Cross Duathlon

Course Summary

The Cross Duathlon start is a short walk from transition nestled in the shadows of the historic Heritage listed buildings of the old Quarantine Station. Athletes will start on a short road section before passing the Graves memorial and turning right onto the Graves Circuit, a flat and fast wide track allows athletes the space to stretch their legs out before taking a sharp left turn along another fire trail which leads to the base of the run course single track climb. The climb incorporates a number of natural rock stairs and leads athletes to the old weir before the course opens back up onto a gravel section where athletes will find the Water station. Following this athletes will hit a fast gravel downhill section on the Forts Walk before heading up and over a scaffold bridge over the bike course. From here athlete will tackle a steep rock scramble section taking them down onto the sandy beach. A short beach section will bring athletes to their lap / finish decision point. On their first lap athletes will make the turn, heading back down the beach before turning left into a connection track and taking another right for a short road section, this short section will take athletes to a ‘bridge under a bridge’ scramble- watch your head on this one!  After conquering the bridge under the bridge athletes will navigate through more historic buildings before returning to the Graves memorial and commencing their second lap.

Following the same course athletes will then find themselves at the decision point on the beach, this time continuing on along the beach before taking a right turn off the sand and into transition.

After exiting transition athletes will hit the bike course, this will take athletes over varied terrain on a 1 lap course out and around Cape Pallarenda Conservation Park. The start of the bike leg will be a fast and flat allowing athletes to settle into the bike leg with plenty of overtaking space. From here the course takes athletes onto the first section of single track on the Under the Radar trail, a sharp left turn will then take athletes over a no pass bridge and onto Reverse Smedley’s, here the course will take athletes up to The Knoll, providing athletes with some scenic north facing views to the islands on the Great Barrier Reef. After the views a short and sharp grassy downhill returns riders to the Shelly Beach Trail, this section of the course leads athletes to a sharp left turn into the Self Serve Repair and Water station.  From here athletes will pass Sea View corner and back onto Under the Radar Part 2 for the final 4 kilometres of technical single track which includes a rock garden, some more switchbacks before hitting the fast open gravel of the Shelly Cove trail for the home stretch back to transition.

Following a quick transition athletes will then head out on their second run, this time completing a 1 lap run before hitting the finish chute. Athletes will head out of transition and turn right for a short road section before taking a left passing through the duathlon start. From here athletes will follow the same course as run 1 and will continue down the beach from the rock scramble all the way to the turn into the finish chute.

Course Summary

The Cross Duathlon start is a short walk from transition nestled in the shadows of the historic Heritage listed buildings of the old Quarantine Station. Athletes will start on a short road section before passing the Graves memorial and turning right onto the Graves Circuit, a flat and fast wide track allows athletes the space to stretch their legs out before taking a sharp left turn along another fire trail which leads to the base of the run course single track climb. The climb incorporates a number of natural rock stairs and leads athletes to the old weir before the course opens back up onto a gravel section where athletes will find the Water station. Following this athletes will hit a fast gravel downhill section on the Forts Walk before heading up and over a scaffold bridge over the bike course. From here athlete will tackle a steep rock scramble section taking them down onto the sandy beach. A short beach section will bring athletes to their lap / finish decision point. On their first lap athletes will make the turn, heading back down the beach before turning left into a connection track and taking another right for a short road section, this short section will take athletes to a ‘bridge under a bridge’ scramble- watch your head on this one!  After conquering the bridge under the bridge athletes will navigate through more historic buildings before returning to the Graves memorial and commencing their second lap.

Following the same course athletes will then find themselves at the decision point on the beach, this time continuing on along the beach before taking a right turn off the sand and into transition.

After exiting transition athletes will hit the bike course, this will take athletes over varied terrain on a 1 lap course out and around Cape Pallarenda Conservation Park. The start of the bike leg will be a fast and flat allowing athletes to settle into the bike leg with plenty of overtaking space. From here the course takes athletes onto the first section of single track on the Under the Radar trail, a sharp left turn will then take athletes over a no pass bridge and onto Reverse Smedley’s, here the course will take athletes up to The Knoll, providing athletes with some scenic north facing views to the islands on the Great Barrier Reef. After the views a short and sharp grassy downhill returns riders to the Shelly Beach Trail, this section of the course leads athletes to a sharp left turn into the Self Serve Repair and Water station.  From here athletes will pass Sea View corner and back onto Under the Radar Part 2 for the final 4 kilometres of technical single track which includes a rock garden, some more switchbacks before hitting the fast open gravel of the Shelly Cove trail for the home stretch back to transition.

Following a quick transition athletes will then head out on their second run, this time completing a 1 lap run before hitting the finish chute. Athletes will head out of transition and turn right for a short road section before taking a left passing through the duathlon start. From here athletes will follow the same course as run 1 and will continue down the beach from the rock scramble all the way to the turn into the finish chute.

Course Summary

The Cross Duathlon start for the Junior / Para athletes is a short walk from transition nestled in the shadows of the historic Heritage listed buildings of the old Quarantine Station. Athletes will pass the Graves memorial before turning right onto the Graves Circuit, a flat and fast wide track allows athletes the space to stretch their legs out along the fire trails which leads to the base of the run course single track climb. The climb incorporates a number of natural rock stairs and leads athletes to the old weir before the course opens back up onto a gravel section where athletes will find the Water station. Following this athletes will hit a fast gravel downhill section on the Forts Walk before heading up and over a scaffold bridge over the bike course. From here athlete will tackle a steep rock scramble section taking them down onto the sandy beach where athletes will then continue down the beach, taking a right turn into transition.

Athletes will then transition from run to bike and head out on the bike course. The Bike course will take athletes over varied terrain on a 1 lap course out and around Cape Pallarenda Conservation Park. The start of the bike leg will be a fast and flat allowing athletes to settle into the bike leg with plenty of overtaking space as they head out on the Freshwater Trail and into the Lagoon Trail.  From here athletes will take a right turn following the perimeter of Cape Pallarenda on to the Shelly Beach trail.  Athletes will then join the Under the Rader Link trail to Under the Radar single track, in this last 4km section athletes will pass through a technical rock garden and switch backs before hitting the gravel of the Shelly Cove Trail for a fast ride back to transition.

After completing the bike course athletes will then exit transition and head left before taking a right onto the Freshwater trail, sharing the track with the bike course for a couple off hundred metres before turning left onto the Wetland Walk. Athletes will hit the run turn and return back along the Wetlands Walk before tracing their steps back along the Freshwater Trail. Once athletes exit the trail back onto the road they will make a right hand turn and follow the road around, exiting back onto the beach and turning left for a short run up the beach before taking another left and left again into the finish chute.

Course Summary

The Duathlon start for the Junior / Para athletes is a short walk from transition nestled in the shadows of the historic Heritage listed buildings of the old Quarantine Station. Athletes will pass the Graves memorial before turning right onto the Graves Circuit, a flat and fast wide track allows athletes the space to stretch their legs out along the fire trails which leads to the base of the run course single track climb. The climb incorporates a number of natural rock stairs and leads athletes to the old weir before the course opens back up onto a gravel section where athletes will find the Water station. Following this athletes will hit a fast gravel downhill section on the Forts Walk before heading up and over a scaffold bridge over the bike course. From here athlete will tackle a steep rock scramble section taking them down onto the sandy beach where athletes will then continue down the beach, taking a right turn into transition.

Athletes will then transition from run to bike and head out on the bike course. The Bike course will take athletes over varied terrain on a 1 lap course out and around Cape Pallarenda Conservation Park. The start of the bike leg will be a fast and flat allowing athletes to settle into the bike leg with plenty of overtaking space as they head out on the Freshwater Trail and into the Lagoon Trail.  From here athletes will take a right turn following the perimeter of Cape Pallarenda on to the Shelly Beach trail.  Athletes will then join the Under the Rader Link trail to Under the Radar single track, in this last 4km section athletes will pass through a technical rock garden and switch backs before hitting the gravel of the Shelly Cove Trail for a fast ride back to transition.

After completing the bike course athletes will then exit transition and head left before taking a right onto the Freshwater trail, sharing the track with the bike course for a couple off hundred metres before turning left onto the Wetland Walk. Athletes will hit the run turn and return back along the Wetlands Walk before tracing their steps back along the Freshwater Trail. Once athletes exit the trail back onto the road they will make a right hand turn and follow the road around, exiting back onto the beach and turning left for a short run up the beach before taking another left and left again into the finish chute.