Race planning

Plan Grampians Peaks Trail 100 Miler Stage Race

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Edition notes: The fourth GPT100 runs November 5–8, 2026. Stage 1 started at 6:00 AM AEDT on Thursday, November 5, at Mount Zero Picnic Area, and Stage 4 must reach Dunkeld by 5:00 PM on Sunday, November 8. Runners sleep in Halls Gap each night. The Living It Live page carries RaceResult live results and a GPS tracking map for each stage. Solo entry cost A$968 to A$1,290 and closed at the end of October. The organizer gives the course as 163 km on its course and stage race pages but 162 km on its homepage. Its stage race page gives Stage 2 a 12:10 time limit (5:50 AM to 6:00 PM), while the cutoffs page says 12 hours. The event guide asks for 3 L of liquid capacity, depending on weather; the website gear list, updated November 4, asks for 2 L.

Listed edition

Nov 5, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026

Format

Stage Race

Distance

163 km over 4 stages

Local start time

6:00 AM Thursday, November 5 (AEDT), at Mount Zero Picnic Area. Stage 2 starts at 5:50 AM Friday in Halls Gap, Stage 3 at 6:00 AM Saturday at Mt William Carpark, and Stage 4 at 6:30 AM Sunday at Griffin Fireline.

Duration / cutoff

10.5 to 13 hours per stage

Crew and pacers

Pacers are allowed only in the continuous Miler, not in the stage race. On Stage 1, crews may meet runners only at GAR Trailhead (15.5 km); Mt Difficult Rd has no crew access. On Stages 2 and 3, crews may go to every aid station except Yarram Gap Rd, though the organizer’s aid station page lists no crew access at Griffin Fireline, the Stage 3 finish, where runners catch the shuttle back to Halls Gap. Stage 4 is uncrewed until the Dunkeld finish.

Drop bags

A finish-line drop bag for warm clothes and recovery food waits at every stage finish: Halls Gap, Mt William Carpark, Griffin Fireline and Dunkeld. Bags for Stages 1 and 2 are left at the Halls Gap Event Village, and Stage 1 also allows a bag at the Mt Difficult Rd aid station. Bags for Stages 3 and 4 are left at the start lines, so runners can pack the morning’s warm layers. The organizer asks for a labeled, insulated, zipped bag of the supermarket cooler type.

Recorded facts reviewed Nov 7, 2026. Check the organizer’s latest rules. Calendar downloads use all-day dates and do not set a starting alarm.