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Racing today Since 1989

Bautzen

Rodelbahn Bautzen

Kupferhammer, Bautzen, Saxony · Germany

In use for youth training and regional races.

Start Lowest point Mapped line 253 m, including run-out and start spurs. Shape © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Real track · Published figures

Opened
1989
Status
Racing today
Length
260 m
Curves
6

Total length; races start 200 m from the finish. Published average gradients are 9.06% and 9.6%.

Explore the track

The Slidensa model, drawn over the real ground. Follow the run into every curve.

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Game model · Two-man bobsleigh reference run. These lengths, speeds and loads come from Slidensa’s physics and can differ from the real track’s published figures.

Length
200m
Drop
22m
Curves
6
Top speed
76km/h
Peak load
1.4g
Reference run
0:13.55
Curve-by-curve guide · 6 curves

The three curves in lime pull hardest in the reference run.

  1. 1 15° left Kink 1.0 g · 40 km/h
  2. 2 4° left Kink 1.0 g · 46 km/h
  3. 3 9° right Kink 1.0 g · 52 km/h
  4. 4 20° right 1.2 g · 59 km/h
  5. 5 4° right Kink 1.0 g · 66 km/h
  6. 6 32° right 1.4 g · 70 km/h

The story

Bautzen's luge run sits at Kupferhammer in Upper Lusatia. A concrete track was built there in 1987, in East Germany, to replace a natural-ice run from 1984, and it opened in November 1989. At 260 m with six curves it is a training ground for young lugers rather than a World Cup venue. The local club, SG Bautzen Nord, runs it and stages regional youth races.

  • The run opened on 9 November 1989.
  • Races start from a point 200 m up the track.

Today

A short concrete run with six curves and a finish house with electronic timing.

See the place on OpenStreetMap