Races / Fichtelgebirge

Ochsenkopf Gravel

Granite, climbing, autumn light.

  • 17–18 October 2026Date
  • BischofsgrünStart and finish
  • 30 / 60 / 90 kmDistances
  • up to 1600 hmElevation

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01 · The Race

What is waiting.

The Fichtel Mountains in racing mode. Around the Ochsenkopf the series gets serious for the first time: an October premiere, with climbs that stay in your legs and forests showing their best side at this time of year.

The starter

30

km · 450 hm

The middle one

60

km · 950 hm

The long one

90

km · 1600 hm

Group booking

Ride as a team.

For clubs, companies and groups of friends: one person registers everyone under a shared team name.

  • Team classification from 3 riders, the three fastest count
  • Open and mixed categories
  • Everyone enters the exact same team name, otherwise there is no joint ranking
  • One person can collect the race packs for the whole team with an authorisation form
  • Team classification on 30 · 60 · 90 km
Group registration ↗

Opens the official “Sammel-Anmeldung” (group registration) form on Race Result. Entry fee as for individual entries.

Pre-reserved 4-bed rooms at Sportcamp Nordbayern for teams (from 3 guests), booked by email to reservierung_scnb@sportcamp-nordbayern.de with the code word “OchsenkopfGravel”.

02 · The Route Profile schematic

The route is
the experience.

Ochsenkopf Gravel · 90 km1600 hm
km 0km 45km 90

km 8

The first climb

It goes up right after the start. Go out too hard and you pay for it later.

km 38

Summit sector

The highest point of the lap, with a view across the Fichtel Mountains.

km 74

Granite descent

Rough and fast. Full concentration all the way to the run-out.

  • Wide forest roads, granite gravel, technical descents
  • GPX download to come
  • Komoot planned
  • Garmin planned

17–18 October 2026Entries close 14 October 2026, 12:00

03 · The region

Fichtelgebirge
off the course.

Worth seeing

Ochsenkopf, 1024 m

The local mountain, with a cable car and a viewing tower.

Worth seeing

Luisenburg rock labyrinth

One of the largest granite block fields in Europe, around 20 minutes away near Wunsiedel.

Activity

Fichtelsee

A moorland lake between Ochsenkopf and Schneeberg, perfect for the day after the race.

Tip

October weather

Single digits in the morning, mild at midday. Pack arm and leg warmers.

17–18 October 2026Entries close 14 October 2026, 12:00

04 · Results

Results for everyone.

The result list will be public here as soon as the race has been ridden. No login needed.

Personal result with an account · later

17–18 October 2026Entries close 14 October 2026, 12:00

And then?

The series keeps going.