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Heysen Trail Ultra

Name: Heysen Trail Ultra
Start: 2026-10-24
End: 2026-10-25
Location: Victor Harbor

Victor Harbor, Australia • 24-25 Oct 2026

Heysen Trail Ultra 2026

Heysen Trail Ultra is a multi-distance trail running event that uses sections of the Heysen Trail, a 1200 km route that traverses the Adelaide Hills through to the Flinders Ranges. The event takes place along the Fleurieu Peninsula coastal leg and is connected to the landscape that inspired a noted South Australian landscape artist.

The event format was revised in 2021 so that all distances now finish in Victor Harbor at the Heysen Village in the Soldiers Memorial Gardens. In 2025 multi-day options were added to allow participants to travel the coastal leg from Deep Creek Conservation Park through to Victor Harbor over consecutive days.

Available distances:

Saturday: 13k, 28k, 42k, 50k, 70k, 115k
Sunday: 50k, 22k, 9k
Multi-day options: 50k, 50 miles, 100k, 100 miles

The 2026 edition is scheduled for Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th October 2026. The description above summarises the course choices and recent format changes without specifying start or finish times. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

Australia Victor Harbor

Race information

Website Registration

100 mi

100 Miles Multi-Day

115 km

115k

100 km

100k Multi-Day

50 mi

50 Miles Multi-Day

70 km

70k

50 km

50k

Marathon

42k Marathon

28 km

28k

22 km

22k

13 km

13k

9 km

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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