Be happy and smile a lot. Make new friends. The event consists of two different races, all run over the same course, but varying in distance: 60km K2PD Solo, 5.30am, 18 years and older. 60km K2PD Relay, 5.30am, 16 years and older, 2-4 team members The point-to-point 60km K2PD …
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Be happy and smile a lot. Make new friends. The event consists of two different races, all run over the same course, but varying in distance:
60km K2PD Solo, 5.30am, 18 years and older.
60km K2PD Relay, 5.30am, 16 years and older, 2-4 team members
The point-to-point 60km K2PD race starts at the corner of Black Mountain Road and Kennedy Highway and finishes on Four Mile beach in Port Douglas. Terrain: Dirt roads, single tracks, bitumen. Steep descent section and beach.
0km – 13km (Relay Leg 1): From the start run along Black Mountain Road
13km – 26km (Relay Leg 2): Continue along Black Mountain Road to Quaid Road checkpoint
26km – 43km (Relay Leg 3): From Quaid Road continue along Black Mountain Road to the Top of the Bump checkpoint. We will not go through the Twin Bridges Track, so the course is 4km shorter.
43km – 60km (Relay Leg 4): The Last 17km – Bump to Beach
The historic 6km Bump Track offers views of the Mowbray River valley where the Mowbray River drops through a gorge carved into the forested foothills of the Macalister Range. It was blazed in 1877 by Christie Palmerston, a prominent bushman and pathfinder of the times and was the main access from the Hodgkinson Goldfield to the port facilities at Port Douglas. The Bump Track was infamous for its steepness. Passengers on the horse-drawn coach service had to get out and walk when going up or coming down the section known as Slatey Pinch – a cutting through slate rock at a steep 1 in 3 grade, about 1 kilometre from the bottom of the tack. From the bottom of the bump, follow dirt and sealed roads leading onto the southern end of Four Mile Beach. One of the many attractions of Port Douglas, this fine hard beach is considered to be one of the best in far north Queensland. The sand is so firm that the beach has been used for horse races and mountain bike races and also as a landing place by Kingsford Smith and by C.T.P. Ulm en route to New Guinea with the first official air mail. (Low tide is at 12.55am).
Transport for the K2PD is available from Cairns to the start on Black Mountain Road, and back to Cairns from Port Douglas. No transport is available for the Relay event. Team members must provide transport for their team mates. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Transport option will cut off when late fees kick in at midnight one week prior to race day. If you register after this time, you must provide your own transport to/from the race.
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