Backyard Everest

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12-13

2026

Backyard Everest at Black Hill Conservation Park in Athelstone challenges runners to repeat a 5.3 km uphill loop each hour, stacking elevation toward summit milestones. Choose 3 to 24 hour formats on 12 to 13 September 2026.

12-13 Sep 2026

Athelstone,

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5.3 Km Loop

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Backyard Everest : Black Hill Conservation Park, Athelstone, South Australia (12–13 September 2026)

Backyard Everest is an elevation-based ultra event in Adelaide where runners complete a repeated loop to accumulate height. The course is a 5.3 km loop with approximately 369 m of ascent per lap. The core format is to run one loop on the hour, every hour, building elevation lap by lap for up to 24 hours. The full 24-hour challenge totals 24 laps, about 129.36 km and 8,856 m of vertical gain.

Distances and summit milestones

3 Hour event
6 Hour event
12 Hour event
20 Hour event
Up to 24 Hour Everest challenge

The event uses seven summit milestones to mark progress toward Mount Everest. Examples from the milestone list include:

Table Mountain: 3 laps/hours; total vert 1,107 m; total distance 16.17 km.
Mount Kosciuszko: 6 laps/hours; total vert 2,214 m; total distance 32.34 km.
Mount Kilimanjaro: 16 laps/hours; total vert 5,904 m; total distance 86.24 km.
Mount Everest (full challenge): 24 laps/hours; total vert 8,856 m; total distance 129.36 km.

The event is presented by Ultra Series SA and offers shorter timed options alongside the full 24-hour summit format. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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5.3 Km Loop