Oslo Bergen Trail:
OBLIGATORY EQUIPMENT
Updated 3 March 2025
The list of obligatory equipment for the 2027-edition of the race is under revision. An update is expected in the third quarter of 2026.
In Oslo Bergen Trail you must be prepared for all weather conditions.
Ruben Espeland
500K and 300K
- Each TEAM and SOLO PARTICIPANT must carry:
- Minimum 1 GPS-unit for navigation
- Example: Handhold unit, sports watch
- Paper map
- 1 physical compass
- 1 GPS tracker, received from the organizer
- 1 windsack (bivouac) or 1 tent
- The sack/tent must room the whole team (2 or 3 persons)
- The windsack can not be of the type emergency bivouac / aluminium foil
- 1 first aid kit, minimum content:
- 1 standard elastic bandage (200cm x 5cm)
- 1 self-adhesive elastic bandage (100cm x 5cm)
- Chafing adhesive plaster
- Hydrocortisone ointment
- Wound ointment (e.g., Brulidine, Bacimycin)
- Small knife/scissors
- Each TEAM MEMBER and SOLO PARTICIPANT must carry:
- Backpack
- Must be equipped with reflective marks
- Jacket with hood, wind- and water-proof
- Minimum watercolumn value 10000 (Schmerber)
- Seams must be sealed
- Long trousers, wind- and water-proof
- Minimum watercolumn value 10000 (Schmerber)
- Seams must be sealed
- Warm cap, wool*
- Buff or scarf, wool*
- Gloves or mittens, wind- and water-proof
- Warm midlayer top, type bubble jacket
- Midlayer top, long sleeves
- Minimum 180 grams per square meter, wool*
- Long-legged trousers OR a combination of trousers/leggings/socks
- Must cover the legs completely
- Recommended material: Wool*
- Socks, wool*
- 2 headlamps and spare batteries for 1 lamp
- Sleeping bag liner
- Must separate the body from the bedding
- Can only be used in bed indoors
- Sleeping bag
- Half bag can not be used to form a sleeping bag
- Bivi bag cannot be used as sleeping bag
- Mobile phone
- Power bank with capacity of at least 10000mAh
- 1 charging cable
- Must have 1 USB-C connector
- The other connector must fit with the power bank
- Drink reservoir with a total volume of minimum 1 litre
- Survival blanket, minimum size 1.40m x 2m
- Food and drink
- Cup, volume of at least 2dl
- Spoon
- Payment card / means of payment
- *) Or synthetic material with similar properties to wool
- All obligatory equipment must be carried from start to finish
- Suggested, but not obligatory:
- Walking poles
- Sunscreen, sunglasses
- Insect repellent, mosquito net
- Sleeping pad
- Outdoor cooking gear
- 200 NOK in cash
125K
- Each participant must carry:
- GPS-unit for navigation
- Example: Handhold unit, sports watch
- Paper map
- Physical compass
- GPS tracker, received from the organizer
- Windsack (bivouac) or tent
- The windsack can not be of the type emergency bivouac / aluminium foil
- First aid kit, minimum content:
- 1 standard elastic bandage (200cm x 5cm)
- 1 self-adhesive elastic bandage (100cm x 5cm)
- Chafing adhesive plaster
- Hydrocortisone ointment
- Wound ointment (e.g., Brulidine, Bacimycin)
- Small knife/scissors
- Backpack
- Must be equipped with reflective marks
- Jacket with hood, wind- and water-proof
- Minimum watercolumn value 10000 (Schmerber)
- Seams must be sealed
- Long trousers, wind- and water-proof
- Minimum watercolumn value 10000 (Schmerber)
- Seams must be sealed
- Warm cap, wool*
- Buff or scarf, wool*
- Gloves or mittens, wind- and water-proof
- Warm midlayer top, type bubble jacket
- Midlayer top, long sleeves
- Minimum 180 grams per square meter, wool*
- Long-legged trousers OR a combination of trousers/leggings/socks
- Must cover the legs completely
- Recommended material: Wool*
- Socks, wool*
- 2 headlamps and spare batteries for 1 lamp
- Sleeping bag liner
- Must separate the body from the bedding
- Can only be used in bed indoors
- Mobile phone
- Power bank with capacity of at least 10000mAh
- 1 charging cable
- Must have 1 USB-C connector
- The other connector must fit with the power bank
- Drink reservoir with a total volume of minimum 1 litre
- Survival blanket, minimum size 1.40m x 2m
- Food and drink
- Cup, volume of at least 2dl
- Spoon
- Payment card / means of payment
- *) Or synthetic material with similar properties to wool
- All obligatory equipment must be carried from start to finish
- Suggested, but not obligatory:
- Sleeping bag
- Note: Beds at the stations are without bedding/blankets
- Walking poles
- Synscreen, sunglasses
- Insect repellent, mosquito net
- Sleeping pad
- Outdoor cooking gear
- 200 NOK in cash
37K
- Each participant must carry:
- GPS-unit for navigation
- Example: Handhold unit, sports watch
- GPS tracker, received from the organizer
- Backpack
- Must be equipped with reflective marks
- Jacket with hood, wind- and water-proof
- Long trousers, wind- and water-proof
- Midlayer top, long sleeves
- Recommended material: Wool*
- 1 headlamp
- Mobile phone
- Power bank
- Drink reservoir with a total volume of minimum 1 litre
- Survival blanket, minimum size 1.40m x 2m
- Food and drink
- *) Or synthetic material with similar properties to wool
- All obligatory equipment must be carried from start to finish
- Suggested, but not obligatory:
- Map and compass
- First aid kit
- Cap, buff, gloves
- Warm midlayer top, type bubble jacket
- Walking poles
- Sunglasses, sunscreen
- Payment card / means of payment