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Mountain Walk 25km

1,560m±   Saturday, 29th March 2025

The legendary loop

People who’d prefer to walk the 25km legendary loop now can. After all, we always say the best kept secret of trail running is you walk uphill! This course offers steep ups and downs, technical trail sections as well as flowing sections. It takes you through around nine completely different landscape types and microclimates, and loads of beautiful vistas!

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Course description

This classic summit-return course takes you through Aboriginal and colonial history, captivating and diverse landscapes. Head out on Old Farm Road and Main Fire Trail before the field stretches out and you hit the single trail of the amazing Myrtle Gully Track. Skip across to Junction Cabin then up rocky Hunters Track to the Chalet. Breathtaking Organ Pipes track is the closest you’ll get to flat on this course, and then it’s hands on knees for the final ascent to the Pinnacle aid station via the epic Zig Zag.

To return, you head down Zig Zag in the opposite direction high fiving everyone on the way down to The Springs. The course takes you through the thick forest of Radfords and Fern Glade, which spits you out at Fern Tree Tavern and aid station. Chimney Pot Hill and Ridgeway trails take you down around the Waterworks and then you’ll hit Huon Road, pass the famous Cascade Brewery, and hit the finish line. This is a walk that’ll you’ll remember – and will be telling tales of – for the rest of your life.

kMR Moutain Run Profile

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Course video (2022)

3D Fly through

Qualifying: No race qualifying needed. Minimum 16yrs age (with parent/guardian consent) unless by exception; contact run director.

Mandatory gear list

FAQs:

Yes there is, please refer to our Junior Runner Registration Policies

No, go for it!

Cut off times are designed to be fair and reasonable for all including slower walkers. If your departure from the aid station is after the cut off time, you (and your team) will unfortunately be unable to continue in the event for safety reasons. Please see logistics section on this page for cut off times.

Yes absolutely! We care about your safety and this mandatory gear will help you survive in the unlikely event of requiring a rescue.

kunanyi pinnacle is typically 10 degrees cooler than the city.

Check out the course on the Capra App for best spectator locations.

No, there are toilets at the runHub and each aid station to use. If you must go to the toilet on course, leave your pack on the side of the track so sweepers do not leave you behind, dig a 15cm deep hole and fully bury, or carry out all waste.

Water, electrolytes, fruit, lollies, salty snacks, toilets, first aid, sunscreen, phone charging, sanitary products, toilets and drop bags if required (Myrtle Forest and Cathedral only), and of course, friendly volunteers!

Statistically, March is pretty much the most stable weather month of the year. But this is Tassie, and every few years or so it does snow on kunanyi on Christmas day - so be prepared for wild weather! The mandatory gear is specified for your safety. We will be providing some more guidance prior to the event on when and why to use the mandatory gear to keep you as safe as possible. We also have a professional wilderness event medical and emergency response team and first aiders at all aid stations and roving on course to assist you if required. There are extreme weather circumstances which would postpone the event, eg, extreme or catastrophic bushfire danger (Wellington Park is then completely closed to everyone), or Severe Weather Warning for damaging winds – no one wants a tree falling on them. Emergency services will be involved in all such decisions, and you will be notified at earliest opportunity of any course changes, or event postponements – which may be very late notice.

Not likely, and how cool is walking in snow! Even if is a blizzard at the pinnacle, it’s likely that the walks will still go ahead, but would likely be re-routed to avoid alpine areas, and you will be notified at earliest opportunity of any changes.

If you need more info to enable you to register then please let us know! If you would like more info to prepare for your kunanyi walk, we will be producing a detailed Festival Booklet ahead of the event – if your question can’t wait that long then no worries, go ahead and reach out here!

Logistics

Please see the aid stations table below for information on support crew accessibility and drop bag options:

Section Distance km Cumulative km Ascent Descent Avg time Cut off
runHub (Wellesley Park)
Pinnacle		 12km 12km 1,360m 220m 4:00-4:30 3.00pm
Pinnacle
Fern Tree		 5.1km 17.1km 20m 850m 1:45-2:00 5.30pm
Fern Tree
runHub (Wellesley Park)		 7.1km 24.2km 220m 530m 2:00-2:30 8.30pm
Key: Aid station Drop bag Additional support crew access 1,560m 1,560m 7:45-9:00

We care about your safety whilst out there – check out the MANDATORY GEAR LIST here

Course map

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