CHALLENGE RATING – 8 of 10 jelly Snakes: “significant distance, 7km section of overgrown trails, occasional leeches, elevated riverside running, river crossings”
Come with us on a group trail running adventure on the lands of the Gunaikurnai People. Visit their website to learn about how they are working to protect their cultural heritage and the rich indigenous history of our Country.
Our Erica Megaloop will take you through Erica State Forest and Baw Baw National Park. Our run take us through the historic mining and logging areas on stunning, green immersive single trail, overgrown rail trials, river and creek crossings, steep climbs, switch backs, river lookouts, cascades. We will follow winding rivers between the rugged, carved, steep forested slopes. This tour has it all.
With breaks the full run should take approximately 7 1/2 to 8 hrs to complete. There is a lot to take in, you won’t regret it.
Starting and finishing in the Erica township, Our tour takes in:
- Erica MTB trails
- Baw Baw National Park
- Erica State Forest
- Erica – Thomson Rail Trail
- Horseshoe Bend Tunnel
- Thomson Historic Rail Station
- Poverty Gully Walking Trail
- Australian Alps Walking Track
- Thomson River
- Tyers River
- Historic Mill Sites
- East Tyers Walking Track
- Tyers Junction Rail Trail
- Steel Bridge
- and many more makeshift trail bridges and creek crossings
Post run we will be heading for dinner at the Erica Hotel before making our trip back the city.
What we cover:
- City transfers
- x2 Tour guides
- 12km bus support aid station with chips, fruit, lollies, coke and water
- Navigation and tour flagging
- Free gear hire, vests, hiking poles, rain jackets and hydration bottles/bladders
- The photos and video
- Customer first aid response (all guides first aid trained and carry first aid kits, with further first aid supplies in van)
- Regroups and head counts
- Radio comms and group coordination
- Emergency response communications via mobile phones, satellite communicators and personal locator beacons
- In run jelly snakes and vegan jellies
- In run toiletries
- Water filtration systems
- Customer snake bandages
- Sunscreen, hand sanitiser, wet wipes
What to bring:
- Water containment for 1 litre or borrow ours
- Good condition trail running shoes (aggressive/muddy)
- Running sports wear to suit the weather (a weather update will be sent closer to the tour day)
- Any emergency medications you may need
- A change of clothes
Tour options available:
9km, 22km, 36km, 43km 1300m circuit course.
(for shorter courses the bus will return you to our run meet up location, or you can ride with along with bus support).
The bus will leave at 5:15am from tourist bus bays on St Kilda rd opposite Hamer Hall and the State Theatre. Free weekend parking is available on Birdwood avenue around The Botanical Gardens and along Sturt and Wells streets in Southbank. It is a 5 minute walk to the bus pick up point. We will stop for toilets, coffee and food on our way there and back.
5:25am Victoria Park Station pick up from the Ampol Service Station, 286 Johnston St, Abbotsford VIC 3067
5:50am Ringwood Station, the Station St side. In the parking bays opposite First Church Of Christ Scientist Ringwood 26 Station St, Ringwood VIC 3134.
6:10am from Dandenong Stadium, 270 Stud Rd, Dandenong VIC 3175.
8:30am run start at The Erica Reserve Picnic Pavillion, Station St, Erica VIC 3825. Public toilets are located here.
We recommend having air ambulance cover for this run and all trail runs, due to costs and difficult of access in the remote terrains.
https://www.ambulance.vic.gov.au/membership/fees-terms/
Our tour details, safety notes, weather advice and course GPX/KML files will be emailed out a few days before your tour date.
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