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Sunshine In September Course Description Photos available here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/berglindhafsteinsdottir/sets/72157601586283524/ |
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| 08:15 | Reference Point - Langdale Ferry Terminal - Start / Finish | |
| 08:30 | Start. The yellow fence by the washrooms once you exit off the ferry (left exit). We'll give the cars a few moments to unload from the ferry and exit the terminal area. | 0.0 |
| Run along the pedestrian paths on the left (keep the car line-ups on your right), past the arcade, market stalls, Wheatberry Cafe and washrooms. |
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| Turn left just after the washrooms, through the fence and right out onto the road. | ||
| Follow the road out to the highway where you'll make a right turn. Head to the traffic lights - please take care when crossing! Cross the lights twice to end up 'kitty-corner' to where you were. |
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| Follow the highway up-up-up! This is approx. a 3km hill along the highway; it is the only stretch of road on this run and makes a nice warm-up. The shoulder is nice and wide but please take care along this section. |
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| At approx 3km there's a fork in the highway - take the right fork and run up the short hill to a gravel parking lot. Turn right at the parking lot and about 20m down the road you'll see a trailhead on the left - take this trail. |
3.0 | |
| After about 150m there's a junction, turn left following the orange and white trail markers. | ||
| Another 400m up this trail take a left again and continue to follow the orange and white markers. | ||
| There's a trail sign after another 50m - Lower Flume - follow this to the left and take a quick right onto Upper Flume. |
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| There's another junction after 200m - go right to Upper Trails, SideWinder. Then take a quick left 20m later and follow the blue and white trail markers. | ||
| Go right after another 400m onto Ridge Trail (blue markers) and across the Gibson Creek Falls bridge. You'll cross under 3 trees and over 2 trees, continue straight at the junction and over 1 more tree. | ||
| You'll come across a 'Caution Drop Off' sign - stay right to avoid the drop and continue straight and up the hill. | 5.0 | |
| At the top of the climb follow the blue arrow painted on the tree - middle trail option. After 50m go straight following the Highway 102 signs. | ||
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After 150m note the white arrow pointing right follow this across the bridge and up 6 crude stairs. |
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| Continue along Highway 102 trail (blue markers) for 1.5km. You'll go down a steep, short downhill and at the first junction turn right and continue up along the Highway 102 trail. |
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| You'll notice a clearcut through the trees on your left but don't be lured by this unless you want to check out some seriously huge mtn bike stunts!! Take the right trail at the clearcut junction - we've almost finished climbing - and you'll come to a gravel road. | ||
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Reference Point - gravel road at approx 9.5km |
9.5 | |
| Turn right on the gravel road and continue along for 70m until you reach a small parking area. Take the trail on the left - Highway 103 |
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| Climb easily for some time (approx 700m) and take the left at the first junction - Highway 103. Cross over a large log 5m after the junction and enjoy the nice trail. | ||
| Take another left at the next junction (after about 1km) onto Red Barron trail (note the interesting plane trail marker - up on the tree to the right). Enjoy the steep but super-fun down!! | ||
| The Red Barron spits you back out onto the gravel road. Turn left at this point and head up the road. |
12.5 | |
| The clearcut will be on your right so keep following this gravel road until you reach the trailhead for Highway 102 (it will come into view shortly after the clearcut is replaced by trees on your right). |
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| Head right and down back onto Highway 102 and begin retracing your steps back to the ferry | ||
| Stay left at the clearcut junction and keep heading down the hill. |
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| Take the left trail at the next junction and go up the steep but short hill - Highway 102 |
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| At the top of the hill, continue right along Highway 102 (blue markers) for about 1.5 km and you'll end up at the 6 crude stairs and bridge. Once across, head left. |
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| Continue along Highway 102 and take the left trail at the the drop off sign (which you won't see because it's facing the opposite direction) | ||
| Go over 1 tree, continue straight at the junction and cross over 2 trees and under 3 trees. Cross the Gibson Creek Falls bridge and along the Ridge Trail. Go left and down off the Ridge Trail. | ||
| Follow the blue and white markers for 400m, take a right onto Upper Trails / SideWinder, then a quick left onto Upper Flume. | ||
| There's another junction after about 200m, go left then a quick right onto Lower Flume |
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| Go about 50m and turn right to follow the orange and white trail markers for the next 400m. Turn right again and continue following the orange and white markers. |
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| After about 150m you'll pop out into the gravel parking lot at the top of the road highway. Go right and left when you reach the paved road. |
23.0 | |
| Head down the road til you reach the intersection and make a left to follow the highway down-down-down to the ferry (you'll be travelling on the shoulder and against the flow of traffic). | ||
| Keep heading downhill to the traffic lights - please take care when crossing! Cross the lights twice to end up 'kitty-corner' to where you were. | ||
| Head through the last gate on the right and onto the pedestrian path on the right (keeping the car line-ups on your left). |
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| Go straight for another 30m until you reach the Wheatberry Cafe - This is the finish!! | 26.0 | |
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Meet up with your friends and enjoy some delicious goodies at the Wheatberry Cafe Washrooms available on the right, next door to the cafe. Thanks for coming out and congratulations on completing the inaugral Sunshine in September run! |