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Hunua Hillbilly 60K — 2026Trail race course60.4km1,914m21 Mar

Hunua Hillbilly 60K — 2026

Race day · 21 Mar 2026 · Race site: Hunua Hillbilly

Race almanac: 4 years of race-day weather
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Course map, elevation profile & surface
Distance
60.4km
Elev gain
1,914m
Elev loss
1,918m
High point
681m
Low point
109m
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Race-day light

In the dark
0%
Sunrise
7:23am
Sunset
7:32pm
Headlamp from
Not needed

For a 8:15 finish (an estimate) · starting 07:00 21 Mar. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.

Climbs

9 climbs · 1,714 m totalbiggest first
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Conditions typical race-day weather for 21 Mar at the start
Typical high
20°C
Typical low
13°C
Chance of rain
44%
2025 high
23°C

Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for 21 Mar ±3 days at the start line; a wet day has 1 mm of rain or more. Historical weather from Open-Meteo.

Race almanac 4 years of this race

Past editions

Race-day highs at the start ran from 18° to 22°C, and 2 of 4 race days were wet.

YearStart °CHigh point °CRainWind
2026 Mar 2122°/12°18°/11°dry12km/h
2025 Mar 1522°/12°19°/11°dry18km/h
2023 Nov 1818°/15°14°/12°17mm22km/h
2022 Nov 2618°/10°14°/10°3.6mm18km/h

race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line and the course high point (681 m).

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About this course

Hunua Hillbilly 60K — 2026 covers 60.4 km (37.6 mi) with 1,914 m (6,280 ft) of elevation gain. That is about 32 m per km of climbing, and 1,918 m of descent. The course tops out at 681 m and bottoms out at 109 m. The profile has 9 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from km 8.1, +281 m over 6.0 km at 4.7% on average (steepest stretch 20%). Race day is 21 March 2026, starting at 07:00; the sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 19:32. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 20°C and a low of 13°C, with a 44% chance of a wet day. The interactive map above shows the full route with its elevation profile and aid stations, built from the course's GPS file.

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Course history

  1. Oct 13, 2026Added to the catalog
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