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Seventh Seal

Seventh Seal 50K starts at 11:00 on Saturday 31 October 2026, taking runners from Båstad Centercourt along the wild northern cliffs of the Bjäre peninsula.

Båstad Skansen Beach → Båstad Race Center

Distance
53 km
Ascent
+701 m
High point
160 m
Stations
4
Time limit
≤ 10 h
Start
11:00 AMSat, Oct 31

The course

The whole race, as a ridgeline

▲ 160 m
Start0 kmFinish52.9 km

▲ high point

Course & challenge

Seventh Seal

Named after Ingmar Bergman’s cinematic masterpiece filmed at Hovs Hallar, the Seventh Seal covers 50 rugged kilometres with 1,000 metres of ascent. Starting and finishing on the tennis courts of Båstad Centercourt, the loop heads west across the storm-battered rocky beaches, shingle fields and jagged promontories of the Kattegat coast before climbing into the steep beech woods of Hallandsåsen.

With a 9-hour cutoff, the race provides an unrelenting test of technical trail running over slippery coastal stone and muddy singletrack. On Livebib, friends and supporters can track the runner’s progress in real time, with instant checkpoint notifications and dynamic arrival estimates for the final approach back into Båstad.

The climbs

The climbs that decide the day

  1. 01

    km 3

    2.9 km+156 m5.5 %

    crest at km 3

  2. 02

    km 4.6

    0.8 km+46 m5.7 %

    crest at km 4.6

  3. 03

    km 7.1

    1.1 km+56 m5 %

    crest at km 7.1

  4. 04

    Knösen

    3.2 km+129 m4 %

    crest at km 39

  5. 05

    km 45.5

    3.5 km+137 m3.9 %

    crest at km 45.5

The course

On the map

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The roadbook

Stations

Every station on the course. Life bases carry a barrier clock in race-local time.

  1. Båstad Skansen Beach

    52.9 km to Båstad Race Center

    0 km5 m

    1. Glimminge18.85Sat 04:00 PM
    2. Hovs Hallar36.339Sat 08:00 PM
    3. Båstad Race Centercrew52.911

Course data verified September 6, 2026