Provisional Schedule – may be tweaked slightly as we lead in to the 2026 event.
Tuesday 24 November, 2026
| All Day | Competitors Arrive; sight seeing, settling in… |
| 6:00PM | Meet and greet drinks at Wrest Point Hotel, Hobart (optional) |
Recommended accommodation tonight: in Hobart at Wrest Point.
Wednesday 25 November, 2026
The schedule is designed so that it is possible to arrive in Hobart early on Wednesday morning and still race.
| 8:00AM – 11:00AM | Competitor Registration – Wrest Point, Hobart |
| 10:30AM | Mapping Session (helping runners get maps on their phone) |
| 11:00AM | Competitor Briefing – Wrest Point, Hobart |
| 12:15PM | Buses Depart Wrest Point for Start Lines (for long and short course) |
| 1:00PM | RACE START: DEVIL LONG COURSE at Kingston Foreshore |
| 1:15PM | RACE START: QUOLL SHORT COURSE at Taroona Beach |
| 2:00PM onwards | FINISH: Runners cross finish line at Sandy Bay (opposite Wrest Point) |
| 6:00PM | Presentations and drinks at Wrest Point, Hobart (and online) |
Recommended accommodation tonight: in Hobart at Wrest Point.
Thursday 26 November, 2026
| 7:00AM | Buses Depart Wrest Point for Start Line (Devil Long Course) |
| 7:45AM | Buses Depart Wrest Point for Start Line (Quoll Short Course) |
| 8:00AM | RACE START: DEVIL LONG COURSE at Waterworks Reserve |
| 8:45AM | RACE START: QUOLL SHORT COURSE at The Springs, Kunanyi |
| 10:45AM onwards | FINISH: Runners cross finish line at Waterworks Reserve |
| 6:30PM | Presentations and mid-event Dinner at Wrest Point, Hobart |
Recommended accommodation tonight: in Hobart at Wrest Point.
Friday 27 November, 2026
| 8:00AM | Buses Depart Wrest Point for Start Lines (for long and short course) |
| 11:00AM | RACE START: DEVIL LONG COURSE at Fortescue Bay |
| 11:15AM | RACE START: QUOLL SHORT COURSE at Fortescue Bay |
| 1:15PM onwards | FINISH: Runners cross finish line at Eaglehawk Neck /Lufra Hotel |
| 2:00PM | Bus Shuttles to Stewarts Bay Lodge and Port Arthur |
| 6:30PM | Presentations and drinks at Lufra Hotel (and online) |
Recommended accommodation tonight: on the Tasman Peninsula at either Lufra or Stewarts Bay Lodge
Saturday 28 November, 2026
| 7:30AM | Buses Depart Lufra, then Stewarts Bay Lodge / Port Arthur for Start Line (Devil Long Course) |
| 9:05AM | Buses Depart Lufra, then Stewarts Bay Lodge / Port Arthur for Start Line (Quoll Short Course) |
| 8:45AM | RACE START: DEVIL LONG COURSE at Cape Raoul Lodge |
| 10:15AM | RACE START: QUOLL SHORT COURSE at Cape Raoul Lodge |
| 10:45AM onwards | FINISH: Runners cross finish line at Cape Raoul Lodge |
| 12:30PM | Final Presentations and BBQ at Cape Raoul Lodge |
| 1:00PM | Bus Shuttles to Stewarts Bay Lodge, Port Arthur, Lufra |
| Post-Race Dinners at Event Hotels – Lufra and Stewarts Bay Lodge |
The schedule is designed so that it is possible to depart Hobart late on Saturday afternoon if it suits you (although we’d recommend staying for Saturday night and departing on Sunday instead).
Recommended accommodation tonight: on the Tasman Peninsula at either Lufra or Stewarts Bay Lodge
Sunday 29 November, 2026
| approx 8:00am | Buses depart Lufra and Stewarts Bay Lodge back to Hobart (drop off at either Hobart airport, CBD or Wrest Point) |
Social Functions
A coordinated calendar of social functions will be conducted as outlined in the event schedule above. Spectators and support crews are welcome to join us.
