The Gearshop Ultra

Come and experience the longest race at The Bay. The Gearshop Ultra takes you on a journey around some of Nelson's most scenic locations. You will get to experience coastal walkways, farmland, forest tracks, and the private Pepin Island along the way. 

The Bay Ultramarathon course has plenty of grunt factor. With 2500 meters of elevation gain across 50kms, this course is pretty epic. But with great challenge comes the greatest rewards. 

With views across Tasman Bay and access to private land for this day only, The Gearshop Ultra will not disappoint. Join us and see why this Ultra is quickly going to become a must-do.

The course will have you running through some of the newest trails at Cable Bay Adventure Park, the Cable Bay Walkway and Pepin Island.

There will be 4 aid stations on this course with a gear drop pickup at the Pepin Island aid station.

The minimum age to enter the Gearshjop Ultra is 18 years old as of 23th May 2026

Drop Bag Service

We have drop bags for this distance at the Pepin Island aid station, use the orange bag given to you when you pickup your race pack, this will have your race number on it. Drop your bag to us 15 minutes before the start of your race on Saturday morning and we will transport it to the Pepin Island aid station. Please don't leave any valuables as we aren't liable for anything that goes missing.

Compulsory Gear

Gear Checks will occur either during Race Registration, or on the morning of the race. 

There will also be spot gear checks throughout the race.

The gear list below is compulsory. If you wish to carry extra items that you would usually take when running then please do so. There are 4 aid stations on this course with Tailwind Nutrition, water and snacks, it is recommended you carry with you any extra items you might require during the 50km.

You MUST carry the following with you in your pack:

• Long sleeved thermal/merino. 

• Seam sealed jacket

• Woolen or thermal hat and gloves

• Emergency/survival bag or banket

• Whistle

• Head lamp 

• Water – no less than 1L of fluid

The race begins in the dark so you will need a fully charged headlamp for the first part of the race. 

*Note the organisers reserve the right to make minor changes to the course prior to the event if necessary.