Friendship Trophy 2026
05 – 09. august 2026.
Maria Bild – Farkasfa – Rudersdorf
Organiser
Styrian Orienteering Federation
OLC Graz
Bridge & Orienteering Club of Veszprém
Form of competition
International 5-day Orienteering Event, single races with overall results.
All four stages are middle distance races on a very nice and challenging terrain.
Competition centers
1. day Landrasthaus Maria Bild GPS: 46.958957, 16.185924
2. day Landrasthaus Maria Bild GPS: 46.958957, 16.185924
3. day Farkasfa Csaliti Vendégház GPS: 46.908268, 16.320647
4. day Rudersdorf Volksschule GPS: 47.050255, 16.124276
5. day Farkasfa Csaliti Vendégház GPS: 46.908268, 16.320647
Competition comitee
Competion director: Viktor Hites
Course setters:
1., 2.,3., 5. days Ferenc Zelei & Viktor Hites 4. day István Marczis & Viktor Hites
Controller: Imre Engi
Program
Wednesday, 5. August 2026
Maria Bild, middle distance
Thursday, 6. August 2026
Maria Bild, middle distance
Friday, 7. August 2026
Farkasfa, middle distance
Saturday, 8. August 2026
Rudersdorf, middle distance
Sunday, 9. August 2026
Farkasfa, middle distance
First starts
1. day: 17:00, 2. day: 10:00, 3. day 10:00, 4. day 10:00, 5. day 10:00
Distances to the Starts from the event center on the blue signs
1. day: 1600/50m, 2. day: 700/10m, 3. day 2000/60m, 4. day 900/50m 5. day 600/10 m
Distance back from the finish to the event center
1. day: 300/20m, 2. day: 600/10m, 3. day 200m, 4. day 300m 5. day 100 m
Parking
On all days near to the event centers.
Entry fees on the venue
-M/W20: 10 EUR/person/day
M/W21-: 20 EUR/person/day
Open für Advanced: 16 EUR/person/day
Open for Beginners: 8 EUR/person/day
Timing
SportIdent-System with SI-Air will be used. Please state your SI-number when entering for the competition. Chips can be rented in the competition center for 1 EUR/day for normal chips and 2 EUR/day for SI-Air+ chips. No rental fee for under 14s.
Buffet
On the 1. and 2. stages we will be at a restaurant: LandRastHaus Maria Bild Wirtshausküche in Spitzenqualität, Gästezimmer & Genuss, 8382, Maria Bild 3
www.landrasthaus.at where you can buy fine foods and drinks!
Please reserve your table before: 03329 45218 I [email protected]
On the other days the organisers make for you a small buffet with waffles, cold drinks, and on Friday you can taste the real hungarian goulash soup on Saturday you can enjoy a classical hungarian roast meat, and on Sunday the classic hungarian letcho!
Payments
If you did not payed per bank, in cash at the competition center.
Entry for the vakant places
- e-mail: [email protected]
Terrain
All five stages will be organised on a realy nice and challening terrain, with many small erosion gullies.
Maps
1. day Maria Bild Saubach 1: 7500/5m
2. day Maria Bild Schusterbach 1:7500/5m
3. day Farkasfa-dél Huszászi patak 1:7500/5m
4. day Rudersdorf 1:7500/5m
5. day Farkasfa-nyugat 1:7500/5m
The maps was made new all revised in 2025-2026.
Prizes
Gift prizes for the winners of each category on all 5 stages by the event center. The first 3 places in each category of the overall ranking will be rewarded with medals and non-cash prizes. The winners receive trophies.
Information
Viktor Hites Tel: +436504312494 e-mail: [email protected]
Our Partners
SKV OLG Deutsch Kaltenbrunn, Energie Steiermark, Gemeinde Rudersdorf
Further information
- Each participant starts at their own risk!
- All started runners have to report back in the finish, even if they have given up.
- Please use the event buffets!
- Any commercial activities during the competition are subject to permission of the organizers.
- Each participant agrees to the publication of photos taken during the competition and to the publication of the results in the Internet.