North Queensland Cross Country Championships
Cannon Valley, Australia • 12 Apr 2026
North Queensland Cross Country Championships : Cannon Valley, QLD
The fourth annual North Queensland Cross Country Championships takes place on 12 April 2026 at the future Whitsunday Regional Sports Precinct opposite Brandy Creek Road in Cannon Valley, approximately halfway between Proserpine and Airlie Beach.
The program comprises eight races that cover multiple age groups. Courses are new for 2026 and combine a mixture of surfaces, elevations, bends and long straights. The layout includes several vantage points for spectators and coaches.
Age categories are determined by each competitor's age on the day. The event welcomes individual and club entries across a wide age range, with entries accepted for competitors aged from 4 to 100 years.
Distances include both junior and senior options, and there is a team relay that uses repeated 2 km laps. Junior races use shorter course lengths that vary by age group, while open and senior categories run longer distances.
- 10 km open race for men and women
- 8 km men and selected masters men categories
- 6 km open, masters and youth categories
- 4 km junior and youth categories
- 3 km junior categories
- 2 km junior categories
- 1 km youngest junior categories
- 6 km relay teams of three, each runs a 2 km lap; at least one woman per team
Registration fees are published per race. Ages and category rules follow the event's stated criteria. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.