Ultra Trail
Australia 2026
SPORTS INFOS — Australia's premier trail running festival — Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, Three Sisters, Furber Steps, Golden Stairs, Ironpot Ridge, Grand Canyon, Scenic World. 14–17 May 2026. UTAMiler 161K · UTA100 · UTA50 · UTA22 · UTA11 · 8,000+ runners. UTMB® World Series 1st Major.
Results — HOKA Ultra-Trail Australia by UTMB® 2026
Official results on UTMB Live — UTAMiler 161.5K, UTA100 101K, UTA50 51K, UTA22 22K, UTA11 11.5K, 1K Kids — 14–17 May 2026, Scenic World, Katoomba, Blue Mountains NSW. 18th edition. UTMB® World Series 1st Major.
Results UTMB Live → 🌐 uta.utmb.world →Blue Mountains, NSW — The World's 2nd Largest UTMB Event
The HOKA Ultra-Trail Australia by UTMB® returns for its 18th edition from 14 to 17 May 2026, transforming the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains National Park into the stage for Australia's greatest trail running festival — and the first Major of the UTMB® World Series season. Over 8,000 runners from across Australia and the world descend on the idyllic mountain town of Katoomba (2 hours west of Sydney) for a multi-day festival spanning six race distances, from the ultimate 161.5K UTAMiler to the 11.5K UTA11.
The course showcases everything that makes the Blue Mountains extraordinary: vast sandstone cliff tops, dense eucalyptus forest, cascading waterfalls, the legendary Furber Steps (951 steps that stand between you and the finish line), the Golden Stairs, Ironpot Ridge, Grand Canyon, Narrow Neck Lookout and the pristine Blue Gum Forest. The event honours the Gundungurra ancestors with a Welcome to Country on the start line and the sound of the yidaki on Ironpot Ridge.
"Sandstone, sweat, stairs, forest, ambition — and the sort of terrain that makes your calves begin legal proceedings before halfway. The Blue Mountains are not merely hosting a race. They are staging a global trail-running production, with the landscape doing half the drama and the runners supplying the rest."
Ultra Trail Australia 2026
Full results on UTMB Live — UTAMiler · UTA100 · UTA50 · UTA22 · UTA11 — 14–17 May, Katoomba NSW.
UTMB Live Results →uta.utmb.world
Course maps, mandatory gear, Running Stones requirements, race schedule and all 2026 UTA information.
uta.utmb.world →Race Schedule — 14–17 May 2026
| Race | Distance / Date | Key Details |
|---|---|---|
| UTAMiler UTMB MAJOR8 STONES | 161.5K D+7300m — 15 May | Start: Govetts Leap, Blackheath · Finish: Scenic World · Golden Stairs · Grand Canyon · Blue Gum Forest · Narrow Neck · 951 Furber Steps |
| UTA100 MAJOR6 STONES | 101K D+4500m — 16 May | Start/Finish: Scenic World · Katoomba · Ironpot Ridge · Point Pleasant · Wentworth Falls · Kedumba Pass · Furber Steps |
| UTA50 4 STONES | 51K D+2500m — 16 May | Second half of UTA100 course · Same stunning landscapes · Scenic World start/finish · Furber Steps |
| UTA22 2 STONES | 22K D+1200m | Blue Mountains trails · Scenic World hub · Age 16+ · Accessible to stronger trail runners |
| UTA11 | 11.5K D+700m | Discovery distance · No Running Stones required · Age 12+ · Great intro to UTA |
| 1K Kids Race KIDS | 1K — No qualification | For young runners · Around Scenic World · Family-friendly festival atmosphere |
| UTMB Live Broadcast LIVE | live.utmb.world | Full race broadcast streaming live · Real-time tracking · All distances covered |