Course Description
Gnarly, Technical, Aggressive Vert, Beautiful - enough said
The Down Under 135 will start in the Mineral Springs Caravan Park Blackwood, Victoria. Where the race starts with the crack of a whip and athletes are released into the Lerdy like a scene from the Hunger Games.
Leaving the camping ground entrants will make their way solo along the Lerderderg River as they navigate through the gorge area to Mt Blackwood. The gorge won't bite as early but will still have it's trademark tough technical climbs and descents sapping even the most hardened athletes on fresh legs, crews will have access to entrants through 7-8 DU135 Hubs across the 135 miles.
After turning at a surprise location the entrants will drop back into the gorge onto technical single trail and rough off trail sections along the river back into the outskirts of the gold mining town of Blackwood to their finishing point in the caravan park.
Entrants can take on a pacer late on day one to help safely navigate and guide them to the finish.
Leaving the camping ground entrants will make their way solo along the Lerderderg River as they navigate through the gorge area to Mt Blackwood. The gorge won't bite as early but will still have it's trademark tough technical climbs and descents sapping even the most hardened athletes on fresh legs, crews will have access to entrants through 7-8 DU135 Hubs across the 135 miles.
After turning at a surprise location the entrants will drop back into the gorge onto technical single trail and rough off trail sections along the river back into the outskirts of the gold mining town of Blackwood to their finishing point in the caravan park.
Entrants can take on a pacer late on day one to help safely navigate and guide them to the finish.
Course Map (Released close to event date)
Back in hiding for 2024, traditionally we don't release the course until days before however the athletes will be given important information to assist planning in the weeks prior.
Uniquely our course changes every year to keep our returning entrants enthralled about what lay around the next corner. We do not suggest using previous years maps as a planning guide as our course engineers have unlimited ways to dish up the gnarly stuff.
Uniquely our course changes every year to keep our returning entrants enthralled about what lay around the next corner. We do not suggest using previous years maps as a planning guide as our course engineers have unlimited ways to dish up the gnarly stuff.