Welcome to the 2nd running of the
Great Ocean Trail Ultra
Australia’s most iconic oceanside ultra, weaving its singletrack magic alongside the most famous coastline our continent has to offer.
Come run it with us.
Last year, after a lengthy hiatus GOTU (formerly the GOW100) returned with much acclaim.
Things were a little different - not least with new Race Directors at the helm in Tour de Trails’ Chris Ord and Hut 2 Hut’s Andy Payne - but it was the same, grassroots, awesome course, winding through the Otway forests, along wind-swept beaches and climbing rugged headlands.
Thank you to everyone who undertook the restart to this classic event and had a day to remember back on the trails.
We give thanks to the founder of the event, Andy Hewat, for entrusting this event to us. We aim to honour his legacy of what is a foundation event in the annuls of Australia's trail running history, and honour the efforts of all runners and volunteers who have contributed to the event over the years. We hope to grow the event while maintaining its grassroots vibe, welcoming atmosphere and deliverance of many finish line hugs. We're famous for em.
The basics:
GOW starts where the bitumen running ends - in Apollo Bay
Finishes at the world famous Twelve Apostles
This is the original trail ultra on the west coast of Victoria
A real trail ultra on a point-to-point course - nothing contrived here
Challenging but achievable
100 kilometre solo race
55/45 two-person relay race option
45km - come get half wrecked as a stepping stone to the Big Mama
Strictly limited field size (300 in 100km and 100 in the 45km)
Run the complete Great Ocean Walk - an iconic trail that usually takes bushwalkers 4-5 days to complete - you’ll see the entire GOW trail in one day
Approx 73% singletrack, 20% fire trail/gravel, 5% beach, 2% pavement & some of the sweetest singletrack anywhere!
20hr cutoff - tart time 5am and finish before 1am for a coveted GOTU buckle
For the sake of your safety and that of our volunteers - cut-offs along course will be strictly enforced
This is a cup-free event
Wilderness you just can't see from the Great Ocean Road!
See you on the wild coast with the most!
Here's some training runs you might want to sign up for in the meantime:
Registration fees
45km solo Spots remaining: 145
Price changes in 7 months 30 days-
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Register for 45km solo$265.00
Regular Pricing
Now registering Nov 20 – Aug 30 -
$305.00
Late Entry Pricing
Aug 31 – Oct 24
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100km solo Spots remaining: 241
Price changes in 7 months 30 days-
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Register for 100km solo$475.00
Standard Registration
Now registering Nov 20 – Aug 30 -
$515.00
Late Registration
Aug 31 – Oct 24
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100km Team Relay - Captain Spots remaining: 50
Price changes in 7 months 30 days-
Teams of two running 100km in relay 55km + 45km
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Register for 100km Team Relay - Captain$545.00
Regular Pricing
Now registering Nov 20 – Aug 30 -
$585.00
Late Entry Fee
Aug 31 – Oct 24
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100km Team Relay - Member
Contact information
- Event contact
- Tour de Trails
- chris@tourdetrails.com
- Phone
- 0430376621
- Website
- Visit website
