The James Mountain Sport Series
Friday, 16 January 2026 to Saturday, 17 January 2026
St James Conservation Area, Near Hanmer Springs
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.
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Series
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