The 38km trail run commences on the Country Club fairways before moving on to some of the local MTB single track which is generally wide and open and provides plenty of opportunity for over-taking runners.

The course then descends to the Meelup Coastal Path and follows this relatively flat and non-technical route path with the odd technical rock feature past Castle Rock, Meelup Beach and more local landmarks to Pt Picquet where you cross the Meelup Beach Rd. The next section of trail through to the Eagle Bay township is slightly more technical but is a hidden gem as it provides extensive views across the coast towards the Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse and beyond.

On reaching the edge of the Eagle Bay township runners head along the beach and coastal path to Bunker Bay – which sometimes makes for hard going due to soft sand - and then climb up towards the lighthouse and a stunning route around the Cape (this is our favourite section!). The section around Cape Naturaliste is breathtaking due to the low shrubs and rugged coastal vegetation and sand blow outs – very impressive.  Then you descend back to Bunker Bay and re-trace your route back to Eagle Bay township.

Runners then turn inland on a wide and quite hilly fire road for approx. 3kms that starts off through local bushland and then continues alongside the vines of Wise Winery – seemingly a world away from the coast where you started. At the top of the dirt road runners turn left and descend on some fast and flowing singletrack towards Meelup before deviating onto the spectacular Whale Lookout loop and its endless views across Geographe Bay.

Runners then cross under Meelup Rd again and return on the flatter Meelup Coastal Path to the 33.4km mark where you deviate off the trail and negotiate a short section of more technical rock running (and a bit of sand) along the coastal zone for approx. 1.4km before re-joining the coastal path. The course turns right and uphill at the 36.4km point where you’ll wind along a twisting single track through the bushland before re-entering the Country Club to descend to the finish on some fast single track. WELL DONE.