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Point to Pinnacle

08:008:00 AM Hobart
Mount Wellington
Mount Wellington. Photograph by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The 21.1 km Point to Pinnacle climbs 1,271 m from Wrest Point car park up Huon Road and Pillinger Drive to the pinnacle of Mount Wellington.

The course in short 3 lines
  • From Wrest Point to the summit of kunanyi21.1 km and 1,271 m of climbing, finishing on the summit.
  • Checkpoints at 8:40 and 9:40Miss a checkpoint and the day ends early; the finish closes at 11:40.
  • A contingency course when the summit is shutWeather on Mount Wellington can change the finish.
Course notes 4 short reads on the course
Whole courseGradientFrom Wrest Point to the summit of kunanyi21.1 km and 1,271 m of climbing, finishing on the summit.

The organiser’s route leaves Wrest Point car park along Sandy Bay Road, turns left into Byron Street and left onto Davey Street, which becomes Huon Road. It then turns right onto Pillinger Drive and carries on to the pinnacle of Mount Wellington. The organiser bills it as the World’s Toughest Road Half Marathon and describes it as physically challenging and scenically stunning. Buses are included in the entry to take finishers from the Pinnacle back to Wrest Point.

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Whole courseTacticsCheckpoints at 8:40 and 9:40Miss a checkpoint and the day ends early; the finish closes at 11:40.

Runners start at 8:00 and walkers at 7:00, and everyone must reach the Southern Outlet by 8:40 and Pillinger Drive by 9:40. The finish cut-off is 11:40 for the 21.1 km, which gives walkers 4 hours 40 minutes from their 7:00 start. Anyone who reaches the Pinnacle in under 2 hours on gun time receives a P2P sub 2 hour cap, awarded only if the event reaches the Pinnacle that day.

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Whole courseConditionsA contingency course when the summit is shutWeather on Mount Wellington can change the finish.

The event booklet carries a contingency course for the Point to Pinnacle if the pinnacle of kunanyi / Mount Wellington cannot be reached on the day. Four past editions were run on an alternative course because of weather: 2001, 2003, 2016 and 2019, and the winning times in the starred years of 2016 and 2019 (1:11:07 and 1:03:57 for the men) are much faster than the usual 1:21 to 1:26. The record on the full course is 1:21:29, set by Sam Clifford in 2025.

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Whole courseGeometryThe 10 km Point to Pub ends at the Fern Tree Tavern10 km, 426 m up, finishing at the Fern Tree Tavern.

The 10 km starts at Wrest Point car park, follows Sandy Bay Road, Byron Street and Davey Street, and continues up Huon Road to the Fern Tree Tavern. The organiser puts the climb at 426 m. A shuttle bus runs from the Fern Tree Tavern from 9:45, and the 10 km finish closes at 10:00.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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2 gels for Hobart, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7.3mile 4.6
  2. km 14.7mile 9.1

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

Order now to test one on your last long run.

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Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
A race number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
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Compeed

Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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distance
21.1 km13.1 mi
cut-off
3:40 h

Race week

Timetable

Sunday 15 November Race day

  1. 09:459:45 AM

    Shuttle bus from the Fern Tree Tavern Fern Tree Tavern. A shuttle bus service leaves the Fern Tree Tavern from 9:45 for the 10 km finish.
Cut-offs and other races (6)

  1. 07:007:00 AM

    Walkers start Wrest Point car park, Hobart. Walkers have 4 hours 40 minutes on the 21.1 km and 3 hours on the 10 km.

  2. 08:008:00 AM

    Runners start, Point to Pinnacle 21.1 km and Point to Pub 10 km Wrest Point car park, Hobart. Both runners' races start at Wrest Point car park at 8:00.

  3. 08:408:40 AM

    Southern Outlet checkpoint All competitors must have reached the Southern Outlet by 8:40.

  4. 09:409:40 AM

    Pillinger Drive checkpoint All competitors must have reached Pillinger Drive by 9:40.

  5. 10:0010:00 AM

    Point to Pub 10 km finish cut-off Runners have 2 hours to complete the 10 km.

  6. 11:4011:40 AM

    Point to Pinnacle 21.1 km finish cut-off Runners have 3 hours 40 minutes to reach the finish on the Pinnacle of kunanyi / Mount Wellington; walkers have 4 hours 40 minutes.

Times as published by the organiser, in Hobart time, checked .

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Trip

Getting a place

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

Questions about the Point to Pinnacle

When is the Point to Pinnacle 2026?

Sunday 15 November 2026. The start is at 08:00.

How do I enter the Point to Pinnacle?

Entry is through the organiser. Entry fee: A$120 (for the 2026 race). Entry details on the organiser’s site

What is the time limit at the Point to Pinnacle?

Runners have 3 h 40 min to finish.

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