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Iron Trail 23km Individual Race Handicaps

Teams 2×11.5km Race Handicaps

Race Map

Written course description: 

The race starts at 9:00 am at the Wild Mersey car park, Shale Rd Latrobe.  There are public toilet facilities at the car park.  

The race is an out and back course covering approximately 11.5 km each way. The course covers shared access mountain bike and walking trails, with a short section of quiet road at the start finish. 

The race will start on the road section southeast of the carpark, following this for approximately 1 km before crossing the Mersey River over the bridge.  After crossing the bridge, runners turn right onto the Railton Express, looping clockwise under the bridge, before heading southeast along the track.  From this point runners will follow the Railton Express trail markers.  At approximately 4 km into the outward journey, runners will come to Great Bend Road where a race marshal will cross runners (when safe).  The Railton Express continues for another 6km to the crossing point at a gravel road (Pump House Rd); runners cross here.  Please note unlike 2024, the course crosses the road and rejoins the trail; runners do not run up the gravel road. After crossing the gravel road, the track continues for another 1.5 km to the turnaround/transition area. The turnaround/transition area will be next to a small forestry access road off Native Rock Rd, approximately 500m after the junction of Native Rock Rd and Pump House Rd (visible from the track).  This point will be a marshaled drink station where runners can reload their water supplies before the return journey along the same track.  This is also the transition area for runners competing in the team event. 

After passing through the turnaround/transition runners will complete the return journey along the same path as the outward journey. The finish line will be the same location as the start chute. 

The race has a hard cutoff time of 2 pm. 

For those wishing to gpx files of the course routes can be downloaded here and preloaded onto your running watch.  To download click the downward arrow (highlighted below) and select “Download GPX”. 

Full course 

Leg 1 

Leg 2 

Pre-Race Safety Briefing 

This is a self-supported trail race. As such runners are requested to carry during the run: 

• water holding capacity (bottles and/or bladder) of at least 1 L. 

• A compression bandage 

• Survival blanket 

• Thermal top 

• Pea-less whistle 

• Mobile phone with the Emergence Plus app preloaded 

• St John First Aid app preloaded on mobile phone (recommended) 

Ultimately runners are responsible for their own safety. Please consider the course and weather conditions, and prepare yourself accordingly by wearing appropriate footwear and clothing. 

Water to refill bottles will be at the marshaled turn around point. Please note you will be required to fill your own bottles; this is not the marshal’s responsibility. 

A tail runner will be following the last runner on the return leg. 

Runners are reminded that they are running on a public shared use trail and must be considerate of other trail users at all times.  Runners are expected to give way to all mountain bike users of the trail. 

Car parking at the turnaround transition area is extremely limited.  Runners for the second leg are requested to carpool to this point to minimize traffic in this area. 

Race cutoff is 2 pm. 

Click here for start list

Race Map

The race starts at 9:30am. Please note that there is no nominated time event this week.

The meeting place is at the cenotaph in West Park. 

Run east towards the gate and then up the path inside the park adjacent to West Park Grove. Exit the park and continue on the right -hand side of the road to Fortuna Avenue. Turn right and continue to the roundabout at Brickport Road. 

Here you will be crossed over to the footpath on the right-hand side. Continue until you reach Three Mile Line Road and turn right. 

Continue until you reach West Moorville Road and turn left. Stay on this road until you reach its junction with Ridgley Highway, then go straight ahead before finally turning right to finish in the car park at the Ridgley Football Club. 

There will be a drink station at the 9km mark, you need to place your own drink bottles in the collection crates at the start. Please make sure they have your name and number on them. 

If you have a supporter providing you with drinks/nourishment, they must do this at the drink stations. We don’t want runners or supporters crossing over the road during the race at random spots. 

Please be very careful on this course because you will be running across intersections and driveways which won’t have marshals. 

This course starts at Gutteridge Gardens, Wynyard.  The race starts near the soundshell and heads north-west on the path until this ends at Jenner St.  The race then briefly follows Jenner St before following the track along the river.  At ~1.5 km into the run the track end and runners will cross the road entry into the Cape Bridge Picnic Ground and follow Table Cape Rd on the right-hand side footpath, over the bridge.  Immediately after the bridge, runners will cross the road and join the northern side of the river track.  The river track continues for~2.5 km until it reaches the Bass Highway.  The course then takes the footbridge across the Inglis river and then drops down onto the southern side of the river track for the ~2.5 km return to Table Cape Rd.  Runners then cross Table Cape Rd and return to the Start/Finish along the same route as initially taken.

1. There are two crossings Table Cape Rd and there are short sections where the course follows Jenner St and the Esplanade.  Runners are strongly reminded that they do not have right of way and that they are expected to take due care at all crossings.

2. There are sections of exposed tree roots, stairs and variable lighting.  It is suggested that runners avoid using sunglasses out on course.

3. Please be aware we are sharing paths with the public and need to give other users due consideration.

4. There is limited parking in the Gardens carpark, so please leave this for other patrons and people with mobility problems or small children. There is parking at the wharf and in nearby streets.

The meeting place is at Don Cricket Ground, Don.

Please ensure you are at the start line for your posted handicap time. Race start is at 6:00pm.

Welcome to all new members.

Please be aware we are sharing paths with the public and need to give other users due consideration.

The course: The race starts on the cycle/walk track and starts with 855m out and 855m back over the Don River Bridge and along the Waverley Road track.

Continue past the start/finish and follow the track up to the pool carpark. Take the path across the top of the carpark, continue until you enter the bush and take the first path on the left. Stay on this sawdust path until it meets up again with the cycle/walk path at Don College. Follow this around to the right and continue back up to the pool carpark and then back to the start.

Care needed:

1. The sawdust path does have some uneven patches.
2. Take care crossing the road into the pool carpark and watch for vehicles.
    

Please keep COVIDSafe distance between you and other runners, especially if you are following someone else. Please read our COVIDSafe plan if you haven’t done so.