Katrineholm Night Trail, live.

Katrineholm Night Trail 2026

Katrineholm Night Trail is an evening race in the forests around Spökbacken Alpin at Forssjö, near Katrineholm, run by headlamp on paths, forest roads and a stretch of the Sörmlandsleden trail.

The 2026 race is on Saturday 14 November. It is organised by +Katrineholm together with Team Nordic Trail Katrineholm, the ski section of Broby GoIF and Spökbackens Alpina Skidklubb, and start and finish are at the top of the ski slope.

Both courses run in varied, moderately hilly ground on paths, through open forest and on gravel roads, with about a kilometre on the Sörmlandsleden. The 5 km has a mass start at 17:00 and the 10 km at 17:15, and people seed themselves in the start pen. The organiser warns that the ground is wet and muddy in places at this time of year, with stones, roots and stumps, and that feet will get wet whatever the shoes.

Each course ends by climbing Spökbacken's longest run, Kolbergasvängen, about 300 m long with 40 m of height. The time from the bottom to the finish decides a sprint prize for the fastest woman and man. A headlamp is mandatory and the course is marked with reflectors. Bibs and the event T-shirt can be collected at the tourist information in Katrineholm, Stortorget 8D, before race day, or in the info tent. People aged 13 to 18 get 100 kr off the entry fee, and there is a children's race of 1 to 2 km. There is no shower, so bring dry clothes.

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.