Race guide
Te Anau, Southland, NZ / Ultra 50k / Trail / race date Dec 5, 2026
A 60km mountain run over the Kepler Track in Fiordland, capped by Department of Conservation limits and heavily oversubscribed every year.
No verified-open route
Overall demand: Very Hard
Entry-route overview
Kepler Challenge currently has 1 legitimate entry route tracked in Racera: General entry. Racera informs, reminds, and links out to official providers; it does not process or guarantee entry.
Access score reflects how open entry routes are right now — not a guaranteed place.
Key facts
Route types
General entry
Tracked routes
1
Race date
Dec 5, 2026
Race-date confidence
Confirmed
Known legitimate routes with their open, close, and results dates, cost, charity minimums, qualifying windows, official source, and outbound link — in one table.
General Entry
Awaiting official dates
Not yet verified. A source is linked for review.
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Reported details — verify officially: Official site headlines "2026 Event SOLD OUT" for the 5 December 2026 race (checked 27 August 2026). The organiser also runs a Charity Challenge, whose entry-granting terms were not readable and so are not recorded as a route.
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Kepler Challenge currently has 1 legitimate entry route tracked in Racera: General entry. Racera informs, reminds, and links out to official providers; it does not process or guarantee entry.
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Guide signal
Kepler Challenge
Official route data, deadline tracking, and source links. Applications stay with organisers and providers.
| Route | Status | Key dates | Cost | Route details | Official / provider link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General entry General Entry | Reported sold out — verify officially Not yet verified. A source is linked for review. | Awaiting official dates | — | Reported details — verify officially: Official site headlines "2026 Event SOLD OUT" for the 5 December 2026 race (checked 27 August 2026). The organiser also runs a Charity Challenge, whose entry-granting terms were not readable and so are not recorded as a route. |
Race-day confidence: Confirmed. This describes the event date, not an entry-route deadline. Each route row shows its own source-verification state.
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