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The race commences at Wings Wildlife Park, Winduss Road, Gunns Plains.

The Park would prefer we park up near the private cabins. Reach these by driving up between the café and the toilets. Please do not park in the café carpark nor over any gates.

Most of the race is run on public roads. You are responsible for keeping yourself safe. Watch for traffic on the road and also entering onto the road.

The Course: Exit the park using the left-hand side of the road and run to the junction of Winduss Road with South Riana Road. Turn left, cross carefully to the right side of the road and continue over the bridge to Gunns Plains Road.

Turn right and continue approximately 3.5km until turning right into Marshalls Bridge Road.

Continue over the bridge, and turn right again on reaching Lowana Road. Continue on this road which becomes South Riana Road until reaching Winduss Road again, cross carefully then continue along to re-enter the Park and on to the start/finish.

NB: Please make sure you only cross where there are witches hats and/or marshals.

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The races start at the Ulverstone Cricket Club in River Road, West Ulverstone. The course heads east along River Road to the Ulverstone Bridge, under and across the bridge, down past the wharf precinct to Otto’s Grotto and onto Fairway Park walking track to Buttons Creek and along Beach Road to the start of the Ulverstone/Turners Beach coastal pathway. Runners follow the pathway to Turners Beach and then along The Esplanade to the turn which is beside the Forth River. This is where the second and fourth leg runners will commence their runs. Runners follow the exact same course back to the Ulverstone Cricket Club. This is where the third leg runners will commence their run.

There are no marshals on any crossings as all crossings are either pedestrian crosssings or quiet road, runners must take due care.

Please ensure you read the entire brief and check the mandatory gear list

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The race starts at 9:00 am at the Wild Mersey car park, Shale Rd Latrobe.  There are public toilet facilities at the car park.

The race is an out and back course covering approximately 12 km each way. The course covers shared access mountain bike and walking trails, with a short section of quiet road at the start finish.

The race will start on the road section southeast of the carpark, following this for approximately 1.5 km before crossing the Mersey River over the bridge.  After crossing the bridge, runners turn right onto the Railton Express, looping clockwise under the bridge, before heading southeast along the track.  From this point runners will follow the Railton Express trail markers the length of the course.  At approximately 4 km into the outward journey, runners will come to Great Bend Road where a race marshal will cross runners (when safe) before continuing on the Railton Express.  At approximately 10.2 km runners will hit a gravel road which parallels the Railton Express; due to forestry works, runners will follow the gravel road for ~1 km before rejoining the Railton Express track. At approximately 11.5 km, runners will cross a gravel road before hitting the turnaround point.  This point will be a marshaled drink station where runners can reload their water supplies before the return journey.  The return journey to the finish follows exactly the same route in reverse.  The finish line will be the same location as the start chute.

All runners must stick to formed tracks during the run.  This is a strict condition of our access to these tracks.  Any runners caught going off formed tracks at any point the course will be automatically disqualified.

The race has a hard cutoff time of 2 pm.

This is a self-supported trail race. As such runners are required to carry during the run:

• water holding capacity (bottles and/or bladder) of at least 1 L.
• A compression bandage
• Survival blanket
• Thermal top
• Pea-less whistle
• Mobile phone preloaded with
  • Emergence Plus app
  • St John First Aid app (recommended)

Ultimately runners are responsible for their own safety. Please consider the course and weather conditions, and prepare yourself accordingly by wearing appropriate footwear and clothing.

All runners are asked to take care while crossing the swing bridge over the Mersey River.  The bridge moves under your weight and will sharp if fallen on.

Water to refill bottles will be provided at the marshaled turn around point. The club will not be transporting runners’ own bottles to the drink station. Please note: you will be required to fill your own bottles; this is not the marshal’s responsibility. Disposable cups are not permitted. All runners are required to carry any and all rubbish to the finish line.

All runners must clean their shoes using the provided wash station at the start area prior to their start time.

A tail runner will be following the last runner on the return leg.

Runners are reminded that they are running on a public shared use trail and must be considerate of other trail users at all times.  Runners are expected to give way to all mountain bike users of the trail.

Race cutoff is 2 pm.

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This course starts at Gutteridge Gardens, Wynyard.  The race starts near the soundshell and heads north-west on the path until this ends at Jenner St.  The race then briefly follows Jenner St before following the track along the river.  At ~1.5 km into the run the track end and runners will cross the road entry into the Cape Bridge Picnic Ground and follow Table Cape Rd on the right-hand side footpath, over the bridge.  Immediately after the bridge, runners will cross the road and join the northern side of the river track.  The river track continues for~2.5 km until it reaches the Bass Highway.  The course then takes the footbridge across the Inglis river and then drops down onto the southern side of the river track for the ~2.5 km return to Table Cape Rd.  Runners then cross Table Cape Rd and return to the Start/Finish along the same route as initially taken.

1. There are two crossings Table Cape Rd and there are short sections where the course follows Jenner St and the Esplanade.  Runners are strongly reminded that they do not have right of way and that they are expected to take due care at all crossings.
2. There are sections of exposed tree roots, stairs and variable lighting.  It is suggested that runners avoid using sunglasses out on course.
3. Please be aware we are sharing paths with the public and need to give other users due consideration.
4. There is limited parking in the Gardens carpark, so please leave this for other patrons and people with mobility problems or small children. There is parking at the wharf and in nearby streets.

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The race starts at 9.30am from the Pirates’ Park, Murchison Highway, beside the Cam River. There are toilet facilities at the park. The race is an out and back course over 10km and contains hilly sections and will be run on the same side as the road as it was in 2023. As the race is on public roads runners are asked run with caution and obey any directions from race officials. The race heads south on the Murchison Highway. Runners run on the left-hand verge of the highway. After about one and a half kilometers runners turn left onto Back Cam Road. There will be a race official at this intersection who will cross runners to the right-hand side of Back Cam Road. There will be two race officials on the blind corner of the first steep section to ensure the safety of runners. Runners remain on the right-hand side to the turn at the 5km mark. There will be a race official at the turn to cross runners. Runners return on the right-hand side of Back Cam Road. There will be two race officials on the blind corner after the brindge to ensure the safety of runners. There will be a race official at the intersection of the Murchison Highway to guide runners around the corner where they will continue on the right-hand side of highway. Runners run one and a half kilometers down the highway to finish where the race started. Post-race presentations will take place in the car park at Pirates’ Park.