Lofoten Stage Run
Six days, four stages and the whole archipelago under your feet, while we carry your luggage, cook your dinner and book your bed. You run from fishing village to fjord camp with runners from all over the world, and finish on the town square in Svolvær.
Four days,
west to east
Kjerkfjorden → Fredvang 20.1 km · 1 120 m+
Boat from Reine into the fjord, then the wildest terrain of the week: mountain passes, technical trails and the beaches of Kvalvika before the pass down to Fredvang. A bus takes you on to Nusfjord. Sleep in a rorbu at Nusfjord Arctic Resort.
Nusfjord → Leknes 29.0 km · 970 m+
2 km of road, then a technical trail section to Napp. From there, through the underwater tunnel and around Offersøykammen past a stone-age cave, where the trail nearly disappears along the rocky shore, then flat roads into Leknes. Sleep in a rorbu at Lofoten Base Camp.
Rolvsfjorden loop 25.7 km · 1 300 m+
The long one. Trails over the mountain, easy running along Borgfjorden, then new trails and a fine ridge back down to the fjord camp. Dinner is waiting. Sleep in a cabin at Lofoten Fjord Camp.
Kleppstad → Svolvær 20.2 km · 1 450 m+
Gravel and tarmac roads to Olderfjorden, a technical ridge, the drop to the power station, and Tjeldbergtinden as the last summit before the tunnel, the harbour and the finish line on Svolvær square. Sleep at Thon Hotel Lofoten, next to the finish.
Where you sleep
Rorbu cabins, fjord camps and a hotel. Five nights, all booked for you.
Food
Breakfast, make-your-own trail lunch and a warm dinner with the group every night, plus service stations along each stage.
Luggage
Pack one bag. It moves from camp to camp while you run, so you only have to get yourself to the next fjord.
Explore every metre
Pick a stage, drag the map, and slide along the elevation profile. The marker follows you along the course, and the numbers are measured from the official GPX.
Questions and answers
When is Lofoten Stage Run 2027?
The Stage Run is held in Lofoten Ultra-Trail week, 1–6 June 2027. You arrive on the Tuesday, run four stages from Wednesday, and finish in Svolvær before the week is over.
What is included?
Five nights in rorbu cabins, sea houses and fjord camps, breakfast, a trail lunch, dinner every night, service points on every stage and transport of one bag from camp to camp.
How hard is it?
About 95 km and 4 800 metres of climbing over four stages, from 20 to 29 km a day. You need to be used to mountain trails, but you do not need to be fast. The age limit is 18.
Why is there no 170 km distance in 2027?
Running in Lofoten is very demanding, and our trails are extremely technical, often far more technical than anything you have run before. In earlier editions of the Stage Run, more than half of those who started the 170 km moved down to the 100 km after stage 1. So in 2027 we only hold the 100 km distance.
Do I need to speak English?
Yes. English is the race language, and every athlete has to understand and speak it. Briefings, markings and safety calls are all in English, and anyone who clearly cannot follow them is refused a start.
What does it cost?
Prices change with the registration window, so the current ones are on the registration page. Results and course records are on live.thearctictriple.no.