TRSA - Mount Bold

Race #5 Mount Bold : TRSA Trail Championship at Mount Bold Reservoir

This event is the TRSA Trail Championship held at Mount Bold Road, Kangarilla, in the Mount Bold Reservoir Reserve. The reserve surrounds South Australia’s largest reservoir and includes over 5,500 hectares of land with native vegetation and areas of conservation significance.

The course passes through stringybark and manna gum woodlands, swamps and creeks and offers views across the dam wall and the Mount Lofty Ranges. Local wildlife includes more than 160 native species such as the Southern Brown Bandicoot. The long and extra long courses are listed as UTMB Index and ITRA National Challenge events.

Facilities and services include drink stations offering water, Tailwind and lollies (participants must bring their own drinking container), prizes and trophies for championship placegetters, sponsor tents, free fruit and nibbles, and a post-event member-only random draw. Botanic Health provides a quick massage at the event. An optional lunch at Anvers Wines is available after the event.

Rules and entry notes: walkers may take part only in the short event, late entries are not accepted and entries close on the Thursday before the event. Routes may change and participants are required to stay ahead of course sweepers; course cutoffs are strictly enforced.

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

• Extra long - 35 km (elevation 1098 m)
• Long - 25 km (elevation 834 m)
• Medium - 19 km (elevation 673 m)
• Short - 10 km (elevation 478 m)
• Kids cross country - 1–1.5 km