Black Mountain Trail Race

This event has two race distances: 21.1km and 35km.

 

A packed lunch is included in your race fee.

 

21km competitors can opt to be included in the transport option (cost is $25).

 

This is a SELF-SUPPORTED event, competitors must carry all their own water and nutrition to sustain them for 18km. There is NO tap water along the course and the first creek is at about 14km.

 

Mandatory gear is:
2 x compression bandages (10cmx2.3m)
water container (e.g. running pack or drink bottles) to carry 2L water.

 

The 35km is a looped course. Competitors in the 35km race must supply their own transport. Car pooling is recommended.

 

The 21km is a point to point course and the finish is about 12km from the start along a dirt road that requires a 4-wheel or all-wheel drive to access. Competitors in the 21km race must have a support crew to drop them off at Quaid Road and pick them up on Black Mountain Road when they exit the Twin Bridges Track OR you must pay for transport and we will organise to get you to the start and back to your car at Smithfield Shopping Centre.

 

Every one meets at Smithfield Shopping Centre (by the Cinema complex) for registration at 6.00am. We drive out to the start location which is on the corner of Black Mountain Road and Quaid Road (26km down Black Mountain Road from the turn off at the Kennedy Highway). You will be back in Cairns at approximately 12.00pm. The race starts at approximately 7.00am.