Faultline Ultra

Calling all athletes on foot or bike. Faultline Ultra is a dream come true for runners and mountain bikers. National and international competitors get to test their endurance with the wildly beautiful Wellington landscape as a backdrop.

People are gathered at the Faultline Ultra finish line.

A Faultline Ultra participant runs along the waterfront with the Well_ngton sign in the background.

A Faultline Ultra participant runs up a grassy hillside.

A Faultline Ultra participant, and a few supporters, are running by the New Zealand Parliament building.

In April 2025, the hills and trails around Wellington provide an epic adventure for athletes. Mountain bikers and runners have six possible routes to push their limits on. Beginning with 6-kilometre and 11km tests, the routes grow in length to 24km, 50km, 100km, and a colossal 162-kilometre challenge. You choose the length depending on your ability.

The fault lines around Wellington have pushed and pulled the land to create soaring peaks, rugged ridge lines, and bush-clad hills. Athletes can choose trails that wind through Wellington City, Makara Peak, Porirua, Belmont Park in Lower Hutt, and Tulsa Park in Upper Hutt. Sign up and compete — you’re likely to get the best after-match stories you will ever tell.

“The course was phenomenal and easily my favourite ultra distance course in New Zealand now. It’s very cool to be weaving in and out of forest and urban settings.”

Sam Harvey — Fautline Ultra winner 2024 winner (50km course)