The Triathlon takes place in Käringsund, Eckerö on western Åland, about 30 kilometers from Mariehamn. The triathlon area is within a walking distance from Eckerölinjen’s ferry harbour which has several daily departures to Grisslehamn The ferry crossing takes approx. 2 hours.
The swimming takes place in Käringsund’s scenic sea lagoon. This place can be recognized by many as the film setting for “The Sea Crow Island”, based on the children’s book by Astrid Lindgren. The swimming takes place close to the boathouses where the film was shot. The water in Käringsund is clear and fine. This time of the year the water temperature is between 15-19 degrees Celsius.
The ½ distance and the Käringsund open water starts takes place through a jump from M / S Michael Sars from which the participants swim to the beach at Käringsund Resort & Conference.
Familiarize yourself with Michael Sars, also get a virtual tour on board.
Cycling takes place on a flat and fast course with excellent even surface. The run is performed on quiet private roads. The surface is tarmac and the half-distance is partly on smooth gravel. The profile of the track is fairly flat.
Route Map
All distances, except toddlers and short supersprint *)
The map is a link to interactive map *)
*) Changes 2024
- Supersprint won´t be arranged in 2024, but instead a short supersprint (200m swimming, 6km cycling and 2km running). On the interactive map the turning point for the short super sprint is in the same place as the juniors.
- This year’s relay is a short super sprint ie 200m, 6km and 2km. Not 400m, 10km and 2,5km as written in the table above.
- Olympic distance won´t be arranged in 2024
Map for the short supersprint
as PDF
