Himmelswegelauf

The Himmelswegelauf, a June race series in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, connects to the Nebra sky disk and the "Himmelwege" archaeological sites. Arche Nebra, the visitor centre near the disk’s find spot, acts as the start and finish point for some races, while the Sonnenobservatorium Goseck begins the marathon and bike tour. The series includes the Himmelsscheibenlauf, a 10-kilometer race from Arche Nebra around Mittelberg, the disk’s discovery location. The route connects running with ancient landmarks: Goseck is a 7,000-year-old solar observatory, Ringheiligtum Pömmelte is a cult site over 4,000 years old, and the Dolmengöttin von Langeneichstädt is a 1.76-meter menhir next to a roughly 5,000-year-old stone chamber grave. The Nebra sky disk, a 3,600-year-old bronze artifact, is considered humanity’s oldest depiction of the cosmos and is housed at the Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte in Halle. Participants receive a unique medal, and Radio SAW presenter Holger Tapper leads the award ceremonies.