Worldloppet races
The unique Birkebeinerrennet in Norway | 2025
Photo Gallery from the Birkebeiner Rennet
Welcome to the Birkebeiner Ski Race! The Birkebeinerrennet is one of the oldest and most challenging races in the Worldloppet series with 18’000 participants. This cross-country course is 54 km long. The start is at Rena; the finish is reached at the Birkebeiner area at Lillehammer, the famous stadium from the 1994 Olympic Games. All competitors must carry a backpack that weighs at least 3.5 kg. This backpack weight is supposed to mirror the weight of the baby who became the future King Häkon.
![Enjoy Birkebeiner](media/itembild/g_genuss_birkebeiner.jpg)
© Birkebeiner
![Hotel Scandic: your host](media/itembild/i_scandic_lillehammer_willkommen.jpg)
© Scandic Lillehammer Hotel
![Our team Sandoz Concept 2023](media/itembild/i_gruppe_birkebeiner_2023.jpg)
© Sandoz Concept
![Wax service from Swix at the start](media/itembild/g_birkebeiner2019_swix_wachsservice.jpg)
© Sandoz Concept
![First hill from the start !](media/itembild/g_birkebeiner2019_erster_anstieg.jpg)
© Sandoz Concept
![Royal tracks](media/itembild/g_birkebeiner_mit_hrh_kronprinz_haakon.jpg)
© Birkebeiner
![Sunny cross country marathon paradise](media/itembild/s_langlaufgenuss_birkebeiner.jpg)
© Birkebeiner
![Everybody enjoys and fights](media/itembild/g_birkebeiner_rennet_live.jpg)
© Birkebeiner
![Spectators and fan atmosphere](media/itembild/g_zuschauerstimmung.jpg)
© Birkebeiner
![Lillehammer straight ahead](media/itembild/g_birkebeiner_beschilderung.jpg)
© Birkebeiner
![Just a few more kilometers](media/itembild/g_birkebeiner_volkslauf.jpg)
© Birkebeiner
![The famous Storgata at Lillehammer](media/itembild/g_lillehammer_storgata.jpg)
© Sandoz Concept