Crater Rim Ultra
Sunday, 18 October 2026In 20 days
A trail running event on the Port Hills and Banks Peninsula above Christchurch, with races from 1 km to 53 km. All courses finish at Hansen Park; the 53 km starts across Lyttelton Harbour at Diamond Harbour.
Distances
Entry fee
NZD 185Bellbird Buster 30km · standard entry · Enter (opens in a new tab)
One price per race, 15 Apr to 14 Oct: 53 km NZ$290, 30 km NZ$185, 22 km NZ$105, 12 km NZ$70, 6 km NZ$40, Kids Dash NZ$10. Race-day entry adds NZ$15. NZ$5 of each entry goes to trail trusts.
Rules and terrain
- Surface
- trail
Start
Crater Rim Ultra 53km·Diamond Harbour Rugby Club · Purau Avenue, Diamond Harbour, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Bellbird Buster 30km · Kiwi Challenge 22km·Waibls Farm, Christchurch · Private land near Gebbies Pass; bus from Hansen ParkHansen Park, Christchurch
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Rapaki Rumble 12km · Valley View 6km · Kids Dash 1km · Kids Dash 2km·Hansen Park · Hansen Park, Opawa, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Race day
- Start time
- 08:45 (Pacific/Auckland) · Bellbird Buster 30km only
Afterwards
Editions
- 18 Oct 202625th edition
Where this came from
- Sources
- Edition number, distances, start venues and start times from the organiser's home and event schedule pages; entry fees from the Race Roster entry page, September 2026.
- Last verified
- 8 Sep 2026