UTA22
Race Details
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RACE DATE |
Friday 14 May 2021 |
| ENTRY FEE | View entry fees |
| DISTANCE & ELEVATION | 22km with 900m+/- elevation gain |
| START TIME | 6:20am – 8:30am |
| START LINE | Queen Victoria Hospital, Tableland Rd and Kedumba Valley Rd, Wentworth Falls NSW. View start line map |
| BUSES | There will be a free shuttle bus service to take runners, support crews and spectators between Katoomba town centre and Scenic World / KCC. Details on the transport services page. |
| FINISH LINE | Scenic World, Violet St and Cliff Dr, Katoomba NSW. View finish line map |
| ENTRY INCLUSIONS | Race entry, race pack, finisher medal and visor, finisher certificate, fully stocked checkpoints, drop bag service, on-course medical support and assistance, course photography. |
| MINIMUM AGE | 16 years of age on race day |
| TOTAL ALLOWABLE TIME | 6hr 45min |
| CUTOFF PACE REQUIRED (min/km) | 18:40/km |
| EXPECTED TIME FIRST FINISHER | 1:55 hours (7:55am) |
| EXPECTED TIME FINAL FINISHER | 3:15pm |
| TIMING RESULTS |
The following age divisions for both male and female will be used for the results (age on day of race is used to determine your division):
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| AWARDS & PRIZES |
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Finishers of Ultra-Trail Australia 22 will gain 1 qualifying point towards The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc®. |
All information subject to change
Course
UTA22 is a challenging and super-fun point-to-point course that takes in all the beauty of the Blue Mountains but still achievable for those newbies to trail running.
Your start is at Queen Victoria Hospital, at the end of Tableland Road in Wentworth Falls. The route follows Kedumba Valley Road fire-trail down through Kedumba Pass, then Sublime Point Ridge fire-trail across the Jamison Valley over Jamison Creek and Leura Falls Creek and through to the old sewage treatment works site (not as bad as it sounds!).
You'll then follow some beautiful single track up to Leura Forest and along Federal Pass before the climb up all 951 Furber Steps to the finish at Scenic World.
Maps
Terrain
81% Paths
Walking tracks, single track
1% Tracks
Fire roads, dirt roads
18% Road
Bitumen roads
Checkpoints
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CHECKPOINTS |
LOCATION |
DISTANCE FROM START |
DEPARTURE CUT-OFF TIME* |
ACCESSIBLE TO SUPPORT CREW |
DROP BAG LOCATION |
| Start | Queen Victoria Hospital | 0km | Yes | Yes | |
| Checkpoint 1 | Emergency Aid Station | 12.8km | 2.10pm Friday | No | |
| Finish | Scenic World | 21.6km | 5.25pm Friday | Yes | Yes |
*The cut-off times are for leaving the relevant checkpoint. If you miss the cut-off then you must follow the directions of officials. Please note that in bad weather conditions, cut-offs may need to be brought forward during the event.
Drop Bags
A drop bag service will be available which allows you to have your own personal gear transported from the start line to the finish (e.g warm up clothes). Your bag needs be closable and soft and a reasonable size. Inline with our commitment to sustainability please don’t use plastic bags or plastic boxes – these will not be accepted.
Drop bags can be left in the designated area near the start line at Queen Victoria Hospital and collected from the drop bag marquee near the finish area at Scenic World by showing your race number. Any drop bags not collected will be disposed of.
- Please don’t use glass bottles/jars
- Clearly mark your drop-bag using permanent marker pen with:
- Surname,
- race number - At the finish line drop bags will be lined up numerical order. Any bags without or clearly written/visible with a name and race number, will placed at the end of the number range.
- Only the runner can collect their drop bag.
