Mt Bogong Conquestathon
Walk it or Run it! Mount Bogong, the tallest mountain in Victoria is the ultimate challenge.
We recommend you have undertaken a similar grade hike of at least 20km distance with 1,300 metres elevation gain as training. This is so you know what to expect and how to manage your nutrition and hydration throughout the day.
The final participant information for Mount Bogong Conquestathon and list of the names for those who have been fortunate enough to win a Spot Prize.
Saturday 28th February 2026
Your Conquest of Mount Bogong
The Conquestathon is a total trek of 21km, but with 1,410 metres elevation gain in only 9km up Staircase Spur from the start to the summit of Victoria’s highest mountain (1,986m). Descending down Eskdale spur to Camp Creek Gap and onto the 4WD track for the final 8km back to the start/finish area at Mountain Creek Camp Ground.
In 2026 we will be celebrating the 46th staging of the Mt. Bogong Conquestathon.
Funds are being raised for the Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club Search and Rescue (BNSC SAR) This crew of amazing volunteers assist police to locate people that get lost in our alpine areas. They are experienced bushwalkers, back country and cross-country skiers and mountaineers who have had specialist search and rescue training. We feel very lucky to have BNSC SAR Volunteers marshalling the CONQUESTATHON course for you on event day.
Conquestathon Fees
| Categories | Fees |
|---|---|
| Individual U18 | $TBD |
| Adult | $TBD |
| Family | $TBD |
CATEGORIES: COMPETITIVE or NON COMPETITIVE
ENTER A TEAM
- Howmans Gap Alpine Discovery Camp Largest Team (team with the most registered participants that complete the event on the day)
- ALTRA Fastest Team (team with the quickest time, the completion times will be taken from the first three participants)
EVERYBODY REGISTERED BEFORE WEDNESDAY 25TH FEBRUARY HAS A CHANCE TO WIN ONE OF THE INCREDIBLE AGL SPOT PRIZES
WE KNOW YOU LOVE THIS EVENT, ENTRIES CAPPED AT 300, GET IN QUICK
NO ENTRIES ON THE DAY
U18 Guidelines: There must be a parent/guardian in attendance and contactable during the whole event. This can be either an adult on the course as a participant or waiting at Mountain Creek Campground.
REGISTRATIONS CLOSE AT 5PM ON FRIDAY 27th FEBRUARY
Important Dates / Times:
Friday 27th February
- Registration/Bib Collection/Mandatory Gear Check option at Hoppet HQ (Mount Beauty Auditorium) 5-7pm
Saturday 28th February
- 6.10am Registration/Bib collection/Mandatory Gear Check tent opens Mountain Creek Campground Tawonga, Victoria
- 6.45am Mandatory Event Briefing at Start area
- 7:00am MOUNT BOGONG CONQUESTATHON official start
- 10.30am Trophy presentation and photos
- 12 noon Mount Bogong Summit cut off time
- 2:00pm Camp Creek Gap cut off time
All entrants must be at the clocked check point at Mt Bogong summit by 12.00pm. Failure to make this ‘Cut Off’ will mean that entrants need to return back down the Staircase Spur to Mountain Creek Campground. There will be NO exceptions.
All entrants must be at the clocked check point at Camp Creek by 2pm. Failure to make this ‘Cut Off’ will mean that entrants need to return back to Mountain Creek Camp Ground on the bus. There will be NO exceptions.
Mt Bogong Conquestathon
Please read the Participant Info pdf, it contains important information
- Mandatory Gear (you can’t start without it)
- Ambulance Insurance
- Parking
- Toilets
- First Aid
- Volunteers
- Cutoff Times
- Other Safety Information
ENTRIES CAPPED AT 300 PARTICIPANTS
Current category record holders:
- Male Course record time set by Andy Kromar is: 1hr 51 mins
- The Female Course record time set by Tory Thomas is: 2hrs 31mins (2023)
- The U18 Male Course record time is set by Alec Franzke is: 2hr 07mins (2023)
- The U18 Female Course record time set by Rosie Franzke is: 3hr 51mins (2023)
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Mt Bogong Conquestathon
2026 Event is Saturday 28th February
Hike or run this challenging 21km loop of Mount Bogong
🏔️The highest mountain in Victoria 🏔️
1,410m elevation gain in the first 9km.
12km return is via Eskdale Spur and Camp Creek Gap to Mountain Creek Campground
Saturday 28th February 2026
Hike or run this challenging 21km loop of Mount Bogong
🏔️The highest mountain in Victoria 🏔️
Vertical Climb via Staircase Spur to summit in only 9km
12km return downhill is via Eskdale Spur and Camp Creek Gap to Mountain Creek Campground
(entries will open in November-
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The date to add to your agenda… ⭐️Saturday 28th February, 2026⭐️
Event news from last weekend with some thanks to people and local businesses and summary of the super...
- AGL sponsored spot prizes for individuals
- the teams category award prizes
- including Altra Trail Running Shoes !
Thanks to This Week in Falls Creek & Mount Beauty printing the attached two pages.
See you next year ! @followers
🏔️🏃♀️🏔️🏃♂️295 PARTICIPANTS🏔️🏃♂️🏔️🏃♀️
A very successful event yesterday, enjoyed by 295 who started… set for the mighty challenge of hiking/running a 21km loop of Victoria’s highest mountain with 1410 vertical meters in the first 9km up Staircase Spur, with the difficult 12km decent down Eskdale Spur, returning via Camp Creek Gap and along Mountain Creek Track!
All event organisers are volunteers and many of the on mountain marshals are from the local Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club Search and Rescue!
It was superb to see many families with several younger people participating in addition to the more competitive out to run MtBogong quite quickly!
THANK YOU for being part of it
🏆TEAM AWARDS
FASTEST TEAM AWARD and
LARGEST TEAM AWARD
🥇 Bridge Road Brewers Run Club🥇
THIS TEAM supported the event by encouraging 18 people to enter a team and support each other during their Conquest of Mount Bogong!
Their award is for two nights free accommodation for the whole team that participated in the event at, (and sponsored by) Howmans Gap Alpine Discovery Camp, Falls Creek.
The three fastest finishers of this same team, also won the “Fastest Team” category and were awarded each a pair of ALTRA Trail Running Shoes and a $250 Voucher for Grass Valley Refreshments in Tawonga South… a fantastic local business!
👟Altra Running provided us a total of seven pairs of Trail Running Shoes for all winners of the Open and Under 18 Categories in addition to the three winners of the “Fastest Team Award”
🏆 Many more people were lucky winners of our Spot Prize Draw, sponsored by AGL listed here:
• Alpine Outfitters $150
• Crank Handle Brewery $160
• Farm to Fork Butchery, MtBeauty 2x $75
• Gather & Harvest Gift Pack
• Grass Valley Refreshments $250
• Impact Massage $90
• Kiewa Valley Sports & Spinal Physiotherapy $100
• Pizzini Wines
• RockyValley Bikes&Snow Sports $150
• Ski Plus 2x $75
• The Park, Mount Beauty $200
• Treats $150
• Tawonga Baker 2x $50
Local businesses who also supported us are:
• Lilli Pilli Green Door and Food Store… for all the food / lunch for our volunteers on the day !
• Vegitation- all the fruits and watermelon 🍉
• Foodworks Mount Beauty - all the food, lollies and chips for the checkpoint at Camp Creek Gap and Mountain Creek Campground
• Crank Handle Brewery 🍺 for hosting the volunteer briefing and some drinks
• Settlers Tavern for the ice to keep the water and food cool
2025 event started at 0700
You can check the results at:
www.alpinetiming.com.au/results/r549/
Wishing everyone a fantastic day on Victoria’s Highest Mountain 🏔️
Photos from:
Mount Bogong Summit Volunteers and at Go Time in Mountain Creek Campground