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
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. Follow trail then turn right onto Tops to Myall Heritage Trail. Take trail until Mungo Brush Rd. Cross on new section of road and continue to follow trail. Where the trail meets the new section of road cross again and continue back on the trail. Loop around the Wildflower Walk back to cross Mungo Brush Rd along unnamed track and on to the beach. Then follow the beach to Dees Corner. Here cross at designated crossing and follow left hand side of the road until the Boomeri campground and CP1. From CP1 head back down Mungo Brush Rd until Dees Corner carpark and CP3. From CP3 stay on Mungo Brush Rd until the Dark Point carpark at the 37km mark water station. From Dark Point 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 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. Follow trail then turn right onto Tops to Myall Heritage Trail. Take trail until Mungo Brush Rd. Cross on new section of road and continue to follow trail. Where the trail meets the new section of road cross again and continue back on the trail. Loop around the Wildflower Walk back to cross Mungo Brush Rd along unnamed track and on to the beach. Then follow the beach to Dees Corner. Here cross at designated crossing and follow left hand side of the road until the Boomeri campground and CP1. From CP1 head back down Mungo Brush Rd until Dees Corner carpark and CP3. From CP3 stay on Mungo Brush Rd until the Dark Point carpark at the 37km mark water station. From Dark Point 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 through the forest to the finish line at Providence Bay Park.