Name: Megamarsch 50/12 Mönchengladbach 2026
Start: 2026-03-21T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-03-21T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Borussia-Park Mönchengladbach (Start/Ziel)

Megamarsch MG

About Megamarsch MG

50 kilometers on foot. 12 hours time. A city to explore. The Megamarsch Mönchengladbach is not a hike in the classic sense, but a sporting endurance challenge: starting at dawn from Borussia-Park, arriving in the dark, and in between, covering the Lower Rhine in all its diversity — from urban city areas to fields, streams, and forests, and back to the successor of the Bökelbergstadion. 7th edition in 2026 with 4 aid stations and a medal at the finish.

Dates 21 Mar — 21 Mar 2026

Venue Mönchengladbach (05116)

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Edition 2026

Megamarsch MG — edition 2026

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7th edition of the Megamarsch Mönchengladbach on March 21, 2026: 50 kilometers in a maximum of 12 hours around the city. Start at 07:30 AM at Borussia-Park (Hennes-Weisweiler-Allee 1). 4 aid stations along the route with water, isotonic drinks, fruit, bars, and snacks. Finisher medal at the finish.

Schedule March 21, 2026

From 06:00 AM — Check-in and bib collection at Borussia-Park
07:30 AM — Starting gun
4 aid stations along the 50 km route (water, isotonic drinks, fruit, bars, snacks)
7:30 PM — Finish deadline after 12 hours
At the finish: Finisher medal

Route

Around Mönchengladbach: through city districts, fields, forests, and streams of the Lower Rhine. Predominantly flat, alternating between asphalt, gravel, and forest paths. Exact route will be announced before the event.

Highlights Megamarsch MG 2026

Start and finish point in the Borussia-Park stadium surroundings. Four aid stations as well as a medal ceremony at the finish. The route leads through typical Lower Rhine landscape.

Programme Megamarsch MG 2026

Program Schedule March 21, 2026

06:00 AM — Check-in / Bib collection at Borussia-Park (Hennes-Weisweiler-Allee 1)
07:30 AM — Mass start, 50 km
Aid Station 1 (~km 12)
Aid Station 2 (~km 25, halfway stop)
Aid Station 3 (~km 35)
Aid Station 4 (~km 45)
by 7:30 PM at the latest — Finish at Borussia-Park, medal ceremony

Prices Megamarsch MG 2026

Registration via Eventbrite (tickets required). Exact prices and early bird conditions on megamarsch.de.

Practical information

Practical information — Megamarsch MG

Getting There

Borussia-Park, Hennes-Weisweiler-Allee 1, 41179 Mönchengladbach. By car via the A52 (exit Mönchengladbach-Nord). By train to Mönchengladbach main station, then bus lines to Borussia-Park.

Date & Schedule

Saturday, March 21, 2026. Check-in from early morning, start at 07:30 AM. Finish deadline after 12 hours (7:30 PM). 4 aid stations along the route.

Registration

Binding online registration via the Megamarsch website or Eventbrite. Limited number of participants. Sturdy footwear, weather-appropriate clothing, headlamp for the evening.

More than hiking, less than a marathon

The Megamarsch 50/12 is arguably the most popular hiking sports format in Germany: 50 kilometers in a maximum of 12 hours, without a competitive character, but with a clear time limit. Mönchengladbach is one of the now 20+ German cities where the series stops — on the Lower Rhine, between Cologne, Düsseldorf, and the Dutch border. The 7th edition will take place in 2026 on Saturday, March 21st.

Start at Borussia-Park

The meeting point is Borussia-Park, Hennes-Weisweiler-Allee 1 — the stadium of Borussia Mönchengladbach, named after the legendary coach of the "Fohlenelf" of the 1970s. Check-in begins here early in the morning; the starting gun fires at 07:30 AM. Then the caravan sets off in loose groups, individually combinable depending on pace.

The Route — 50 Kilometers of Lower Rhine

The exact route changes slightly each year, but it always leads around Mönchengladbach: through the city districts, past Schmölderpark and Bunten Garten, through the fields towards Schwalmtal, and back via the colorful world of the Dahler Heide. The route is predominantly flat (typical for the Lower Rhine), but alternates between asphalt, gravel, and forest paths — good hiking boots are mandatory.

Four Aid Stations Along the Route

At four points, there will be water, isotonic drinks, fruit, bars, and hearty snacks. Those who need more should bring a daypack with granola bars, bandages, and sunscreen. At the finish — back at Borussia-Park — the finisher medal and a warm meal await.

Why Mönchengladbach?

Mönchengladbach, with its approximately 270,000 inhabitants, is located in the far west of North Rhine-Westphalia and is primarily known to football fans as the "City of Borussia." But the surrounding area is excellently suited for long hikes: lots of greenery, the Schwalmtal valley, and the Lower Rhine agricultural landscape, with hardly any elevation changes, but open views and small streams. The Megamarsch consistently utilizes this potential — and concludes with a big party in the stadium surroundings.