IMRA Galtee Challenge Duo race 25.5K

🏞️ Galtee Challenge Duo Race – Tipperary (25.5 km) 🏅

Take on the Galtee Challenge Duo with a partner in this extreme hillrunning adventure! Cover 25.5 km with 1,800 m of ascent across unmarked terrain, testing endurance, navigation, and teamwork in the stunning Galtee Mountains.

📅 Date: Saturday, 10th October 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00
📍 Location: King’s Yard, Kilbehenny, Co. Tipperary

🎽 Event Overview:

Distance: 25.5 km

Short Course: Not available

Climb: 1,800 metres

Difficulty: Extreme (Difficulty 10 – >1,000 m ascent or >30 km)

Terrain: Extreme, unmarked

Race Marking: Route not marked

GPS Allowed: Yes

🎟️ Entry Details:

Entry details are not available yet

Entries usually open a couple of weeks before race day

🎒 Mandatory Kit:

Level C – Advanced Kit:

Waterproof jacket with integrated hood and taped seams

Hat or buff

Gloves

Whistle

Charged mobile phone with emergency number stored

Foil blanket, bivvy bag, or equivalent

Waterproof full leg cover

Means to carry a minimum of 500 mL water

Emergency food

Map of route/area

Compass

All runners must carry the above items. Final kit requirements will be confirmed on race day depending on conditions and clearly advised at registration. Failure to carry the required kit may lead to refusal of entry or disqualification. Random checks may occur.

📍 Route Description:
Start and finish at King’s Yard. Control points in sequence:

Carrigeen (Monabrack) R859219

Cruach a Tarbh (Bull Hill) R848216

Sheep’s Pins R846196

Stile, start of Temple Hill (open mountain section) R819217

Temple Hill R833218

Lyracappul (start of wall) R845231

Galty Mor (trig point) R878238

🚗 Getting There:
Enter “King’s Yard, Kilbehenny” into Google Maps. Alternatively, from Mitchelstown, follow the R369 toward Kilbehenny and brown signs for King’s Yard until you arrive.

📝 Organisers Instructions:

Race registration: 09:00 – 09:45 at King’s Yard

Parking: €3 honesty box in farm yard

Cut-off: 14:00 at 13 km aid station

Facilities: refreshments, toilets, showers (coin-operated), and tent pitches available onsite (0861945585)

Post names and IMRA numbers on Galty Duo forum thread after signing up

🎉 Prizegiving Location:
King’s Yard