Registrations are closed
Registrations are now closed. Nominations can be taken up to 1 hour before the event start with a $10 late fee.
Ride the Cardwell Forest trails, roads and firebreaks. Start and finish at the Sportsground.
Riders with "average" skills are catered for with a 25 km circuit (Short Course) with few technical sections ( some rocky ground though ). The fitter rider can do the circuit twice for a 50 km effort (Long Course).
NB - THE CHALLENGE COURSE IS CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF NUMBERS AS IT TAKES A FULL DAY TO SET UP. YOU CAN ENTER THE LONG COURSE INSTEAD. E-Bikes are still ok.
Riders with advanced skills and fitness can try to master the modified 50 km CHALLENGE course. But BEWARE there are some extreme, short, sharp climbs and some tricky downs. You may need to walk some of the pinches. E-Bikes are welcome on this course.
We will not proceed with the extensive effort of marking out this course unless we get around 15 entries. For fewer entries, we will have all riders entered in the Challenge course revert to the long course and apply the relevant refund.
Entries will close late Thursday 26th July.
Fees are only $25 (short) $15 Juniors, $35 (long) and $40 (challenge) with a $10 late fee on the day but 1 hour before start time. All races start at 9am.
You must have MTBA race membership OR purchase a day race licence for $30 ($18 for under 19).
There are age categories with certificates and random draws.
Money raised goes to the construction of new single track around the Cardwell Lookout.
Stay in Cardwell at Cardwell Beachcombers Motel & Caravan Park (event supporter) on the Saturday night, ride the course and enjoy "Cardwell by the Sea".
There are prizes for first place, random draws & 2 nights accommodation drawn from online entries.
We thank HQPlantations for their continued generous sponsorship.