ATRS – Riverhead Forest

There is an endless and ever-changing network of trails in this pine plantation forest. Once again we can expect Riverhead to have a sufficient amount of glorious mud and clay! For the most part, this course is on a clay surface except for the metalled road sections. We recommend wearing shoes with sufficient tread or pairing up with a buddy at the start or out on course for some of the slippery and steeper parts. It’s not by any means scary but it sometimes helps runners and walkers, especially those new to the trails to have someone close by to lend a hand.

The mid and short courses are relatively friendly (elevation wise), once you head deeper into the wilderness (from the event base) there are some real lung-busters and some pretty cool views to be had at these heights. Long and Super long participants – be prepared 🙂

	Super Long	Long	Medium	Short
Distance	20km	17.5km	14km	7.5km
Vert (m)	580	460	355	200
Gradient	2.9%	2.6%	2.5%	2.7%
GRADIENT FACTOR	Runnable	Runnable	Runnable	Runnable