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Ultras · Australia · VIC

Two Bays Trail Run 56km

Registration open
Race dateJanuary 17, 2027
Duration1 day
Start7:10am
Whenin 82 days
First held2005

Who's going to Two Bays Trail Run 56km?

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Distance The race
56K
Climb The race
4,429 ft
Descent The race
4,429 ft
High point
not checked yet
Time limit The race
8:00:00
Aid stations
11
Started
not checked yet
Finished
not checked yet
Finish rate
not checked yet
The course

Where it goes out and back · 11 aid stations

Start and finish at Cape Schanck. Runs the Two Bays track north to Dromana, rings the bell at the turnaround, and runs back to Cape Schanck. Wave start, 10 minutes after the 28km. The 56km runners take a deviation near Boneo Rd/Greens Bush that the 28km does not (see notes).

Same terrain as the 28km twice over, including the steep climb over Arthurs Seat each way. Tail-end 28km runners and lead 56km runners meet on narrow sections (Gardens Rd reserve). Two road crossings (Browns Rd, Boneo Rd). Rotten boardwalk sections. Snakes. May be hot.

The race

What this one is

56km out-and-back on the Two Bays track: start at Cape Schanck, turn at Dromana on Port Phillip Bay, finish back at Cape Schanck. Runs the same morning as, but starts in a different place from, the Two Bays 28km.

First run as an unofficial fat ass in 2005; the 2011 event was the first official running with permits. Finishers grew from over 400 in 2011 to about 1650 in 2026.

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
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Field cap
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Registration
Other twobaystrailrun.com
Qualifying
Two Bays 56km course under 8hrs, or Marathon under 4hrs30mins, in the 12 months before Jan 17 2027 but before Xmas 2026. Strava/Garmin link accepted; those without a time at entry can qualify before Christmas 2026. twobaystrailrun.com
Minimum age
18 twobaystrailrun.com
Transfers
No twobaystrailrun.com
Deferrals
Yes twobaystrailrun.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 twobaystrailrun.com
Vehicles per runner
not checked yet
Pacers
No twobaystrailrun.com
Muling
not checked yet
Drop bags
Yes twobaystrailrun.com
Cupless
Yes twobaystrailrun.com
Course marking
Fully Marked twobaystrailrun.com
Night running
not checked yet
Dogs
Not allowed twobaystrailrun.com
Headphones
Not allowed twobaystrailrun.com
Crew rules
Supporters can meet runners on course with food and drink so long as they give way to runners and obey all park rules. No mountain bikes. No dogs in the Parks. twobaystrailrun.com
Pacer rules
Pacers are not allowed and can result in disqualification of the entrant being paced. twobaystrailrun.com
Drop bag rules
Special needs items must be dropped at the Dromana startline on Saturday 16th January, between noon and 5pm, for delivery to the Hyslops Rd South Aid Station and Boneo Road Aid Station, or retained at Dromana (for the 56km runners turning around). Organisers supply tags, runners supply bags. No retrieval after the event except by posting a bag. twobaystrailrun.com
Cutoff philosophy
If you can't complete the 56km in under 8 hours (from your wave start time) you should not enter. Runners not departed Dromana on the return leg by the cutoff are officially withdrawn. twobaystrailrun.com
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
? Cape Schanck start
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? ?
? Boneo Rd (outbound)
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? ?
? Greens Bush West
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? ?
? Aid station (unnamed)
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? ?
? Rosebud (outbound)
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? ?
? Dromana turnaround
NoneSignal wrong?
 10:55am ? ● ? ? ?
? Rosebud (return)
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? ?
? Hyslops Rd
NoneSignal wrong?
 12:55pm ? ? ? ? ?
? Greens Bush East
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? ?
? Boneo Rd (return)
NoneSignal wrong?
 2:25pm ? ? ? ? ?
? Cape Schanck finish
NoneSignal wrong?
 3:10pm ? ? ? ? ?
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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Ultras change. We will tell you when this one does.

Cutoffs move, races get postponed, lotteries open and close. We read the race's own sources and record where every fact came from. Put your email in and we will send you what changed, and where we read it.

No account, and nothing to cancel.

What happens to your email. Nothing else. I do not sell it, and I will not send you anything except this race changing. One click gets you out.

I keep this catalog because the information is scattered and hard to trust. Telling you when it moves is the same job.