Kowen Trail Run - New Year's Resolution Run

New Year’s Resolution Run – Kowen Trail Run

The New Year’s Resolution Run takes place on the third Sunday in January 2027 at Wamboin Community Hall, 112 Bingley Way, Wamboin, NSW. The event offers two race options.

• Half marathon
• 12 km course

The course starts and finishes at the Wamboin Community Hall. Runners head out and back along Bingley Way for about 1.3 km on sealed bitumen before entering Kowen Forest. The half marathon is mostly dirt forestry trails and includes three sections of single track totalling about 2.5 km. The half marathon route provides 680 metres of elevation and includes an ascent of Mt Amungula. The 12 km course features approximately 8 km of continuous single track through native forest and more than 320 metres of climb.

All participants must carry mandatory safety gear and will undergo a gear check before they can collect their race number. Required items are a water container, a mobile phone with the organiser contact saved, and a snake bandage (compression bandage). Entrants without the mandatory items will not be allowed to start.

Cut off times are 4.5 hours for each distance. Entry changes and refunds are restricted while entries are open. Partial refunds are possible less an administration fee of $15. Online transfers to another participant or changes of distance are allowed while entries remain open subject to administration fees and any fee differences. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.