Kangaroobie Base Camp Ultra Relay

Princetown, Australia • 9-10 May 2026

Event overview

Kangaroobie Base Camp Ultra Relay is a trail running relay held near Princetown, Victoria. The event is organised by the Princetown Institute of Sport as a not-for-profit activity. The format runs over two days, is for teams of 4 or more, and includes 216+ km of course distance and one graveyard shift.

Format and course

The relay uses three distinct trail loops across farmland and bush on private land, with the Southern Ocean and the 12 Apostles coast as a backdrop. Participant accounts describe muddy paddocks and forest trails and note that the event involves multiple transitions at base camp.

Distances mentioned in participant reports include:

  • 6 km
  • 9 km
  • 12 km

One participant account reports completing each loop twice and describes roughly 30 hours of running during the event. The event is run as a team competition where runners do not run together on the trail but provide support to teammates off the trail. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

Race information

216 km
216 K's of Fun
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