Saturday run – Braddon (path run) or Molonglo Gorge (trail run)

Meeting points:
For the path run: Car park at top of Lonsdale St (near corner of Girrawheen St)
For the trail run: Molonglo Reserve Picnic area off Sutton Road

Route descriptions:
For the path run: O’Connor Ridge to Belconnen – Out and back along the bike path through O’Connor and over O’Connor Ridge to Hayden Drive. Head north to Haig Park and pick up dirt track heading west. Cross Northborne Avenue and turn right on joining a bike path. Continue on this path. At Macarthur Street, where there is a white bridge over the drain, turn left and pass a school and church on the left. Cross Hovea St and pass scout hall on left, cross Miller St and cross Dryandra street turning left along the bike path. Continue up the hill and veer left before tunnel. Gunghalin Drive is on your right. Go under tunnel and follow path to Hayden Drive turning to retrace steps (13.2km). For a longer run continue across Hayden Drive and follow the bike path down to Eastern Valley Way.

For the trail run: Molonglo Gorge – Molonglo Gorge Nature Reserve. The first half gently ascends up the fire trail and into the pine forests. The second half picks up the breathtaking single track that follows the rocky high side of the gorge all the way along the river and back to the picnic start/finish area.
Terrain: Firetrails and rocky technical single track

Routes:
FIT Run #12 – Path Northside – O’Connor Ridge
Capital to Coast stage 1 run

Breakfast:
Assembly, 11 Lonsdale St Braddon