Trail Running in South Australia
Start 7.00 a.m. from Brighton Jetty. Due to repairs being carried out on some of the boardwalk, the run will follow the diversion after the Marino Rocks Cafe, up to the Sea and Vines Trail, and returning to the boardwalk at Hallett Cove Conservation Park (approx. 2kms). For further information please see the Marion Council website.
The South Para Reservoir is to be officially opened to the public on 7 Dec 2019. The Reservoir is between Kersbrook and Williamstown on South Para Road (B31), 2 kms south of Williamstown.
TRSA is organising a social Fun Run as part of the opening ceremony of the reserve. Besides the Fun Run there will be kayaking and fishing and various other family activities. The course is about 9km long with plenty of short cuts available. It is on wooded tracks with views over the reserve. There will be no registration and no timing and no drink stations, so carry your own water.
SA Water will have water and toilets available and there will fresh food and other things for sale by local vendors.
Meet inside entrance to the reserve on South Para Rd, connecting Kersbrook and Williamstown. The entrance is 2 kms south of Williamstown. There will be ample parking inside entrance to the reserve. The race briefing will be at
about 9:30am.
The fun run will start about 10:00am after the welcome to country, opening speeches etc which will probably take 30 minutes.
A variety of runs in attractive riverland scenery, including the Renmark park run along the superb riverfront, a hilly trail run of up to 20 kms not far away, and a flat trail run of up to 10 kms in woodland near Renmark. Meetings for drinks and dinner on the Friday and Saturday nights.
We will meet from 7.45am for an 8am start at the carpark on Allendale Road, Barossa Goldfields. There is plenty of parking as well as additional parking on Para Wirra Road near Bowdens Cottage.
Getting there:
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From this starting location you will be approximately 5km in on our medium and long courses. Please ensure you have downloaded the GPSies files as this run is self-supported and will not be marked.
Guru app (previously known as “Galileo”) strongly recommended: We strongly recommend you download the Guru mapping app for your phone, and load the GPX map into it. The “download gpx” link is just above the map on this page.
You will need to download the full version (roughly $2) rather than the free version.
If you are having trouble, arrive approximately 20 minutes early and ask around for help on how to set it up. If you know how to load a GPX file into Guru please do that before coming.
For iPhone users – the “download gpx” link wont work if you click it from within facebook. You need to open the safari app on your phone, visit trailrunningsa.com, and go from there.
If you would prefer not to use Guru, a printed map is also available by clicking the print map (PDF) button next to the map below.
This event is organised by SARRC.