UB30: TWENTY LAKES CHALLENGE
Schedule
Thu, 20 Aug, 2026 at 09:00 am
UTC+02:00Location
Železná Ruda, 340 04 Železná Ruda, Česko | Klatovy, PL
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UB30: TWENTY LAKES CHALLENGE is cca 1100/800km unsupported bikepacking challenge, the goal of which is to visit 30 WayPoints (or 25/20 in shortened variants) designated by the organizer, as quickly as possible, along voluntary route that challenge participants prepare themselves or will be able to use a recommended route, the aim of which will be primarily to avoid busy roads.In 2026, the fifth edition of UB30 series will start and end in czech town Železná Ruda and this time we have chosen as WayPoints natural and cultural attractions in Šumava, Bavaria, Berchtesgarden Alps and Salzkammergut region. The main theme of UB30 Challenge will be lakes.
In addition to 30 WayPoints, participants on main route will be required to complete 6 short fixed gravel sections and will be allowed to once use boat transportation on any chosen lake.
DATE OF START: Thursday, August 20, 2026, at 8:30 AM,
START AND FINISH: Železná Ruda (CZ), Church of Our Lady of Help
MAP
https://mapy.com/s/fegusakedo
WAYPOINTS OF THE UB30/UB25 CHALLENGE
(START) - Železná Ruda, Church of Our Lady of Help
2 lake Laka
3 Poledník - lookout tower
4 Dreisessel - lookout on the rock
5 Büchlberg lookout tower
6 Passau - fixed route through the historic center
7 Neuhaus am Inn Chateuax
8 Obernberg Castle
9 Hausstattmühle Water Mill
10 Mondsee - cross in the rock Kreuzstein
11 Schwarzsee - lake view
12 Obertraun - Wehrgrabenbrücke bridge
13 Hallstatt - church view
14 Edalmhütte - mountain hut
15 Aubach waterfall
16 Konigsee lake - dock
17 Garmisch-Partenkirchen - ski jumps
18 Ramsau - St. Fabian and Sebastian church
19 Oberer Speichersee lake
20 Seespitz Brücke bridge
21 Lechfall weir
22 Neuschwanstein castle
23 Schwangau - St. Coloman church
24 Hoher Peissenberg - pilgrimage church
25 Tutsing - pier on the Südbad beach
26 / FINISH UB25 - Munich - fixed route through historic center
27 Freising - Marienplatz
28 Landshut - fixed route through the historic center
29 Straubing - town hall tower
30 Egg castle
31 Gross Arber / Velký Javor - iron cross on the top
FINISH - Železná Ruda
FIXED GRAVEL SECTIONS
The UB30/UB25 Challenge will include 6 (on UB25 just 4) fixed gravel sections that the challenge participants must complete:
1) Jandelsbrunn
2) Steilberg
3) Traun
4) ???
5) Freising
6) Grosser Arber
FORBIDDEN ROADS
In the interest of maximum safety of the riders, the use of selected busy Class 1 roads may be prohibited.
GPS TRACKING
The participants of the UB30 Challenge will be equipped with GPS trackers, thanks to which it will be possible to follow the course on the Internet, via the FollowMe tracking application.
cs.follow.me.cz/tracking/ub30_twenty_lakes
REGISTRATION
Registration will be launched on Sunday, November 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM, on a website racecross.cz/ub30-registration
Maximum number of participants: 80
INFO AND WEBSITE:
racecross.cz/ub30-twenty-lakes
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Železná Ruda, 340 04 Železná Ruda, Česko, Klatovy, Czech RepublicEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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