ENTRY FEES

ENTRY FEES

Individual Senior (18 years and over)
$60 Early Bird
$65 (after 26th Feb 2023)

Individual Junior (17 years and under)
$30 Early Bird
$35 (after 26th Feb 2023)

Online entries will be available up to 4 PM Saturday 25 March 2023.
Entry fees include shuttle bus return to the Registration area at Towac Pinnacle Picnic Ground.  The buses operate until 12 noon.

AGE CATEGORIES

AGE CATEGORIES

Based on your age as at 26th March 2023 (Event date)

Medals will be presented to the three fastest female and male competitors for each of the above age categories at the presentation ceremony back at Pinnacle Reserve.

AWARDS

FINISHER MEDALS
All finishers will receive a commemorative medallion, and a certificate citing their name, time and category placing will be available online.

AGE CATEGORY PLACE GETTERS
Medals will be presented to the three fastest female and male competitors for each of the above age categories at the presentation ceremony back at Pinnacle Reserve.

OVERALL PLACE GETTERS
Medals will be awarded to the top 3 male and female runners.

In addition, there will be special awards for the fastest Junior female and Junior male (under 18-years of age) and to the oldest female and male competitors that complete the course within the race time of 150-minutes.

RACE DETAILS

RACE START TIME 9:00AM 

Faster runners will go first.  Further staggering of the start may be necessary follow procedures if any Covid restrictions are applicable on the day.
The objective is to allow top runners to complete their descent of Mt Towac before slower contestants commence their ascent.

With electronic timing at the Start and Finish, there is no handicap in starting a little later.  With growing numbers in the event, safety becomes more important.  Please respect the special start procedures to assist with this goal.

COURSE MAP

RACE BIB COLLECTION

12:00PM to 4:00PM Saturday 25 March 2023 

Race pack pick-up will be available at ‘Southcourt' next to the Orange Visitors Information Centre on Saturday afternoon.
Where possible please take advantage of the Saturday pick up to reduce the rush on race day morning.

The packs, including Race No. bibs and any shirts ordered, will also be available at the Registration Area from 7:30 am on race day.

GETTING THERE

The start is just 12km from the centre of Orange NSW. There are signs at all turns.

Approaching Orange from Bathurst, Cowra or Dubbo, follow the Great Volcanic Mountain Challenge signs from the large roundabout, corner of Summer Street (Mitchell Hwy) and Woodward Road, Orange.

Head south on Woodward Rd for 1km, turn right into Racecourse Road, cross a railway bridge and continue south. The road becomes Pinnacle Road and winds its way to Towac Pinnacle Picnic Ground assembly area. (Coordinates: -33.3465, 149.0295)Please take your time on this road, it is narrow with some tight turns.

Allow 30 minutes for travel from Orange, parking and walking to Registration Area.

PARKING

At Pinnacle Picnic grounds, parking will be over three or four areas.  Please follow directions from the Parking Marshals to achieve maximum efficiency with the space available.

Spectators may not be able to park at the finish as space is extremely limited.

FOOD AND DRINKS

A coffee van will be at the Pinnacle Registration Area from 8am.
3 Water stations will be located along the main course as well as water available at the Finish line.

OTHER DETAILS