Timetable Taubertal 100

The Taubertal 100 takes place every year on the first weekend of October. The national holiday of the "Day of German Unity" offers a long weekend to enjoy this event with the family.

The route of the Taubertal 100 is easily reached by car via the "Romantic Road". All checkpoints are accessible by car.

Runners who stay the night in Wertheim or Gemünden can have their luggage transported from Rothenburg to Wertheim or Gemünden. Luggage can be handet in on Saturday from 5:00 a.m. until 5:15 a.m. in front of Hotel Rappen.

Runners taking part in the with the 50 km and 70 km may choose to travel onwards to Wertheim by train.

Back Transport: A shuttle-bus is available to transport runners back to Rothenburg from the finish of each race distance from the railway station. 50 km (2:00 p.m.)  70 km (5:00 p.m.)  100 km (8:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday at 10:00 a.m.) and  100 miles on Sunday (3:00 p.m.)

Onward Transport: 50km runner with finish in Bad Mergentheim and 70km runner with finish in Tauberbischofsheim can use hourly a train to travel to Wertheim. Award Cremony: The castle restaurant offers food a`la carte but you can attend without ordering any food at all. The award celebration in Wertheim is on Saturday 9 p.m. in the castle, and for 100 mile runners on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in Gemünden Hotel Schäffer. The lunch in Gemünden will be held on Sonday at 12 noon in Hotel Schäffer.

Route Profile:

100 Mile profile: 105 m nett downhill, Summery 990 m up and 1.095 m down

100 km profile: 205 m nett downhill, Summery 570 m up and 775 m down

70 km profile: 165 m nett downhill, Summery 320 m up and 485 m down

50 km profile: 135 m nett downhill, Summery 260 m up and 395 m down

Timetable of the Event:

6:00 a.m. 

Start of the Taubertal 100 

The start is at the "Eiswiese" on the Taubertalweg. The 50, 70, 100 km and 100-mile runners start together.

 Orientation of Hotel Rappen, Castle Garden, Start

Checkpoints with Food and Drinks:

20 checkpoints in total in the 100 km, and 26 in the 100 miles

Drink stations:

Mineralwater, apple juice, tea, beer, electrolytes

Food stations:

Fruit, soup, mashed potato, yoghurt, chia pudding, Himalayan-salt, coconut oil 

Checkpoint with drinks and food

Taubertal 100 checkpoint map for 50 km, 70 km, 100 km and 100 miles:

Exact locations can be seen on the GPS file

Checkpoint map of the Taubertal 100

Projected Timing for the Taubertal 100 and anticipated Arrival Times:

Expected arrival times for 100 km-runners with 7-, 10- and 13-hour finishing times, fasted 50 km runner and slowest 100-mile runner.

Rothenburg to Wertheim:

Wertheim to Gemünden:

Time Limits:

50 km:

A running time of 7:30 hours for 50 km to Bad Mergenthem

1:30 p.m. is cut-off for all runners in Bad Mergentheim. The first runners will be expected after 2:50 hours at Saturday around 8:50 a.m. and the last runner at 1:30 p.m.

70 km:

A running time of 10:30 hours to Tauberbischofsheim   

4:30 p.m. is cut-off for all runners in Tauberbischofsheim. The first runners will be expected after 4:50 hours at Saturday around 10:50 a.m. and the last runner at 4:40 p.m.

100 km:

A running time of 15:00 hours to Wertheim

9:00 p.m. is cut-off for all runners in Wertheim. The first runners will be expected after 7 hours at Saturday around 1:00 a.m. and the last runner at 9:00 p.m.

100 miles (161 km):

A running time of 26 hours to Gemünden

8:00 a.m. is cut-off for 100 miles in Gemünden. The first runners will be expected after 13 hours at Saturday around 7:00 p.m. and the last runner at Sunday 8:00 a.m.

Runners who exceed any of the cut-off times will be disqualified.

Running speed:

100 km in 7:00 hours: 4:12 min/km or 14.29 km/h and in 15:00 hours: 9:00 min/km or 6.67 km/h

100 miles (161 km) in 13:00 hours: 4:51 min/km or 12.37 km/h

100 miles (161 km) in 26:00 hours: until 100 km: 9:00 min/km or 6.67 km/h and from 100 km until 161 km: 11 min/km or 5.55 km/h

8:50 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.  

Finish for 50 km runners in Bad Mergentheim

Showers are available in Bad Mergentheim. Onwards transport to Wertheim by train. A shuttle bus back to Rothenburg is available at 2:00 p.m. Pick-up at the train station.

10:20 a.m. to 4:40 p.m.

Finish 70 km runners in Tauberbischofsheim

Showers are available in Tauberbischofsheim.

Onwards transport to Wertheim by train. A shuttle bus back to Rothenburg is available at 5:00 p.m. Pick-up at the train station.

1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Finish 100 km runners in Wertheim

Showers are available in Wertheim in the sport hall "Friedrich Uihlein Schule" near train station

A shuttle bus back to Rothenburg is available at Saturday 8:00 p.m. and Sunday 10:00 a.m. 

Pick-up at the train station.

Finisher of the 100 km race

 Knighting ceremony for every 100 km finisher

Medal for 100 km Finishers

7:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. 

100-mile finish in Gemünden-Adelsberg

There is a shuttle transport every hour to the Hotels in Gemünden

There are showers at the Finish-Line 100 miles in a sport hall

7:00 p.m. 

Welcome Party for all Runners in the Castle of Wertheim 

7:30 p.m.

Dinner in Castle Wertheim

You can order a`la carte

Dinner in the castle of Wertheim

8:00 p.m.
Bus Transport from Wertheim to Rothenburg
Departs from the train station

9:00 p.m.

Award Ceremenoy in the castle of Wertheim, Open End

Trophies for the first three man and woman at each distance and for the Biel-Taubertal Challenge

Trophies for the first three man and woman at each distance 

Sunday:

10:00 a.m.

Bus Transport to Rothenburg , Pick-up at the train station.

Up to 8:00 a.m.

Last 100-mile finisher arrives in Gemünden

12:00 p.m.

100-mile Finisher's Party with Lunch in Gemünden, Hotel Schäffer

1:30 p.m.

100-Mile Award Ceremony in the Hotel Schäffer

3:00 p.m.

Bus Transport from Gemünden to Rothenburg, Pick-up from the railway station