Event Information
Hawks Nest, Australia
Lakes Trail Festival 2022
Welcome to Australia’s newest trail running event, traversing the Great Lakes region of Australia's East Coast, starting and finishing at Hawks Nest. At the LAKES Trail Festival runners can complete 100km, 70km, 50km or 30km. There is a teams option fore the 100k and 50k race and there is also a 12km course for those wanting a shorter trail experie
Welcome to Australia’s newest trail running event, traversing the Great Lakes region of Australia's East Coast, starting and finishing at Hawks Nest. At the LAKES Trail Festival runners can complete 100km, 70km, 50km or 30km. There is a teams option fore the 100k and 50k race and there is also a 12km course for those wanting a shorter trail experie
LAKES25
ITRA Points
Mountain Level
Finisher Level
National League
Course details
About the Race
The start line is Providence Bay Park on Booner St, Hawks Nest. Run down Booner St for 100m until a sharp right turn onto the Myall Park footpath. Follow this for 250m until Sanderling St where you turn right then a quick left through the dirt carpark to the back and onto the Michael Rowe Walk. At the end of the track turn left and then a right on to single track towards Mungo Brush Rd. When you reach the road proceed down the road verge for 2.5km then turn left onto Pipers Creek Trail 500m down the trail turn right on the Tops to Myall Heritage Trail. Stay on the Tops to Myall Heritage Trail until the new road deviation, cross the road and stay on the trail, until the next road crossing where you will turn sharp right (do not cross the road a second time) and head into the Dark Point carpark water station. Here follow markers over the dunes and on to the beach. Stay on the beach for 8km until the flag at Michael Rowe Walk where you exit the beach. Follow the track back through the forest to the finish line at Providence Bay Park.
The start line is Providence Bay Park on Booner St, Hawks Nest. Run down Booner St for 100m until a sharp right turn onto the Myall Park footpath. Follow this for 250m until Sanderling St where you turn right then a quick left through the dirt carpark to the back and onto the Michael Rowe Walk. At the end of the track turn left and then a right on to single track towards Mungo Brush Rd. When you reach the road proceed down the road verge for 2.5km then turn left onto Pipers Creek Trail 500m down the trail turn right on the Tops to Myall Heritage Trail. Stay on the Tops to Myall Heritage Trail until the new road deviation, cross the road and stay on the trail, until the next road crossing where you will turn sharp right (do not cross the road a second time) and head into the Dark Point carpark water station. Here follow markers over the dunes and on to the beach. Stay on the beach for 8km until the flag at Michael Rowe Walk where you exit the beach. Follow the track back through the forest to the finish line at Providence Bay Park.