The Trail Running Series - Race 1

The Trail Running Series presented by The North Face takes your running off-road with a series of popular races at breath-taking wilderness locations within a 1hr drive from Melbourne. Each of the five events in The Series includes a short, medium and long course race that gives you plenty of carefree, smile-inducing running through some magnificent natural landscapes. You will run through valleys lined with tree ferns, weave through towering gum trees and sweep along flowing trails beside rivers, creeks, beaches and lookouts. Race 1 brings trail running to the north eastern suburbs of Melbourne where you will find Westerfolds Park situated beside the Yarra River in Templestowe. The park boasts over 120 hectares of recreational and environmental parkland offering runners a fantastic trail experience set alongside the Yarra River and its natural surrounding bushland. As soon as you commence the course you’ll be immersed in nature as the network of trails take you through grassy woodlands of River Red and Manna Gum that meander alongside the Yarra River. Don’t forget to keep an eye out for a population of kangaroos up on the hill as you run through this magnificent inner-urban scenery. All courses consist of generally flatish running with just a few gentle undulations and minimal technical features.