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Date: 09 August, 2015
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Arrive 40 minutes to 1 hour before your scheduled start time in order to allow time to pick up your bib.
Click here for google maps directions from your location to the event.
Random Draw
The following prizes will be up for grabs in the random draw:
- I/O Merino are jumping on board and are hooking us up with 2x $100 vouchers*.
- The running company are providing us with 2x vouchers for a pair of Salomon trail shoes to the value of $220 each, and 3x Salomon 500ml soft flasks.**
- Trail Running SA will also be giving away 3x free entry codes to our following event which is in Kuitpo Forest.
These will be random draw prizes so make sure you drop your race bib in the box prior to presentations and stick around for the draw.
*valid until December 31st 2015 and applies to full priced stock only.
**valid until 31/11/2015.
Sponsors
I/O Merino
I/O Merino is a local South Australian outdoor and active wear company offering a range of premium Merino wool clothing and accessories. Their mission is to make the world’s softest, most comfortable and highest performing superfine Merino thermal layers to help you enjoy your outdoor adventures more. Especially during those cold winter trail runs! They are also offering a 20% discount for Trail Running SA runners – use the code TRSA20.
The Running Company
Features
This race passes through really majestic landscape, consisting of rugged hills and valleys, all thickly wooded. For several kilometres you run along ridge tops from which you get sweeping views of the Mt Lofty Ranges in one direction, and the Adelaide plains in another. Most of the two longer courses, and all of the short one, are on fire access tracks which are hilly but easy going underfoot, allowing you to enjoy the scenery and chat to other runners. But the longer courses include a steep and challenging deviation over the summit of Mt Misery (528m). So you can enjoy this event either as a serious race or as a casual fun run.
Head over to the registration page to enter now. Entries close midday Friday 7th of August. Early bird registrations end on 31st July. There will be no race-day registrations. You must register in advance using the link above.
If you’re interested in helping out on the day, or perhaps you have a family member or friend who might like to volunteer, flick us an email at volunteering@trailrunningsa.com.
Entries close
Friday noon, Friday 7th of August.
Results
Will be available shortly after the race.
Course Map
Scroll down to the bottom of this page to see the course maps.
The courses will be marked.
Start times
- 24 km run at 8.00 a.m.
- 16 km run at 8.15 a.m.
- 8 km run/walk at 8.30 a.m.
Award presentations at approximately these times: 10.00 a.m. for the 8 km runners, at 10.45 for the 16 km runners, and at 11.30 for the 24 km runners.
Course Closure
The 24 km course will close at 8.5min/km, i.e. 12:25pm. You are welcome to continue running beyond this, however you will need to time yourself and will need to carry your own water. If you wish to let us know what time you came in at and have it included in the results, email us at events@trailrunningsa.com after the event.
Cost
- 8 km Run / Walk
- Standard entry until noon, Friday 7th of August: $15
- 16 km Run
- Standard entry until noon, Friday 7th of August: $20
- 24 km Run
- Standard entry until noon, Friday 7th of August: $25
Race number bibs
Bibs will not be mailed out and will be available for pickup on the morning of the event. Please allow sufficient time to pick up your bib. We recommend arriving 30 minutes to 1 hour prior to the event start time in order to allow plenty of time to pick up your bib.
Start Location
Croft Rd car park, opposite Anderson Hill (formerly Yangoora) Winery, and 2.3 kms west of the intersection of Croft Rd and Fox Creek Rd. There is parking space at this location. Croft Rd, Fox Creek Rd and Anderson Hill (formerly Yangoora) Winery are shown in street directories.
Getting there
- From the South-Eastern Freeway, take the Woodside-Balhannah turnoff. In Woodside, take the signposted turnoff to the left, along Tiers Rd, to Lenswood. When you reach Lenswood, turn left then right immediately, into Cold Store Rd. Ignoring turnoffs to left and right along the way, follow this to the intersection with Croft Rd. Then turn left.
From the bottom of the Freeway (where it joins Portrush and Cross Rds), it’s 38 km to the race start. Allow 40 minutes to get there. - From Athelstone shopping centre, Gorge Rd, follow Gorge Rd to Cudlee Creek. Continue after passing the hotel on the left. Immediately after The Cudlee Cafe on the left, fork right into the Lobethal road, and after a kilometre, turn right into Fox Creek Rd, then right again into Croft Rd.
It’s 28 kms to the race start from the Woolworths shopping centre Athelstone. Allow 35 minutes.
Toilets
To avoid long queues at the portaloos when you get there, please use a public toilet on the way. There are some on every approach route, listed as follows:
- Athelstone: the BP service station on Gorge Rd, and Foxfield Oval on Maryvale Rd.
- Woodside: opposite the turnoff to Lenswood, which is Tiers Rd. On the south side of the Woodside Hotel.
- Cudlee Creek: by the junction of Gorge Rd and Redden Drive, which is the signposted turnoff to Gorge Wildlife Park, and (if you’re coming from Adelaide) just after the Cudlee Creek Tavern.
- Lenswood: on the north side of the road from Norton Summit, 900 m west of the junction of Lobethal Rd with Cold Store Rd.
- Lobethal: on Bartholomew St, just off Main Street, and another on Main Street, opposite the turnoff to Woodside Rd.
There is plenty of thick scrub by the race start. There are toilets behind the Anderson Hill Winery restaurant, but the owners don’t want too many people to use them.
Be careful
Beware of slippery patches on the tracks. Bare, packed, earth covered by green moss may be very slippery.
Course Marking
The signs to look out for:
- Red arrows at turnoffs.
- Black-and-yellow ribbons to warn you that you are approaching a turnoff.
- Red-and-white ribbons to confirm that you’re on the right track.
At the finish line
- Make sure that your bib number is clearly visible.
- Pass through the finish shute once only, and only if you have a valid bib number.
- Please make sure that your bib number has been recorded before you exit the shute.
Drink station and refreshments
There will be a water station servicing all 3 courses at the intersection of the Mawson and Heysen Trails, which is 3.5 kms from the race start. This is the half-way point on the short course; while the longer-course runners pass this point on the way out and on the way back.
There will be another water station on Koch Track servicing all three courses. It’s two kms from the finish of the 8 km and 16 km courses.
For the longest course, there will be a water station at the Fox Creek Rd car park, about 3.5 kms from the finish.
Please bring your own bottle belts or hydration packs (camelbaks), because the supply of cups will be very limited. Some people like hand-held bottles; but you may need your hands for the scramble up to and down from Mt Misery on the longer courses.
There will be water, fruit, a BBQ with eggs and sausages, and the Race Director’s delicious brownies and protein balls, as well as a commercial coffee van, at the race start/finish.
After the event
Anderson Hill Winery serves pizza, wine, coffee and cheese platters in a glass-sided room and outdoor area with beautiful views, where wine at cellar door prices is available. This is open on weekends only, from 11 a.m. onwards for drinks, and from 12.00 for food as well. It may get very busy after this.
There is The Cudlee Cafe in Cudlee Creek for those returning home that way.
There is the Lobethal Bakery and Providore Cafe in the main street of Woodside for those returning that way.
Routes
Mt Misery 8
Distance:8.17 km
Altitude Range:254 m
Total Climb:378 m
The tracks referred to are all clearly signposted.
- Starting from Croft Rd, follow Mawson Trail westwards for 3.5 kms. Ignore the Mawson Trail Loop signs which are indentical to the Mawson Trail signs except that they have a loop logo. At 3.5 kms you reach the intersection with the Heysen Trail. This is clearly marked, and there is a glass-fronted map of the area under a little roof.
- Turn right into Heysen Trail which is also Koch Track. Follow this for c.3.5 kms. Just before the end, the Heysen Trail diverges to the left. Continue straight on for another 250m until you come to a junction with Thomas Hill Track.
- Turn left and follow this track back to the start, ignoring a turnoff into Munns Track on the left.
Mt Misery 16
Distance:15.3 km
Altitude Range:313 m
Total Climb:854 m
DIRECTIONS
- Starting from Croft Rd, follow Mawson Trail westwards for 3.5 kms. Ignore the Mawson Trail Loop signs which are indentical to the Mawson Trail signs except that they have a loop logo. At 3.5 kms, you reach the intersection with the Heysen Trail. This is clearly marked, and there is a glass-fronted map under a roof.
- Turn left into Heysen Trail and follow this for c.2 kms, entering Montacute Conservation Park, and descending to the bottom of a deep valley. The track turns left and after c.150m take a rough track to the right going up a steep slope.
- After c.1.3 kms you reach a gate and just beyond this you come to Stone Hut Rd (signposted) which is also the Mawson Trail.
- Turn right, and follow this for 2 kms up a steep hill, to the intersection with the Heysen Trail which you passed before.
- Now turn left into Koch Track/Heysen Trail. After c.1.3 kms you reach the bottom of a steep valley with a camp ground on the right. The track turns sharp right. Immediately, c.20m further on, take an indistinct path to the left. Follow this down a steep bank and across a creek. From here on the route over Mt Misery is usually marked with our signs.
- Follow a disused track uphill for c. 300m. The track turns round to the right, then continues to the top of a bare hill with magnificent views.
- Continue in a straight line over this hill, and descend to a saddle. After c.300m from the top a hill, go through the gate in front of you and continue to the Mt Misery trig point.
- From a point c.150m further on, the Mt Misery Track (not signposted but well used) goes downhill. Follow it for 1.5 kms.
- At the bottom of a dip, the track forks. The left fork has a sign barring access to vehicles. At this point, turn sharp right into an indistinct track, crossed by many fallen saplings.
- Follow this for c.400m until you reach an indistinct path on your right, down a steep slope.
- This brings you back to Koch Track/Heysen Trail. Turn left.
- Follow Koch Track for one km until you come to a junction with Thomas Hill Track. Ignore left turn into Heysen Trail 250m before this junction.
- Turn left and follow Thomas Hill Track back to the start, ignoring a left turn into Munns Track.
Mt Misery 24
Distance:23.7 km
Altitude Range:321 m
Total Climb:1033 m
- Starting from Croft Rd, follow Mawson Trail westwards for 3.5 kms. Ignore the Mawson Trail Loop signs which are identical to the Mawson Trail signs except that they have a loop logo. At 3.5 kms, you reach the intersection with the Heysen Trail. This is clearly marked, and there is a glass-fronted map under a roof.
- Turn left into Heysen Trail and follow this for c.2 kms, entering Montacute Conservation Park, and descending to the bottom of a deep valley. The track turns left and after c.150m take a rough track to the right going up a steep slope.
- After c.1.3 kms you reach a gate and just beyond this you come to Stone Hut Rd (signposted) which is also the Mawson Trail.
- Turn right, and follow this for 2 kms up a steep hill, to the intersection with the Heysen Trail which you passed before.
- Now turn left into Koch Track/Heysen Trail. After c.1.3 kms you reach the bottom of a steep valley with a camp ground on the right. The track turns sharp right. Immediately, c.20m further on, take an indistinct path to the left. Follow this down a steep bank and across a creek. From here onwards, the route over Mt Misery is usually marked with our signs.
- Follow a disused track uphill for c. 300m. The track turns round to the right, then continues to the top of a bare hill with magnificent views.
- Continue in a straight line over this hill, and descend to a saddle. After c.300m from the top of the hill, go through a gate in front of you.
- Continue uphill to a ridge. Turn right and you see the Mt Misery trig point. From a point c.150m further on, the Mt Misery Track (not signposted but much used) goes downhill. Follow it for 1.5 kms.
- At the bottom of a dip, the track forks. The left fork has a sign barring access to vehicles.
- Follow this for c.400m until you reach an indistinct path on your right, down a steep slope.
- This brings you back to Koch Track/Heysen Trail. Turn left.
- After c.1 km you come to a Heysen Trail arrow pointing left off Koch Track. Take this turning.
- Follow Heysen Trail for c.2.5 kms until you come to Grandad’s Camp on the left and Pratts Track turning right. Follow Pratts Track.
- After c.300m you reach a fork. It doesn’t matter which fork you take, but I’ve been following the left one which from memory is CC17.
- After another 1.2 kms which include ascent of a monster hill, you reach an intersection of 7 tracks on a ridge. Turn left into the largest track, which happens to be the only one not signposted! This is Big End Track.
- Follow this for c.2.5 kms till you reach the bottom of a valley and Fox Creek Rd car park. Ignore turnoff uphill to Old Ned’s Track.
- Turn right to the furthest end of the car park, and follow a track running away from the car park along the bottom of a valley. This is The Guts Track; but a sign doesn’t appear until 200m later.
- After another 150m, turn left into Ridge Track, up a steep and long hill.
- After 2.9 kms of climbing, at the top of a ridge, you come to Farrel Track. Turn right into this and after about one km you return to the start point.
