Kepler Challenge & Luxmore Grunt
Saturday, 5 December 2026In 68 days
A trail race on the Kepler Track in Fiordland National Park, starting at the Control Gates of Lake Te Anau. The 60km Kepler Challenge climbs to Luxmore Hut, crosses undulating alpine tops and descends past Iris Burn Hut to Lake Manapouri; the shorter 27km Luxmore Grunt climbs to Luxmore Hut and back.
Distances
- 450
- Runners
Entry fee
Kepler Challenge NZ$395.00 and Luxmore Grunt NZ$275.00, GST included. Card payments carry a 5% fee; internet banking does not.
Rules and terrain
- Surface
- trail
Start and finish
Kepler Challenge · Luxmore Grunt·Kepler Track Control Gates · Kepler Track Control Gates, Te Anau 9600
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Race day
- Start time
- 06:00 (Pacific/Auckland) · Kepler Challenge only
Afterwards
- Registered450
The organiser · provisional
Official 2026 field limit; event sold out. Twelve-hour completion limit.
Editions
- Kepler Challenge (60 km)
450 registered (provisional) · Source (opens in a new tab) · Official 2026 field limit; event sold out. Twelve-hour completion limit.
- Luxmore Grunt (27 km)
200 registered (provisional) · Source (opens in a new tab) · Official 2026 field limit; event sold out.
Where this came from
- Sources
- Date, start times, start venue, entry fees and entry page from the organiser at keplerchallenge.co.nz. Checked 9 September 2026.
- Last verified
- 9 Sep 2026