Runhub to Pinnacle | 12.2km | 1,350m ↑ | 190m ↓ |  Map

Straight out of the Runhub, past Cascade Brewery on the paddocks, a bit of tarmac, then you enter the silver peppermint forests and fire trails of Kunanyi’s foothills. Turn onto the single trail and immerse in the ferns and waterfalls, climbing up Myrtle Gully Track. Passing Junction Cabin, the sunlight returns and the climb continues through the big eucalypts and past Crocodile Rock. Open dolerite boulder fields can test agility but don’t miss the views! Merge with Old Hobartians track and keep climbing through sub alpine scrub to the Chalet. Cross the road (under direction of the course marshals) and onto the flowing and relatively flat and well built Organ Pipes Track. Don't miss the epic views of Hobart and beyond and the organ pipes above. Time to climb again up the almost fully stone pitched Zig Zag track, up through alpine scrub and onto the Kunanyi pinnacle plateau, the alpine heath and the regularly howling wind! Most seasoned Hobart trail runners don jackets and beanies up on the last Z turn, before rounding out.

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 Pinnacle to Cathedral | 14.8km | 370m ↑ | 1,370m ↓ |  Map

A short section of tarmac off the Pinnacle gets you onto the remote and technical 100% alpine Thark Ridge Track. The feeling of remoteness here is awesome! Epic views stretch across the Kunanyi plateau, Collins Bonnet and beyond, with the highlight being the cliffside skyline ridge of the super sexy Montagu Thumbs and Cathedral Rock. You'll then traverse that spectacular skyline before bombing down into Cathedral Aid Station, located on a wood carver's property.

 Cathedral to Fern Tree | 11.2km | 415m ↑ | 250m ↓ |  Map

Heading back up the Cathedral Rock track for a couple of kilometres, high-fiving the crew on the way down, you cross the NW Bay river bed and head up a short(ish…) steep climb. It's up a fire trail, dubbed Siphon’s ugly cousin, and it to connects to the Pipeline Track. Stride out the next 7km on this comparatively flat and smooth track (just watch the occasional root!) to Fern Tree Bower, then it's uphill through a ferny gully with an old water supply race (that's a water channel) to Silver Falls. Continue along the Silver Falls trail to the classic Fern Glade track down to Fern Tree and the aid station.

 Fern Tree to Runhub | 7.3km | 205m ↑ | 530m ↓ |  Map

This one is for those who like all the glory that comes with crossing the finish line! And it’s also perfect for history buff runners. Heading down the Pipeline Track past a couple of century old stone arches supporting the water pipeline, you’ll turn in at Halls Saddle. Past an old quarry, and zigzagging up (check out the view of the Organ Pipes!), then down a short single track through silver peppermint forest around Chimney Pot Hill. Cross the road and back down on to the Pipeline Track to the old stairs down Gentle Annie Falls. You’re now in Waterworks Reserve and will take the single track around the dam that supplies drinking water to Hobart. Zig then zag gently up the last hill to Huon Rd, then bomb down rough steep tracks to Cascade paddocks. Near the home straight, if you’re in the relay, your team mates and/or family members can meet you to cross the finish line together as a team. Enjoy the recovery area with hearty food and drinks available for purchase including some classic Tasmanian beverages. Cross the finish line and enjoy the recovery area with hearty food and drinks available for purchase including some classic Tasmanian beverages.