Lithgow Ridgy-Didge Trail Run Festival
Lithgow, Australia • 28 Mar 2026
Event details
The Lithgow Ridgy-Didge Trail Run Festival is scheduled for 28 March 2026 at Hassans Walls Reserve, Lithgow, NSW, with the race hub at Lithgow Pony Club, Sheedy's Gully. The event includes multiple distances and a kids race for under‑12s. All finishers receive a Ridgy‑Didge medal; the kids race is 1.6 km and has free registration until 26 March.
Distances
- 50 km
- Marathon (approximately 42 km)
- 30 km
- 22 km
- 10 km
- 5 km
- 1.6 km kids race
Course and logistics
The 50 km and marathon courses traverse the 13 ridges of Hassans Walls on dirt roads, 4WD trails, walking trails and single‑track mountain bike trails. The 50 km course carries about 2400 m of elevation gain and loss. Three major aid stations are located at CP6, CP7 and CP13; Tailwind supplies on‑course fuel and a Tailwind recovery marquee at the event hub. Drop bags are transferred to specified checkpoints for longer distances. Headlights are required if runners reach certain checkpoints after afternoon cutoffs. Mandatory gear requirements are specified for the longer races and include items such as a raincoat, long sleeve thermal, 500 ml fluid capacity, whistle, mobile phone, survival blanket and snake bandage. Camping and local accommodation options are available near the event hub. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.