List of natural luge tracks explained

Natural luge tracks are tracks that are used for naturbahn (from the German "natural track") luge competitions. Tracks are often located along mountain roads and paths. The track surface is made of packed snow and ice, with a slope of not more than 15%. Unlike its Olympic counterpart "kunstbahn" (artificial track) luge, natural tracks are to be adapted to the natural conditions. Artificial refrigeration and banked curves are not permitted.

Natural tracks are partly built on existing paths, but also on specially created areas and must of course be adapted to the given terrain. They are delimited with wooden bands, plastic walls or foam mats and only prepared with snow and water (ice). The lanes must have a minimum width of and the curves must have a minimum radius of seven meters. The usual lengths of these natural tracks are between, they must not exceed an average gradient of 13% and a maximum gradient of 25%.

In contrast to the artificial tracks, the cross-section of natural tracks is level - not banked in curves. This type of track leads to significantly more body movement by the athlete to navigate the turns, and the use of braking spikes on the athlete's shoes for control.

The natural track should have at least the following elements:

Parallel competitions (approximately), chase races and city races (approximately) are held on shortened tracks. From the 2015–16 season there are trial runs (city event in Moscow, Junior World Cup Seiseralm) and parallel competitions in ski areas (for example in Kühtai / Tyrol and on the Seiseralm / Italy).[1] Artificially excessive curves are not permitted: the curve base is to be horizontal.

More than 50 natural toboggan runs are mainly used in Italy, Austria, and Germany. In addition there are runs in Russia, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Finland, Sweden, Norway, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Croatia, New Zealand, Slovenia, Ukraine, Slovakia, Switzerland, France, and Liechtenstein as well as Canada and the United States.[2]

The most well-known natural track in the United States is in Michigan, hosted by the Upper Peninsula Luge Club.[3] Canada has tracks in Hinton,[4] Grande Prairie, and Calgary in Alberta, as well as a track at the Ontario Luge Club at the Calabogie Peaks resort.[5] The track in Naseby, New Zealand, is the only one in the southern hemisphere.[6]

Below is a list of all natural luge tracks of FIL member countries.

TrackCountryLength (m)Vertical Drop (m)Average Grade (%)Number of curvesReference(s)
Aflenz104013613.917http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Naturbahnen/Aflenz.pdf
Albertvillehttps://ffsg.org/discipline/luge/
Aosta Valle del Gran San Bernardohttps://www.lovevda.it/it/banca-dati/5/slittino-bob/saint-oyen/pista-di-slittino-valle-del-gran-san-bernardo/4699
Aurach108015714.711http://www.rodel-austria.at/index.php?id=sportrodeln_bahnen
Avershttps://www.hsg-avers.ch/freunde/
Brigelshttps://www.hsc-brigels.ch/
Bruneck-Reischach
Calgaryhttps://www.facebook.com/cbccalgary/videos/natural-luge-in-alberta/402063857256098/
Canale d'Agordo
Campill114713211.6Not listedhttp://www.fil-luge.org/news/news-detail/browse/1/article/world-cup-lungiarue.html?tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1167606000&tx_ttnews%5BpL%5D=2678399&tx_ttnews%5Barc%5D=1&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=157&cHash=64c9f62db0
Davos[iscd-davos.ch/]
Delnice417https://www.fil-luge.org/cdn/uploads/fil-magazin-2013-1-web.pdf
Deutschnofen87112113Not listedhttp://www.fil-luge.org/filext/events_en.asp#
Dolenja Vas110215113.519http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Naturbahnen/Dolenja_Vas_-_Zakraj.pdf
Dornbirn830721414http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Naturbahnen/Dornbirn_Ammenegg-Faehnle.pdf
Feld am See108017015.74Not listedhttp://www.tiscover.at/at/guide/55471at,de,SCH1/objectId,SPF114366at,curr,EUR,parentId,RGN409at,season,at2,selectedEntry,sport/intern.html
Fenis
Frankenfels119717714.815http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Naturbahnen/Dornbirn_Ammenegg-Faehnle.pdf
FrantschachNot listedNot listedNot listed21http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Naturbahnen/Frantschach.pdf
Gais-Uttenheim120012810.67Not listedhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100827151458/http://www.gais-uttenheim.com/en/winter/
Garmisch-Partenkirchen110015313.917http://www.scr-rennrodel-gap.de/
Gołdap
Grande Prairie98012512.714http://www.fil-luge.org/news/news-detail/article/fil-world-cupmarch-1st-4th-2006-in-grande-prairie-can-2.html?tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1141167600&tx_ttnews%5BpL%5D=2674799&tx_ttnews%5Barc%5D=1&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=157&cHash=724ca9192d
Grindelwaldhttps://www.schlittelclub.ch/
Gsies
Hintonhttps://www.hinton.ca/365/Luge-Sledding
Gummer
Hüttau89312113.518http://www.fil-luge.org/news/news-detail/browse/1/article/natural-track-20th-european-championships-feb-6th-to-feb-8th-2004-in-huettau-aut-1.html?tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1075590000&tx_ttnews%5BpL%5D=2505599&tx_ttnews%5Barc%5D=1&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=157&cHash=6eec870a25, http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Naturbahnen/Huettau.pdf
Hol
Jesenice[www.sazs.si/]
Kindberg95012613.2212http://www.fil-luge.org/news/news-detail/article/4th-world-junior-championships-jan-29th-to-feb-1st-2004-in-kindberg-aut.html?tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1072911600&tx_ttnews%5BpL%5D=2678399&tx_ttnews%5Barc%5D=1&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=157&cHash=0504b66ec8, http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Naturbahnen/Kindberg.pdf
Kreuth140019013.6Not listedhttp://www.rodelclub-kreuth.de/Bahnskizze01.jpg
Krynica-Zdrój72795.81314http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Naturbahnen/Krynica.pdf
Kühtai-TirolParallel-Strecketemporäre Strecke
Laashttps://asclaas.com/category/rodeln/
Längenfeld-Sölden
Latsch120011810.1715http://www.fil-luge.org/news/news-detail/article/18-nations-fighting-for-world-championship-titles.html?tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1104534000&tx_ttnews%5BpL%5D=2678399&tx_ttnews%5Barc%5D=1&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=157&cHash=e15d1549f5, http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Naturbahnen/Latsch_-_Gumpfrei.pdf
Latzfons/KlausenNot listedNot listedNot listed16http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Naturbahnen/Latzfons.pdf
Lendak
Lidingöhttps://www.swesliding.se/globalassets/svenska-bob--rodelforbundet/arsmoten/2018/verksamhetsberattelse_2017-2018.pdf
Lungiarü114713211.626http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Naturbahnen/Lungiarue.pdf
Lüsen10501049.921http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Naturbahnen/LUESEN.pdf
Mölten
Montreux
Moos in Passeier870114.7513.199http://www.fil-luge.org/news/news-detail/browse/2/article/5th-and-6th-fil-world-cupfebruary-8th-10th-2007-in-moospasseier-ita-1.html?tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1170284400&tx_ttnews%5BpL%5D=2419199&tx_ttnews%5Barc%5D=1&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=157&cHash=d899d4c7e2, http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Naturbahnen/Moos_i.P._Bergkristall.pdf, https://web.archive.org/web/20100801221408/http://www.rvpasseier.com/lagepiantamap/index.php
Moscow50065139http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Naturbahnen/Moskau.pdf
Muskegon25915.56 (banked curves are not permitted in FIL natural luge track)6https://www.msports.org/winter-sports/muskegon-luge-track/
Naseby3607http://www.lugenz.com/
Navis7621151419http://www.fil-luge.org/filext/images/Tracks/Navis_de.jpg
Negaunee6968812.623https://www.upluge.org/the-full-track.html
Novouralsk/Ekaterinenburg8501091315http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Naturbahnen/Novouralks.pdf
Oberperfuss120016013.4528http://www.fil-luge.org/filext/images/Tracks/Oberperfuss_Tiefental_de.jpg
Ontario Calabogie luge clubhttps://ontarioluge.ca/
Olang1008.5117.6811.7712https://web.archive.org/web/20080330031720/http://www.scolang.com/webseiteem2008/wc2003index.asp?seitenart=bahn&menu=bahn&menupunkt=daten, http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Naturbahnen/Olang.pdf
Oslohttps://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korketrekkeren
Platt./ Pass
Rautavaara (1989-2013)
Sarikamis Karshttp://kizak.gov.tr/
Reischach
Seiseralm-Völs
Stange1081.7015012.8316https://web.archive.org/web/20110722053649/http://www.stange.it/streckenfuehrung.html, http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Naturbahnen/Stange_-_Reifenegg.pdf
Stein an der Enns10401513.820http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Naturbahnen/Stein_-_Reith.pdf
St. Lorenzen
St. Walburg121314211.687https://web.archive.org/web/20070521100510/http://www.rodelclub-walburg.it/html/rodelbahn.htm, http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Naturbahnen/St._Wallburg_in_Ulten.pdf
Szczyrk96014512.88Not listedhttp://www.szczyrk.pl/?szczyrk=public&grpID=178&ngrpID=13&dzl=szcz&pubID=832&hier=1&lngID=2&sezID=2
Telfes
Tiers
Toblach
Triesenberg30038.6513Not listedhttp://www.fil-luge.org/news/news-detail/article/natural-track-4th-red-bull-world-cup-12th-14th-feb-2004-in-triesenberg-lie.html?tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1075590000&tx_ttnews%5BpL%5D=2505599&tx_ttnews%5Barc%5D=1&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=157&cHash=1f65e07960
Umhausen100012012.112http://www.fil-luge.org/filext/images/Tracks/Umhausen_de.jpg
Unterammergau11001651514http://www.fil-luge.org/news/news-detail/browse/3/article/red-bull-world-cup7th-9th-january-2005-in-unterammergau-ger.html?tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1104534000&tx_ttnews%5BpL%5D=2678399&tx_ttnews%5Barc%5D=1&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=157&cHash=da97084084, http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Naturbahnen/Unterammergau.pdf
Uttenheim
Villach
VillandersNot listedNot listedNot listed19http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Naturbahnen/Villanders.pdf
Virgen160021013.2Not listedhttp://www.fil-luge.org/filext/images/Tracks/Virgen_de.jpg
Vögelsberg9201301312http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Naturbahnen/Voegelsberg.pdf
Völs - Tuffalm
Völs - Gschlieder Kanzel22338176http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Naturbahnen/Voels_Gschlieder_Kanzel.pdf
Winterleiten-Obdachhttp://www.rodelzentrum-winterleiten.at/
Železniki8431011316http://www.fil-luge.org/news/news-detail/article/germanpipe-world-cupfebruary-21st-24th-2008-in-zelezniki-slo-1.html?tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1201820400&tx_ttnews%5BpL%5D=2505599&tx_ttnews%5Barc%5D=1&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=157&cHash=f7cc09d0e3, http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Naturbahnen/Zelezniki_Slovenija.pdf

References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fil-luge.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Documents/IRO/IRO_Naturbahn_2018.pdf International Luge Regulations Natural Track (Version 2018)
  2. http://www.fil-luge.org/Naturbahnen.48.0.html?&L=1 Overview of natural railways on the FIL website
  3. Web site: Home . upluge.org.
  4. Web site: Luge Sledding | Hinton, AB - Official Website.
  5. Web site: Calabogie Luge Club 2019 old – Ontario Luge.
  6. Web site: Home . lugenz.com.

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