CHALLENGE RATING – 7 out of 10 Jelly Snakes: “snow running and snowshoe use, slippery and soft in places, infrequent overgrown trails, occasional technical trails”
Come with us on a group trail running snow adventure on the lands of the Taungurung Peoples in the stunning Yarra Ranges National Park. Visit their website to learn about how they are working to protect Taungurung cultural heritage and the rich indigenous history of our Country.
Situated between Melbourne and the Victorian Alps, the Yarra Ranges National Park is a place of epic views and majestic rainforest scenery. The Yarra Ranges spans an extensive, mountainous area of cool temperate forest around the three towns of Marysville, Healesville and Warburton. This national park is home to the world’s tallest flowering tree, the Mountain Ash, which towers over lush tree ferns and mossy Myrtle Beech. Dark gullies are home to clear streams which feed the Yarra River and major reservoirs from which Melbourne draws its drinking water. Lake Mountain hosts 37 kilometres of ski trail network through the surrounding Yarra Ranges National Park. It is an exclusively cross-country skiing resort.
Prepare to be immersed in the scenery as you don your snowshoes and traverse the snow covered Lake Mountain Alpine trails. Starting and finishing at the Lake Mountain resort, we will complete a 24km 800m loop with 19km of trail running and 5km of snow shoeing on the Lake Mountain trails. Snowshoes and a carrying system will be provided which will attach to your running pack, and our guides will walk you through how to use them.
We will enjoy snacks and coffee at the resort before heading down the mountain for a late lunch in Marysville and our return to the city.
What we cover:
- City transfers
- Resort entry
- x2 Tour guides
- Snowshoes and carrying system
- Post run 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 tread and/or goretex preference)
- Running sportswear to suit the weather. Minimum of long pants, long sleeve thermal top, gloves, beanie, waterproof jacket and pants (a weather update will be sent closer to the tour day)
- Any emergency medications you may need
- A change of clothes
Tour options available:
19km trail run and or 5km snowshoe 1000m, 24km circuit course. Which takes in:
- Lake Mountain Resort
- Yarra Ranges National Park
- Keppel Hut
- Lake Mountain Summit
- Taggerty River
- Mountain Lookouts
The bus will leave at 6:00am from the 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.
Victoria Park Station pick up is 6:10am from the Ampol Service Station, 286 Johnston St, Abbotsford VIC 3067
Ringwood Station pick up is 6:30am from the Station St side of the train station. In the parking bays opposite First Church Of Christ Scientist Ringwood 26 Station St, Ringwood VIC 3134.
9:00am run start from Lake Mountain Alpine Resort, 1071 Lake Mountain Rd, Marysville VIC 3779.
We strongly 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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