Great Ocean Trail Ultra
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Event overview
The Great Ocean Trail Ultra is a point-to-point trail running event on the Great Ocean Walk in Victoria, Australia. The 2025 edition is set for Saturday, 25 October 2025, with the start area in Apollo Bay and a changed finish arrangement that now returns runners to Princetown Recreation Reserve (runners still see the Twelve Apostles on course). Field sizes are strictly limited.
Distances:
- 100 km solo
- 100 km relay (two-person teams: 55 km + 45 km)
- 45 km solo
Course and logistics
The event covers the complete Great Ocean Walk, a route that normally takes bushwalkers four to five days to complete. The course surface is approximately 73% singletrack, 20% fire trail or gravel, 5% beach and 2% pavement. It is a wilderness route that runs through Otway forest, along beaches and over headlands.
Organisers enforce strict cut-offs, including a 20-hour overall cutoff. All checkpoint food is vegetarian with vegan options. The race operates as a cupless event. Due to construction at the Twelve Apostles Visitor Information Centre, the finish experience has been adjusted and runners may have the option to camp at Princetown Recreation Reserve. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.