Dalsland X-Trail Korta banan 9 km

Dalsland X-Trail Korta banan 9 km

This page covers the short course at Dalsland X-Trail in 2026. The organisers call it a shorter distance in magnificent nature. The loop starts and finishes at Långevi and splits from the long course about 500 metres after the start. It is also the loop the 22 km runners do as their second lap, so during the short-course race you may share the trail with Challenge runners who already have 13 kilometres in their legs.

The short course starts half an hour after the long one, at 12:00, and has one aid station with water, energy drink and bananas. The markings are yellow arrows on a black background. It is a mass start with chip timing in the bib, women’s and men’s classes, a medal for every finisher and a plaque for the top three in each class at the prize-giving at 14:00. For anyone trying trail running for the first time, it is the natural place to start.

Nine kilometres in the forest go quickly, but even a short loop has stretches where nobody can see the runner. With Livebib the runner shares a link to their own broadcast, and family and friends see in a browser, with no account and no app, where on the loop she is and a finish estimate that updates during the race. If the signal drops, the position is carried forward along the course and marked as estimated, never as measured. The runner decides who gets the link.