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Choose between a marathon, half marathon or a 12 km course and run through native forest and on groomed forestry trails with spectacular views of Canberra and surrounds. Over 400 metres of elevation gain on the 12km, 600 metres in the half marathon and 1400 metres over the marathon course.
The Kowen Winter Trails marathon is an official qualifier for Six Foot Track. |
The Course |
Starting and finishing at the Wamboin Community Hall, runners will head out and back along Bingley Way (sealed bitumen) for 1.3 km before entering Kowen Forest. The marathon, half marathon and 12 km course run on hilly groomed dirt forestry trails, with some short sections of single track. Marathon runners will enjoy an ascent of the formidable Mt Amungula, while the half marathon course take runners up Mt Doom. |
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Mandatory Gear |
All participants must carry the following mandatory gear for safety reasons. Everyone will participate in a mandatory gear check on the day, before they can collect their race number:
If an entrant does not have any of these mandatory gear items unfortunately they will not be allowed to start the race for their own safety. It is the responsibility of the participant to ensure they have all the required gear at the event. |
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Winter Trails 2024
Date: Third Sunday in June
Location: Wamboin Community Hall, 112 Bingley Way, Wamboin, NSW
Entries open March 2024
Entries Close: Midnight Thursday before. Sorry, there are no late entries.
2023 RACE INFORMATION PACK HERE |
Event Program
6:00am | Registration/Gear check opens |
6:40am | Pre-race briefing – Marathon |
7:00am | 42.2km marathon start |
7:40am | Pre-race briefing – Half marathon |
8:00am | 21.1km half marathon start |
8:40am | Pre-race briefing – 12km |
9:00am | 12km trail run starts |
11:30am | Presentations |
Cut off times:
Marathon – 7 hours
Half marathon – 4.5 hours
12km – 4.5 hours
FURTHER RACE INFORMATION (MAPS, GPS) |
Race Records
42.2 km marathon | Male – Joseph Hughes 3:18:03 (2019) Female – Tilly Fischer 4:02:56 (2021) |
21.1 km half marathon | Male – Mike Carroll 1:22:27 (2022) Female – Sarah-Jayne Miller 1:42:53 (2017) |
12 km trail run | Male – Matthew Berrington 0:46:52 (2019) Female – Hannah Walmsley 0:54:27 (2017) |
Past Race Results |