Cycling & running events in Helsingborg, 2026

Helsingborg Coastal Training

Running: Locals run the coast, Pålsjö forest, Jordbodalen, Ramlösa Brunnspark, Gröningen, and the Canal + Lakes loop when they want easy base miles. Runners Club meets at 18:00 on Mondays and Thursdays at RC-toan, Pålsjö skog, and Runners Club meets at 09:00 on Saturdays for the long run. Helsingborg Marathon gives the city its anchor day, with Marathon d'Helsingborg and HOKA Helsingborg Half Marathon on the same orbit. The marathon course runs 42 195 meters and gains around 370 meters. Lindahls Helsingborg Night Run keeps Gröningen lively when legs want something sharper.

Cycling: Locals ride the Öresund coast when the day calls for Z2 and a laid-back spin. The Sofiero Loop and the Helsingborg-Mölle Ride are the obvious local picks, and Kattegattleden starts or ends outside Helsingborg Central Station at Knutpunkten. Kattegattleden runs 390 km and gives riders proper gran fondo energy without leaving the signed national cycle path. The Kullaberg Peninsula holds the bigger efforts, and Tinkarpsbacken puts a real sting into local legs. Örestads Allianstempo med Skåne/Blekinge and Landskrona CK:s Allianstempo give the faster crowd a clean anchor for tempo work.

Season: Spring to fall is the best block, and Kattegattleden is guaranteed open from April 15 to October 15. Summers arrive earlier here than in most of Sweden, and locals use the long warm stretch for coast rides, long runs, intervals, and steady base miles. The city centre stays useful because the marathon starts outside Dunkers Kulturhus and finishes along the ocean on Gröningen. Winter stays mild for this latitude, and January and February average just above freezing. Runners keep Pålsjö skog in the mix, while riders turn the coast into steadier Z2 days.