XTERRA Wellington Festival
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XTERRA Wellington Festival
XTERRA Wellington Festival is an offroad multisport event at Queen Elizabeth Park, Wellington, New Zealand on 27 February 2027. The program combines mountain biking, duathlon and trail running across coastal dunes, native bush and farm trails.
Course features noted in the event information include sand hill running, single-track sections, twisting downhill tracks, ponds and beach finishes. The trail marathon and half-marathon follow routes that start and end by the park beaches. One run course passes through Kohekohe and gum forest and includes a mountain bike link track and a twisting downhill return.
Race formats and distances listed for the event:
- 6 km Super run along the dunes of Queen Elizabeth Park.
- 14 km Trail run starting at Whareroa Beach with forest and downhill sections.
- 21.1 km Half-marathon trail run starting and ending by the park beaches.
- 42.2 km Trail Marathon through native bush, single track and sand hills.
- 31 km Mountain bike, two laps of a fast off-road course; e-bike category available.
- 14 km Mountain bike, one lap of the long course; e-bike category available.
- Duathlon with technical off-road bike and run sections; e-bike category available.
The event is presented by Barefoot Sport and lists separate youth pricing tiers and e-bike categories for mountain bike entries. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
