopped minutes Your start time (local)

The initial value is the first published start, not your assigned wave. Europe/Vienna.

Time limit: The finish closes at 15:30, six hours after the 09:30 start

How this sheet applies the limit

The marathon FAQ closes the finish for all running events at 15:30, six hours after the single 09:30 start, which the organizer marks as subject to change. No elapsed-time limit or intermediate cut-off is published. Because the limit is a clock time, a runner who crosses the start line a few minutes after the gun has slightly less than six hours. The 2027 time table has not been published yet.

A timing comparison, not a fitness assessment. Intermediate cutoffs, queues, weather and terrain are not modelled. Stops are spread evenly in the illustration; actual checkpoint times will differ.

ESTIMATED FINISH

13:30:00

MOVING PACE BUDGET

5:34/ km

ELAPSED PACE

5:41/ km

120 min below the modelled finish limit

Distance markers, not aid stations or guaranteed arrival times.
Distance	Elapsed	Local clock
5 km	00:28:26	09:58:26
10 km	00:56:53	10:26:53
15 km	01:25:19	10:55:19
20 km	01:53:45	11:23:45
Halfway	02:00:00	11:30:00
25 km	02:22:12	11:52:12
30 km	02:50:38	12:20:38
35 km	03:19:05	12:49:05
40 km	03:47:31	13:17:31
Finish	04:00:00	13:30:00

Training plan for Oberbank Linz Marathon 2027

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Entry, bib pickup and rules

Entry:: Open to 18 March 2027 or 2,800 entries; 75 euro band still open in September 2026, top 110 euro
Bib pickup:: TipsArena, Friday 9 or Saturday 10 April; no race-day pickup

Read the full entry and pickup rules

Open on the Time2win platform until 23:59 on 18 March 2027 or until the 2,800 marathon places are gone, first come, first served. The fee rises with the entry count: 75 euro for the first 1,100, then 84 and 89 euro, and 110 euro after 2,700 entries. On 24 September 2026 the platform showed 1,866 places left, so the 75 euro band was still open. Entries cannot be cancelled: a runner swap costs 10 euro and a one-time carry-over to the next edition 30 euro, and every change after 18 March 2027 costs 10 euro. Under-18s need a signed guardian consent. Bibs are collected at the TipsArena on Friday 9 or Saturday 10 April, with no race-day pickup and nothing posted.

Sources

Checked 24 September 2026; next review due 2026-11-03. Event facts come from the organizer; the pacing sheet, decisions and plan are TrailSplits' own. Independently prepared by TrailSplits, not endorsed by the organizer.

What each source confirms

2027 marathon page: The 11 April 2027 date, VOEST bridge start and Hauptplatz finish, the 09:30 start marked subject to change, AIMS measurement, the four price bands, the course map and elevation profile, and under-18 consent.
Marathon FAQ (English): Start carriageways, the 15:30 finish closing, nine aid stations, pacers from 3:00 to 4:45, self-supplied drinks, bag drop at the Brucknerhaus from 07:00, bib pickup at the TipsArena, swaps and carry-over.
Time2win entry platform: Price thresholds by entry count, 1,866 marathon places left on 24 September 2026, and entry closing at 23:59 on 18 March 2027. The registration page at /de/anmeldung gives the 2,800-place limit.
2027 aid-station map: The nine aid stations by kilometre, the km 14 to 21 section run twice, the Waldeggstrasse turnaround, the Brucknerhaus bag drop and the TipsArena, on a map dated 11 April 2027.
Arrival and traffic pages: Shuttle buses to Holzstrasse, walking times to the start and the bib as a transport ticket; the traffic page at /de/athleteninfo/verkehrsinfo gives the A7 and course closures and the closed Nibelungenbruecke.
DORIS course reference: Public mapping-service geometry behind the map line; the download does not identify an edition year.