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Kunyani Mountain Run (KMR)

PRICE:  $2505 per person

KMR is Now combined with the

**Australian Mountain & Trail Running Championships**

DURATION: 7 night package

+add on for an extended holiday

DATES: 16 – 23 March 2027

Highlights

  • Return Airfares Auckland to Hobart return on Air New Zealand
  • Return airport transfers
  • 6 nights in City Apartments close to race and city
  • Walking tour of downtown Hobart
  • Social run with Hobart Trail Runners
  • Enjoy a unique festival opening ceremony with the local Palawa people
  • Choose a race category:  80km Ultra, 66km Ultra Solo, 66Km Relay, 46km Alpine Marathon, 25km Mountain Run, a Vertical Kilometre, a 9km or 14km Foothills Run and Kids Run
  • Pick 3 races – one each day for the “immersion option” (hard core!)
  • A number of workshops for supporters to keep busy at Race Hub
  • Recovery  run
  • 3 days of activity choice to introduce you to this fun and vibrant destination. From Arts, history, food, shopping, kayaking and bush walks

Dates

2027:  16 – 23 March

AVAILABILITY: Open

2027 is shaping up to be the biggest year yet…

KMR has been selected to host the very first combined

Australian Mountain & Trail Running Championships

Hand-picked by AUTRA (Australian Ultra and Trail Running Association) and Australian Athletics

AUTRA President, John Claridge, said that KMR “offered everything we were looking for.  World-class trails, proven event management and a passionate community. It provides the perfect stage for Australia’s first combined National Trail Championships,” he said.

The National Champs will be embedded within KMR’s existing event program, which means our KMR courses remain mostly the same, and they’re open to everyoneWe’ll see the elite athletes competing for the national titles, and they’ll share the same spectacular trails and event-experience with recreational runners.

“This is a landmark moment for trail running in Australia.”

TRAIL RUNNING CATEGORIES

Short Course Trail: KMR Alpine Marathon 46km

Long Course Trail: KMR 80km Ultra (new to KMR 2027)

MOUNTAIN RUNNING CATEGORIES

Uphill: KMR Vertical Kilometre

U20 Classic Up and Downhill: KMR Foothills 9km

Open Classic Up and Downhill: KMR Foothills 14km

The  Mountain Run 25km, Ultra Solo 66km and Ultra Team Relay 66km remain on the KMR schedule, as do the Foothills 5km and the Kids Runs!

 

 

You’re invited to “run with kunanyi” – the famous mountain on Hobart’s doorstep that is rich in culture, history and incredibly diverse landscapes.

Every step a story.  kMR is a 3 day trail running festival celebrating Hobart’s mountain culture, bringing trail runners, adventurers and the wider community together to feel the power of connection with kunanyi/Mount Wellington.

kMR was borne from a grassroots’ demand for an immersive event in Australia’s only mountain capital, and a vision for every runner, crew member and supporter to learn from and be inspired by the community’s connection with the mountain.

The palawa (Tasmanian Aboriginal community) generously welcome and share kunanyi with trail runners – whether you’re a seasoned ultra runner or reasonably new to running on trails.

When you move through wet ferny gullies, dolerite boulder fields, eucalypt forests, or under the famous Organ Pipes, you’ll be invited to explore and create your own connection with the sacred mountain, and hear the stories of it too, across the 3-day festival with activities at the runHub.

Come and share the story in March 2027

“Absolutely loved every step! Blown away that this event is only in its second year.  It was so professionally run, course marking was perfect and the course was world class. Hobart is an amazing location with kunyani right on its doorstep.  It was an honour to be in what I call trail running heaven”! #kMR2023 runner

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GET IN TOUCH

TUESDAY 16 MARCH

Depart Auckland on Air NZ morning flight direct to Hobart arriving 11:00am.  Meet & Transfer to central accommodation.  Settle, lunch and free afternoon.  Supermarket shop for Breakfast items

Group Welcome dinner in Hobart

WEDNESDAY 17 MARCH

Morning Guided Walking Tour of downtown Hobart. 2 hours.  Lunch on the waterfront – choose from an array of takeaway meals from the floating barges along the wharf or one of the fine restaurants in the Port retail areas.

Free afternoon.

Join the Hobart Trail runners this evening for their weekly ½ hour jog out (as long or as short as required) and social pub gathering afterwards.

 

THURSDAY 18 MARCH

We take the Explorer Bus up to the 1270 metre summit of Mt Wellington / kunyani.  Familiarise yourself with the view and the mountain layout. Enjoy the history, stats and stories from the provided commentary. Two hour return trip from Hobart.

Free afternoon.

Evening dinner at one of our selected Salamanca restaurants a short walk from our apartments.

 

FRIDAY 19 MARCH

RACE PROGRAMME BEGINS

Vertical Downhill Dash (9km).  Check in at the Run Hub closes at 1:00pm.

Competitors bussed to start line.  Racing between 3:00pm and finish 6:00pm

Race presentations at Run Hub 7:00pm

 

Ultra Solo & Relay, Mountain Run check in and gear check opens 3:00pm at Run Hub

6:00pm Official Opening Ceremony

 

SATURDAY 20 MARCH

Transfer to Run Hub (10 min drive)

5:00am  Ultra Check in and Bag drop at Run Hub

6:00am  Ultra Run Solo waves begin

7:00am  Ultra Run Relay waves begin

8:00am  Mountain Run waves begin

7:00pm  Race Presentations at Race Hub

Transfer back to apartments

 

SUNDAY 21 MARCH

8:00am  Foothills Run check in

9:00am  Foothills Run waves begin

12:00noon  Race Presentations at Race Hub

1:45 Closing Ceremony

2:00pm  Run Hub Closes

 

MONDAY 22 MARCH

Enjoy an early morning recovery run along local river/bush walk (scaled to needs!)

Choose your activity today depending on your race distance and recovery!

*Guided 2.5hr kayak paddle tour of Hobart City waterfront with a paddle up Fish n Chip lunch included.

*Ferry up the Derwent river to MONA. Hobarts infamous Museum come Art Gallery.

*A day trip to Richmond.   This colonial-era town has more than 50 Georgian buildings, meticulously restored and operating as cafes, restaurants and galleries. Richmond Bridge is the oldest in Australia, built by convicts in 1825.  A true photographers destination.

*A full day tour to Port Arthur. Tasmania’s most famous convict settlement combines an idyllic coastal setting with a brutal history.

*A day to explore on your own.

 

TUESDAY 23 MARCH

A free morning before the airport transfer for Air NZ 12:30pm direct flight back to Auckland.

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