Oberaudorf Trail Festival (OTF)

Four Days of Trail in the Alpine Region

The Oberaudorf Trail Festival (OTF) was founded in 2024, making it one of the youngest trail running festivals in the Alps. The venue is Oberaudorf — a Bavarian pre-Alpine village on the Inn River, right on the border with Tyrol. The diverse alpine terrain around Oberaudorf — from the flat Inn Valley, over rolling hills, to the cliffs of the Kaiser Mountains and the Brünnstein — provides the ideal stage for a trail running festival with a variety of distances.

Five Distances — from Beginner Run to 100K Ultra

The 2026 program features the festival's widest range of distances to date:

• 12K — Trail Run Beginner: short trail, ideal for hobby runners and newcomers
• 21K — Half Marathon Trail: challenging medium distance
• 42K — Marathon Trail: the classic marathon distance on trails
• 60K — Long Trail: demanding day run with alpine sections
• 100K — ULTRA (first time in 2026): the ultra-long trail with the entire Inn Alps region as the stage

Route: Bavarian-Tyrolean Alpine Landscape

The routes lead through the Inn Alps region between Bavaria and Tyrol — crossing the border in parts, gaining altitude in the surrounding mountains (Brünnstein, Wendelstein area, Kaiser Mountains foothills). The scenic diversity — from high moorlands and alpine meadows to rocky passages — makes the OTF one of the most visually attractive trail festivals in Southern Germany.

Dynafit as Main Sponsor and Community Atmosphere

Austrian sports equipment manufacturer Dynafit is the main sponsor and also shapes the festival content — with equipment testing, consultation zones, and an expo area for sports outfitters and the trail community. In addition, there is live music, a live podcast (with prominent voices from the trail community), catering, and relaxation areas. The festival is not just a competition, but a meeting point for a growing alpine trail running community.

Oberaudorf — Bavarian Border Village on the Inn

Oberaudorf is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim, directly on the Inn River at the border with Tyrol. With about 5,000 inhabitants, it is a classic pre-Alpine tourist village with the Hochfelln cable car, an adventure park, and a ski resort. The OTF utilizes the tourist infrastructure and the alpine natural scenery for a modern sports festival format that complements the traditional tourism identity of the place.