Lap The Valley Backyard Ultra

Event format

Lap The Valley uses the Backyard Ultra format. Competitors must complete a 6.71 km lap within each hour to be allowed to start the next lap. The last competitor to complete a lap alone is recorded as the official finisher; all others who stop before that point are recorded as DNF. All competitors must attend a mandatory race briefing and must start on the first lap. Laps start on the hour and each lap must be completed in that hour. Night laps require a headlamp or torch to be used while on course. The event rules prohibit support crew or eliminated competitors on the course, personal aid during a lap, artificial aids, and stashing aid on the trail.

Location, entry and logistics

The event base is the Boyne Valley Community Discovery Centre in Ubobo, about a one hour drive from Gladstone. Parking will be at the Discovery Centre or nearby public spaces. Registrations open May 31, 2025 and close September 11, 2025. Entry options listed are a reduced-price option for up to the 10th lap and an unlimited laps option; fees are shown on the event page. Competitors 16 years and under enter free with a discount code. An aid station near the starting corral will provide water and fruit for competitors only; there will be mid-course water on day laps but competitors must be self-sufficient on night laps. Ten percent of registration fees will support the Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail Inc and the Boyne Valley Community Discovery Centre Inc. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.