Kowen Winter Trails

Kowen Winter Trails

Kowen Winter Trails offers three trail distances run on groomed forestry trails through Kowen Forest. Choices are:

• 42.2 km marathon (1400 metres elevation gain)
• 21.1 km half marathon (600 metres elevation gain)
• 12 km trail run (over 400 metres elevation gain)

The event starts and finishes at the Wamboin Community Hall, with an initial out-and-back on Bingley Way (sealed bitumen) for 1.3 km before entering forest trails. Courses follow hilly dirt forestry trails with some short sections of single track. Marathon runners ascend Mt Amungula and half marathon runners climb Mt Doom. The marathon is an official qualifier for Six Foot Track.

All participants must carry mandatory safety gear and will undergo a gear check on the day before collecting their race number. Required items include a water container, a mobile phone with the race director contact saved, and a space blanket. Entrants without the mandatory gear will not be allowed to start.

The listed event date for Winter Trails 2026 is the third Sunday in June. Location details: Wamboin Community Hall, 112 Bingley Way, Wamboin, NSW. Cut off times are 7 hours for the marathon and 4.5 hours for both the half marathon and the 12 km. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.