Gotaleden Relay & Ultra partners up with Trail Cred to to balance the carbon impact of the race, where participants are encouraged to contribute for their travel to and from the race.
Trail Cred have calculated the total climate footprint of the event and the team behind the race, Gotaleden Relay & Ultra non-profit organisation, have decided to make a donation for the carbon equivalent of the race on site, into protection in old growth forest.
Gotaleden Relay & Ultra is a brand new running event, created to suit everyone – from the inexperienced exerciser to the strongest ultra runner. You can compete individually with distances of 35 or 75 km, or in teams where you divide the distance between yourselves in the team.
The shortest relay stage is 4.5 km.
Our 4 races take place in parallel along the beautiful, scenic Gotaleden between Gothenburg and Alingsås. At the finish line in Nolhaga Park, a finish party awaits with an award ceremony, food trucks and a great atmosphere.
Register yourself or your team and be part of the very first edition of Gotaleden Relay & Ultra from the start.
Proof of Trail Cred initiatives
2026
Your gift to Naturarvet has contributed to preserving 3000m2 of old-growth forest in the Ullersjöbäcken gammelskog on the eastern shore of Lake Stor-Blåsjön in Strömsund Municipality, Jämtland.
Full donation details
In the spring of 2026 Runners contributed with donations of 805 kr to balance the carbon footprint of their travel to and from the race of 1006 kg C02e and Gotaleden Stafett & Ultra contributed with a donation of 10000 kr to balance a carbon footprint of 12500 kg Co2e for the race. 10% of the donations goes to administration and transfer fees, leaving 9724 kr that we donated to Naturarvet to protect 3000m2 of old growth forest in Ullersjöbäcken gammelskog on the eastern shore of Lake Stor-Blåsjön in Strömsund Municipality, Jämtland, Sweden. The protected area is located on the coordinates 64.777156, 14.244010
The area that is protected stores 27900 kg CO2 over a period of 10 years, as explained in Data and methodology page