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Lithgow Ridgy-Didge Trail Run Festival

Name: Lithgow Ridgy-Didge Trail Run Festival
Start: 2027-04-03
End: 2027-04-03
Location: Lithgow

Lithgow, Australia • 3 Apr 2027

Lithgow Ridgy-Didge Trail Run Festival

The Ridgy-Didge Trail Run Festival is a multi-distance trail running event that follows the ridge lines of Hassans Walls in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. Courses pass cliff lines, ferny gullies and rocky ridges and use a mix of singletrack, mountain-bike trails and four-wheel drive tracks. Course Strava flyovers are published to the race pages, and 2026 results and photos are available.

Specific course information includes measured distance and climbing figures for longer races: the 50 km course lists about 2300 m of elevation; the 42 km course lists about 1956 m of climbing. Other routes traverse steep fire trails, flowing singletrack and lookout points within the Hassans Walls area. The event hub is located at Lithgow Pony Club, End of Willowbank Avenue, Sheedys Gully, NSW.

Distances offered include:

Kids Race
5 km
10 km
22 km
30 km
42 km (listed as 42.6 km on course page)
50 km

Certain Ridgy-Didge races are ITRA and UTMB indexed. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

Australia Lithgow

Race information

Website

50 km

Tailwind Nutrition Australia 50km

43 km

Blue Mountains Running Co. 42km

30 km

Lithgow Workies Club 30km

22 km

Elevate Medical Hub 22km

10 km

T8 10km

5 km

Timberfix 5km

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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