The route
Next edition14-16 May 2027
159.8 km through the Blue Mountains, finishing down the 951 Furber Steps, and 6,248 m of climbing.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
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Indicative figures computed by Plotrek on its illustrative route, with altitudes from a terrain model. They may differ from the organiser's.
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The finish of this route comes down a staircase: the 951 Furber Steps, right at the very end, after crossing the Blue Mountains National Park, a World Heritage site.
5 am, at Govetts Leap, in Blackheath: daylight is barely breaking when the race sets off. The route alternates cliffs and ridgelines, then climbs to its highest elevation, at Pulpit Hill.
It then joins the Six Foot Track, a historic trail, on the route's longest climb, before crossing wooded valleys.
The route finally drops toward Katoomba, down the 951 Furber Steps, to the finish at Scenic World. 44 hours 30 minutes, the final steps included.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
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The relief of the course, from Blackheath to Katoomba, takes shape as contour lines: our pen plotter draws it with a pen, line by line. Your finisher name and time go in the title block, in A4, A3 or A2.
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Updated Route and text: Plotrek workshop (Fabrice Jolivet)
The organiser announces 161.1 km for the 2026 edition. Plotrek's illustrative route, redrawn on OpenStreetMap paths, measures 159.8 km and 6,248 m of gain. Start: Govetts Leap; finish: Scenic World; on the way, Ironpot Mountain at km 78.5. The elevation loss measured on this route is 6,278 m.
44 hours 30 minutes for the 2026 edition, according to the organiser's website, read on 17 September 2026. That is the time allowed to cover the announced 161.1 km. Start: Govetts Leap, at 5 am. The time limit can change from one edition to the next; the organiser's rules prevail.
Pulpit Hill, at 1,071 m, at km 49.9 of Plotrek's route. The organiser gives a maximum altitude of 1,074 m for the 2026 edition. The high point lies between two landmarks of the course: Lockley Pylon (908 m, km 24.5) and Duncans Pass (883 m, km 66.8).
733 m of elevation gain in one go, from km 98.7 to km 114.7 of Plotrek's route. Landmark on the way: Six Foot Track (992 m, km 112.8). No other climb on the 159.8 km course is as long. Average gradient of this section: 4.6%.
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