The James Mountain Sport Series

The James Mountain Sport Series

Friday, 16 January 2026 to Saturday, 17 January 2026

St James Conservation Area, Near Hanmer Springs

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The James Mountain Sport Series is an endurance sport weekend from 16 to 17 January 2026 with several trail running events from 21km through to 100 miles and a multisport option.

The series includes the Great Great Southern Alps 100 Miler (GSAM), the High Country 100km and the Stampede Ultra 50K - these are full on “adventure mountain-runs” and runners will need to be semi self sufficient. With multiple river crossings, an average altitude of 850m (highest point just over 1300m) and several short sections with no physical track on the ground. The Homestead Half is a 21km high country fun run.

(TBC) The event also the includes Multisport race: the Alpine Adventure Race.

Organiser

St James Mountain Sports

Series

Southern Seasons Challenge

Distances/Events

Friday start:
Great Southern Alps 100 Miler (GSAM)

Saturday Runs:
Homestead Half: 21K
Stampede Ultra: 50K
High Country 100: 100K

Saturday Multisport:
Alpine Adventure: 1.5K swim + 7K kayak + 64K MTB + 17K trail run

Location map

The event base is at the St James Conservation Area, off Tophouse Rd on the St James Range.

Please note: the map location may be approximate. Refer to the event website for start lines and course maps.

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This listing was last manually checked on 4 July 2025.

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