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UTA100

The UTA100 starts at 05:00 on Saturday 15 May 2027 at Scenic World in Katoomba, straight into the dark of the Jamison Valley.

Scenic World, Katoomba → Finish

Distance
101 km
Ascent
+4,245 m
High point
1,072 mBushwalkers Hill
drop bag
5
Stations
10
Time limit
≤ 28 h
Start
05:00 AMSat, May 15
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The course

The whole race, as a ridgeline

▲ Bushwalkers Hill · 1,072 m
Start0 kmSix Foot Track37.1 km · Sat 05:20 PMKatoomba Aquatic Centre55.8 km · Sat 10:20 PMQueen Victoria Hospital78.4 km · Sun 05:55 AMFinish100.1 km

◆ drop bag▲ high point

Course & challenge

UTA100

A hundred and one kilometres and 4,400 metres of climbing, and the race that made Ultra-Trail Australia. The course drops off the escarpment on the Furber Steps, runs the valley floor past the Ruined Castle and the Golden Stairs, crosses to Queen Victoria Hospital and out along the fire trails, then comes back through the long, hot climb of the Kedumba Pass. The last two kilometres are the 951 steps back up to Scenic World, which is where the race is remembered from.

Twenty-eight hours is the limit, so the front of the field finishes in daylight and most of the rest climbs the steps in the dark. This page belongs to the 2027 running of the UTA100, with that year’s gun and course. On Livebib, family follow the runner through the valley with a live position, splits at every checkpoint and an arrival estimate for the finish line at the top.

The climbs

The climbs that decide the day

  1. 01

    km 21.6

    3.4 km+164 m4.8 %

    crest at km 21.6

  2. 02

    Ironpot Mountain

    2.1 km+187 m8.9 %

    crest at km 25.6

  3. 03

    km 32.5

    2.8 km+214 m7.5 %

    crest at km 32.5

  4. 04

    Therabulat Lookout

    6.5 km+456 m7 %

    crest at km 53.2

  5. 05

    km 93.4

    3 km+350 m11.6 %

    crest at km 93.4

The course

On the map

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The roadbook

Stations

Every station on the course. Life bases carry a barrier clock in race-local time.

  1. Start

    drop bagcrew37.1 km to Six Foot Track

    0 km960 m

    1. Tarros13.7943Sat 12:30 PM
    2. Foggy Knob23.6626Sat 02:30 PM

  2. Six Foot Track

    drop bagcrew18.7 km to Katoomba Aquatic Centre

    37.1 km574 mCloses Sat 05:20 PM

    1. Six Foot Track (Return) Water Pointcrew45.3576

  3. Katoomba Aquatic Centre

    drop bagcrew22.6 km to Queen Victoria Hospital

    55.8 km984 mCloses Sat 10:20 PM

    1. Fairmont Resortcrew67.5923Sun 02:05 AM

  4. Queen Victoria Hospital

    drop bagcrew21.7 km to Finish

    78.4 km837 mCloses Sun 05:55 AM

    1. Emergency Aid Station91.5413

  5. Finish

    drop bagcrew

    100.1 km956 m

Course data verified September 6, 2026