Zevenheuvelenloop 2026: follow your runner over the hills

The Zevenheuvelenloop runs on Sunday 15 November 2026 in Nijmegen: 15 km on the road through the wooded hills towards Groesbeek, with thousands of runners setting off in waves from 13:00. The organiser calls it the most beautiful course in the Netherlands, and both current 15 km world records were set on it.

The race at a glance

Wave times and practical details are in the organiser's FAQ.

Follow live

The race app. The free Stichting Zevenheuvelenloop app has live tracking: pick the Zevenheuvelenloop event and look up your runner. They only appear if they agreed to it when they registered (the "Event app" setting in their dashboard), so ask them to check.

GPS from their phone. If your runner carries their phone, Cheerlify shows them as a dot on the course map, with their pace and an estimate of when they'll reach the next kilometre and the finish. You open a link and a code in any browser, with no app or account. You can also record a voice or video cheer that plays in their earbuds at a kilometre you choose. The two work well together; we explain why in chip timing vs GPS.

The course

From the Groesbeekseweg the loop heads out over the Nijmeegse Baan and the Derdebaan, climbs over the Zevenheuvelenweg, and comes back via the Postweg, the Oude Kleefsebaan, the Kwakkenbergweg and the Gelderselaan. The first 5 km are a deceptive false flat, the steep hills are in the middle, and the last four kilometres run gently downhill to the finish.

Where to cheer, and when to send a cheer

The crowds are at the start and finish on the Groesbeekseweg. The hills are out in the woods, and that's where a familiar voice helps most. Two good moments:

• Around km 7, in the middle of the hills: something short and calm, like "one hill at a time".
• Around km 11, where the downhill run home begins: tell them to let it roll.

Checklist

1. Their bib number and wave time saved on your phone.
2. The race app installed and your runner found in it before Sunday.
3. Their Cheerlify link opened and tested the evening before.
4. Their phone fully charged, with location access set to "Always".
5. Cheers recorded for km 7 and km 11.

FAQ

How do I follow a runner in the Zevenheuvelenloop? Use the live tracking in the Stichting Zevenheuvelenloop app, if your runner agreed to it when they registered. For a continuous dot on the map, add GPS tracking from their phone with Cheerlify.

What time does the Zevenheuvelenloop start? The first wave goes at 13:00 on Sunday 15 November 2026 and the last waves at about 14:40. Your runner's start time depends on their wave.

More races on these weekends: Europe's race weekends in November 2026.

Details checked on the organiser's site on 8 November 2026. Race names belong to their organisers. Cheerlify is not affiliated with the Zevenheuvelenloop or its organiser.