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Margaret River Ultra — 2026Trail race course77.8km1,185m9 May

Margaret River Ultra — 2026

Race day · 9 May 2026

Race almanac: 1 year of race-day weather
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Course map, elevation profile & surface
Distance
77.8km
Elev gain
1,185m
Elev loss
1,086m
High point
185m
Low point
-2m
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Race-day light

In the dark
0%
Sunrise
7:02am
Sunset
5:33pm
Headlamp from
Not needed

For a 10:00 finish (an estimate) · starting 07:00 9 May. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.

Climbs

4 climbs · 320 m totalbiggest first
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Conditions typical race-day weather for 9 May at the start
Typical high
20°C
Typical low
14°C
Chance of rain
33%
2025 high
26°C

Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for 9 May ±3 days at the start line; a wet day has 1 mm of rain or more. Historical weather from Open-Meteo.

Race almanac 1 year of this race

Past editions

On race day it reached 21°C at the start, with a low of 12°.

YearStart °CRainWind
2026 May 921°/12°dry22km/h

race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line.

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About this course

Margaret River Ultra — 2026 covers 77.8 km (48.3 mi) with 1,185 m (3,888 ft) of elevation gain. That is about 15 m per km of climbing, and 1,086 m of descent. The course tops out at 185 m and bottoms out at -2 m. The profile has 4 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from km 8.6, +94 m over 3.0 km at 3.1% on average (steepest stretch 11%). Race day is 9 May 2026, starting at 07:00; the sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 17:33. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 20°C and a low of 14°C, with a 33% 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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