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Foothills 9km

380m+   Sunday, 30th March 2025

The family favourite

This is the perfect event for people starting out on their trail running journey, have supported family or friends on Saturday, or are doing the full kMR Immersion – the VD, Ultra Solo or Mountain Run, and the Foothills 9km!

Register now! Course map Mandatory gear

Presented by:
Kieser

Course description

Starting at the runHub, there’s a fast downhill, down to the historic Cascade Brewery, where you can feel and almost taste the history (and certainly smell!) of beer being made here for almost 200 years. With kunanyi looming above, you’ll run through the quaint and English-style Cascade Gardens before climbing up to the ridgeline, through dry sclerophyll eucaylpyt forests.

There’s a nice bit of downhill along the Jurassic Shark (a community-built mountain bike track), before you head up the Main Firetrail with a view out to Hobart.

From there, it’s pretty much downhill, through Cascades Track and gorgeous ferny gullies. You’re totally immersed in the mountain here, running past lush, green ferns. You’re so close to the finish but yet you’re a world away. There are several lovely creek crossings, where you can admire the beautiful stone work.

At the bottom of Cascades Track you can follow your nose (literally!) as you’ll come past close again to the Cascade Brewery, across the paddocks and finish in the runHub, and celebrate your achievement.

3D Fly through

Qualifying: No race qualifying needed. Minimum 16yrs age (with parent/guardian consent) unless by exception; contact run director.

Mandatory gear list

FAQs:

No, but have a good look at the maps and course description to assess if you’re up for the challenge. If you’d like to know more about trail running before signing up, join the Hobart Trail Runners and come out to a few social runs. The friendly crew has heaps of knowledge to share! www.kunanyiTrailSeries.com.au run a series of four 5-20km events over the year and is a great intro to trail running events on kunanyi as well as a serious challenge for more experienced trail runners wanting to push the pace.

Yes there is, please refer to our Junior Runner Registration Policies

No, go for it!

Yes, go for it!

Yes absolutely! We care about your safety and this mandatory gear will help you survive in the unlikely event of requiring a rescue.

No, there are toilets at the runHub to use. If you must go to the toilet on course, leave your run pack on the side of the track so sweepers do not leave you behind, dig a 15cm deep hole and fully bury, or carry out all waste.

Statistically, March is pretty much the most stable weather month of the year. But this is Tassie, and every few years or so it does snow on kunanyi on Christmas day - so be prepared for wild weather! The mandatory gear is specified for your safety. We will be providing some more guidance prior to the event on when and why to use the mandatory gear to keep you as safe as possible. We also have a professional wilderness event medical and emergency response team and first aiders at all aid stations and roving on course to assist you if required. There are extreme weather circumstances which would postpone the event, eg, extreme or catastrophic bushfire danger (Wellington Park is then completely closed to everyone), or Severe Weather Warning for damaging winds – no one wants a tree falling on them. Emergency services will be involved in all such decisions, and you will be notified at earliest opportunity of any course changes, or event postponements – which may be very late notice.

If you need more info to enable you to register then please let us know! If you would like more info to prepare for your kunanyi run, we will be producing a detailed Festival Booklet ahead of the event – if your question can’t wait that long then no worries, go ahead and reach out here!

Course map

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