Gävle Adventslopp, live.

Gävle Adventslopp 2026

Gävle Adventslopp is Gävle Orienteringsklubb's winter town race on the first Sunday of Advent, open to young and old, slow and fast.

The start is on the lawn below Minigolf Boulognern and the finish is by the Boulognerskogen café. The course is marked with tape and marshals stand along it, and the organiser asks everyone to look at the course map beforehand. The ground is about 40 percent asphalt, 40 percent gravel and 20 percent forest path.

There are two distances, 5 km and 10 km, with classes for women and men on each, and both start at 11:00. Timing is by chip strips on the back of the bib, read as people cross the finish. Hot squash is served after about 3 and 8 km and again at the finish. A team contest for four people ranks teams on their combined time per kilometre, whatever distance each person runs.

Entry is 400 kronor online. Late entry costs 550 kronor and is open until 23:59 on Saturday 28 November, and then at bib pickup by the finish on race day from 09:30 to 10:45. The race falls on the day the Gävle goat is inaugurated, so the organiser asks people to use the town's public parking and to come early. Prizes go to the top places in each class, and prizes are drawn among everyone taking part.

A person taking part can choose to share their own live position on Livebib from their phone, so friends and family can follow them on the map. This is not the organiser's timing, and official results come from the organiser.