Race information
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Trans Scania is an almost unsupported 246 km trail run (with some road parts) across Skåne, or Scania, the southmost province of Sweden. The cut-off time is 60 hours, and many finishers need most of that time. This means they run for at least two days and two nights. Aside from a single drop bag, no support is provided during the race. The runners are on their own, in the countryside, for most part of the race. This challenge is not to be taken lightly.
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Due to the extreme nature of Trans Scania, the race is only open to qualified runners, we demand a 100mile run, 24-hour run or similar in the last three years. The organizers evaluate all applications on a case-by-case basis, and their decision is final. Of course no payment is needed until a registration has been approved.
Registration will open October 28th 2023! If the race fills up with more than 20 qualified runners within the first 24 hours. We will hold a lottery between all qualified applications. Lottery held on Facebook on Thursday 9th of November. The first twenty drawn get a starting place. The rest of the runners will be drawn and placed in queue.
Additional applications after the 24h time limit will be placed in queue as per their order of entry.
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The race begins at the Långa bryggan jetty in Bjärred, Sweden, and ends at Hotel Lundia in Lund, conveniently located right next to the train station.
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Friday, August 9th
6.50 AM - Participants who wants a ride from Lund to the start meet in the back of the yellow train station building in Lund, at Västra Stationstorget (transportation must be confirmed in advance).
7:00 AM - Cars leave Lund.
7:30 AM - Dropbags are handed over and GPS-trackers are provided at the parking lot at the Långa bryggan jetty in Bjärred.
7:45 AM - All runners must be at the race start (at the very far end out on the Långa bryggan jetty) for a final brief. Walking the jetty takes at least 7 minutes.
8:00 AM - The race begins.
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The registration fee for Trans Scania is 950 SEK (this is a flat fee regardless if you’ve run the race or not before) . The registration includes a nice t-shirt for finishers, GPS tracker rental, drop bag handling, and optional transportation from Lund to the start for the runner on the race day. No other transportation, food, or accommodation is included. The registration is personal and cannot be refunded, transferred to another person, or kept for another year.
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The Trans Scania course mainly follows the Skåneleden trail system except for two deviations at the towns of Lövestad and Brösarp respectively, clearly indicated in the gpx file and map documentation.
We try to maintain the gpx files, in fact sometimes our gpx files may be more up to date than the skaneleden.se files, but there can occur recent changes which are not covered.
In this situation, where the map and reality does not correspond, we trust you to handle the situation and carry on. The gpx file is there to support you finding your way on the Skåneleden trail, but ultimately you are in charge of navigation.”
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The race passes through several pastures with cows and bulls, which are known to be very curious about runners. There might also be horses and other farm animals along the route. As for wildlife, runners have seen wild boars and badgers, both of which could harm a person if startled. In recent years wolf packs has re-established territory in Skåne. The common european adder is the only poisonous snake in Sweden, and can probably be found along the course. On the smaller end of the scale, it’s common for runners to pick up a few tics, please examine yourself after the race.
The course passes through several nature preserves, but it’s always important to respect all animals and plants, and try to disturb them as little as possible. Littering is obviously absolutely prohibited.
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All participants can hand in one dropbag and one smaller finish bag before the race. The dropbag must be reasonably sized (max size 40x40x50cm) and light enough for one person to carry without struggling (maximum 10kg!). The organizers will leave all dropbags at a predetermined location near Sövde, please see the map in the Maps and documents folder. The dropbags are returned to Lund on Sunday, typically before lunch. The finish bags are handled in a reasonably secure way, we keep them in a locked car and then in our room at Hotel Lundia, so storing wallets, keys etc. in them should be fine. However, this is done at your own risk. Other than this, no support is provided. Personal support and pacers are allowed.
Think about RTC (Refuse to continue) twice.. or as some say DNF (did not finish) .. you have to get back to Lund, we will not pick you up!
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All participants are required to carry tracking equipment, which will be provided by the organizers. These are used to monitor and plan the race. A public live map will be provided for sharing with friends and family, but the accuracy is not guaranteed, and positioning should not be relied on for anything important. The tracking devices must be returned to the organizers after the race. If you plan to switch between different bags throughout the race, please make sure to take the tracker with you!