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Ultras · Australia · VIC

Great Ocean Trail Ultra

Great Ocean Trail Ultra 100km Solo · 100K
Registration closed
Registration closed. Race day was 24 Oct 2026; results not read.
Race dateOctober 24, 2026
Duration1 day
Start5:00am
When3 days ago
First held2009

Who's going to Great Ocean Trail Ultra?

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Distance The race
100K
Climb Our math
9,411 ft We worked this out from what the race prints.
Descent Our math
9,402 ft We worked this out from what the race prints.
High point
not checked yet
Time limit The race
20:00:00
Aid stations
8
Started
not checked yet
Finished
not checked yet
Finish rate
not checked yet
The course

Where it goes point to point · 8 aid stations · rust marks a stop your crew can reach

Course line from the race's own GPX. Source file. Year of this file not known.

Solo run of the full Great Ocean Walk from Apollo Bay to Princetown, with a 5km out-and-back to the 12 Apostles lookout at the end.

Race gives the surface mix as approx 73% singletrack, 20% fire trail/gravel, 5% beach and 2% pavement. Tidal and river crossings at about 9km, 22km, 26km, 53km and 63km; the start time is set to pass them on a falling tide. Official Parks Victoria distance for the walk is 105km; the race says its own measurements put it close to 100km.

The race

What this one is

Point-to-point trail ultra along the Great Ocean Walk from Apollo Bay to Princetown on Victoria's Shipwreck Coast, with a 100km solo and a two-person relay. Previously known as the GOW100.

Once known as the GOW100 (Great Ocean Walk 100), founded by Andy Hewat and run since 2009; now organised by Tour de Trails.

Getting in

Getting in Entry, lottery and what the race asks of you before race day.

Lottery
not checked yet
Lottery opens
not checked yet
Lottery draw
not checked yet
Field cap
250 greatoceanultra.com
Registration
Other greatoceanultra.com
Qualifying
not checked yet
Minimum age
not checked yet
Transfers
Yes greatoceanultra.com
Deferrals
No greatoceanultra.com
Crew access, pacers and drop bags

The rules that shape your day Anything marked "not checked yet" is a gap in what we hold, never a no from the race.

Crew allowed
Yes greatoceanultra.com
Vehicles per runner
not checked yet
Pacers
No greatoceanultra.com
Muling
not checked yet
Drop bags
Yes greatoceanultra.com
Cupless
Yes greatoceanultra.com
Course marking
Partially Marked greatoceanultra.com
Night running
Yes greatoceanultra.com
Dogs
Not allowed greatoceanultra.com
Headphones
not checked yet
Crew rules
Crew can attend every aid station except the GOW Lookout Car Park turnaround. Finish and event HQ is Princetown Recreation Reserve; camping there needs a booking. greatoceanultra.com
Pacer rules
not checked yet
Drop bag rules
not checked yet
Cutoff philosophy
not checked yet
Aid stations

Every stop, and what you get there ● yes   ○ no   ? nobody has checked   – does not apply to this race

Mile Station Cutoff Crew access Bag Pacer Med To next
? Start: Apollo Bay Visitor Information Centre
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? ?
? Blanket Bay
NoneSignal wrong?
 9:00am ● ○ ? ? ?
? Aire River West
NoneSignal wrong?
 1:30pm ● ○ ? ? ?
? Johanna Beach
NoneSignal wrong?
 3:30pm ● ● ? ? ?
? Parkers Access Track
NoneSignal wrong?
 8:30pm ● ○ ? ? ?
? Princetown Recreation Reserve
NoneSignal wrong?
 11:00pm ● ● ? ? ?
? Great Ocean Walk 12 Apostles Lookout turnaround
NoneSignal wrong?
 12:00am ○ ? ? ? ?
? Finish: Princetown Recreation Reserve
NoneSignal wrong?
 1:00am ? ? ? ? ?
Driving your crew

Getting your people there 1 stop with directions the race published.

Aire River West cutoff 1:30pm

Parking. Best car access is from Aire River East, park near the bridge crossing and walk across the bridge to the aid station. Also reachable from the western side by dirt road.

Same race, other lines

Other distances and other years

What it looks like out there

Somebody has been out there with a camera the tables say the climb is long. these say what long feels like.

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Great Ocean Trail Ultra 100km Solo

  • Start: Apollo Bay Visitor Information Centre
  • Blanket Bay
  • Aire River West
  • Johanna Beach
  • Parkers Access Track
  • Princetown Recreation Reserve
  • Great Ocean Walk 12 Apostles Lookout turnaround
  • Finish: Princetown Recreation Reserve

Great Ocean Trail Ultra 100km Team Relay

  • Start: Apollo Bay Visitor Information Centre
  • Blanket Bay
  • Aire River West
  • Johanna Beach
  • Parkers Access Track
  • Princetown Recreation Reserve
  • Great Ocean Walk 12 Apostles Lookout turnaround
  • Finish: Princetown Recreation Reserve
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I keep this catalog because the information is scattered and hard to trust. Telling you when it moves is the same job.