Austria Backyard Ultra -
Seekirchen/Wallersee 2026
Venue for Backyard Ultra World Team Championships!
How many rounds do you dare?
7 laps is more than a marathon.
15 laps is 100 km.
24 laps is 100 miles.
OPEN Austria Backyard Ultra on the World Championships course
+ Backyard Ultra Team World Championships 2026 - TEAM Austria
You have to qualify for the World Team Championships and only the best will be able to represent Austria at the World Team Championships.
But we'll also take YOU to the World Championships and at the same time, there will be an open ABU for everyone.
The Backyard Ultra mode is very simple.
Every hour the runners start a 6.706 km (=4.167 miles) long course. You have exactly one hour to do this. If you don't finish the round on time and don't start again, you're out!
No late start! Very easy! ;-)
The event runs until there is only 1 runner left on the course. => open end
The race takes place according to the official Backyard Ultra regulations of the American original.
Timeline Seekirchen 2026
Friday October 16, 2026:
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.: bib pick-up for ABU and Team Austria
Saturday, October 17, 2026:
07:00 a.m. to 08:30 a.m.: bib pick-up for ABU and Team Austria
09:00 a.m.: race briefing ABU
09:30 a.m.: START Austria Backyard Ultra Seekirchen/Wallersee
01:45 p.m.: race briefing and foto Team Austria
02:00 p.m.: START Backyard Ultra World Team Championships
Musical accompaniment and moderation from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m
award ceremony does not take place for the Backard Ultra. Prizes and the DNF trophy will be handed over immediately after the runner's DNF.
DNF the runner: If you are more drawn to the gastro instead of to the starting line, you have to deregister yourself with the organizers and receive your very own DNF trophy in return.
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That is not all ...
Austria Backyard Ultra Team Challenge:
In addition, you can register as a team of 3 for the Austria Backyard Ultra Team Challenge.
Each participant runs their own Backyard Ultra, whether with a team or without.
As soon as exactly three participants have registered with the same team name (please pay close attention to spelling and typos!), you will automatically be entered into the ABU Team Challenge. (No additional registration fees!)
The yards (= laps) of the three participants are simply added together.
If one team member drops out, the others can continue running as normal for as long as they want.
Run together, have fun, and motivate each other to achieve peak performance!
There are great prizes from La Sportiva for the winners.
Maximum security in uncertain times!
With our BE SAFE option for € 5, you can play it safe! Cancel by September 17, 2026 without giving a reason and get your entry fee back.
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participation fee
AUSTRIA BACKYARD ULTRA
The participation fee at ABU Seekirchen is structured according to the following participant contingents:
Step 1 - price of EUR 60,- (contingent of 50 places)
Step 2 - price of EUR 70,- (contingent of 60 places)
Step 3 - price of EUR 80,- (contingent of 70 places)
Step 4 - price of EUR 90,- (contingent of 70 places)
When the starting places for the Step 1 price have been sold out, the Step 2 price starts, etc.
Online registration closes on October 14, 2026 at the latest!
Late registration on site (if places are still available):
Entry fee EUR 100,-
An early closing of the registration is possible at any time when the starter contingent (250 participants) has been reached.
Location & arrival & route Seekirchen am Wallersee
getting there
Directions:
– Coming from Salzburg: Autobahn A1 to the Eugendorf exit, exit 281 -> B1 to the exit in the direction of Schwaighofen/Reitberg -> on Obertrumer Landesstraße in the direction of Seekirchen -> Strandbad Seekirchen am Wallersee
Arriving by train:
From Salzburg main station with REX/S2 in the direction of Vienna -> Seekirchen am Wallersee station
Backyard Ultra route
Routing:
The start and finish is at the Seekirchen am Wallersee lido.
At the beginning, the route leads over asphalted roads and gravel paths along the railway line and along the Wallersee.
After approx. 1.5 km past the lake huts on a narrow path and to the Wallersee-Zell bathing beach. There at the parking lot the turn and back to the Seekirchen lido.
This commute is flat and broken only by three short climbs.
Finally, there is a small round in the Seekirchen am Wallersee lido around the campsite, directly through the lido and to the finish.
The track is 56% gravel and 44% asphalt.
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Accommodation:
Tourist Association Seekirchen;
Phone: +43 6212/4035, Fax: +43 6212/2308-17
Email: seekirchen@salzburger-seenland.at
www.seekirchen-info.at
Attention all friends of camping
The Seekirchen am Wallersee campsite is right next to the event area in the lido. There should be enough parking space for you.
Reservation is an advantage.
Contact details at www.camping-seekirchen.at
organizational
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The route is sufficiently marked and secured by marshals. After 10 laps at the latest, you already know the way blindly. 😉
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The backyard route mainly leads over wide streets and a few narrow paths. There are few inclines.
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In the start-finish area there is space for chairs, a cool box, a sleeping tent or a small pavilion for the runners. First come - first serve! Runners who drop out early must give up space in the start-finish area. This allows runners who are still in the race to move closer to the starting line.
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Sanitary facilities are available near the start-finish area.
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Refreshment station is in the start-finish area. There is no aid station on the route.
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We move in nature and treat animals with respect. Inappropriate behavior in nature (especially throwing away rubbish) will result in immediate disqualification.
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The run takes place at your own risk and on your own responsibility on a route that is not closed off or monitored. On roads, the StVO must be followed and the traffic observed.
The participant is responsible for accidents or injuries of any kind and must take out adequate insurance himself. The landowner and the organizer are not liable for this.
Services
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race organization
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Musical entertainment and moderation
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Refreshments during the run (water, iso, cola, coffee, soup, tomatoes, cake, fruit, salt, peanuts, salt sticks/pretzels, spreads, chips, and much more). Subject to change. There is no guarantee that the complete offer will be offered throughout the event.
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dnf-trophy and certificate for all participants
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Parking and pitch for tent or pavilion
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Changing, washing and shower facilities
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DUV rating
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…and much more!
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