6 Inch Trail Marathon
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About the race
The 6 Inch Trail Marathon is a trail running event on the Munda Biddi Trail in Western Australia, held between North Dandalup and Dwellingup. The event includes a marathon distance and a half-marathon distance run on singletrack and firetrail through national forest, residential areas and campgrounds.
Distances
- Marathon : ~46 km
- Half Marathon : ~23 km
The marathon course has substantial elevation changes (approximately 925 m climb and 775 m descent reported) and a GPX course file is available for download. Two staffed aid stations provide water, sports drinks, fruit and lollies roughly at the 23 km and 36 km marks. The course is marked with fluorescent pink tape and red-and-white arrows; participants must follow the markers and race official instructions.
Runners may place one small drop bag at Aid Station 1 (around 23 km); drop bags are labelled and transported to the finish after runners pass the station. Crew support is permitted only at Aid Station 2 (around 36 km); pacing and accompaniment along the course are not allowed.
Entry requires participants to be 18 years or older. Gear checks and compulsory equipment rules apply; mandatory items include 1 litre of water and a mobile phone. A compulsory first aid kit must include a 3 m+ unstretched snake/compression bandage, a 1 m roll of 2–3 cm strapping tape and six adhesive bandage strips. First aid personnel and checkpoints are positioned on course. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
