Where: The final and third race in the FNQ Trail Running series. This Point-to-Point race starts just off Kennedy Highway in Kuranda and follows Black Mountain Road and the Bump track to Port Douglas.
The course runs through native rainforest, open eucalypt forest, pine plantations and crosses picturesque creeks. It is a scenic course incorporated in the Mowbray National Park within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. The pyramid-shaped Black Mountain is a prominent feature of the race. The tropical rainforest is home to the endangered southern cassowary, a flightless bird that can grow to two metres in height.
When: 26 August 2012
Status: Non-certified trail race of 64 km. Other options include a 64 km relay, 21 km, 16 km, and 5 km event.
How long in existence: Inaugural race was held on 28 August 2011
Race records:
64km: male - Ben Carter 5:45:14, 2011; female Julie Sager 6:41:58, 2011
Winners past 5 years
| Year |
Male |
Time |
Female |
Time |
| 2011 |
Ben Carter |
5:45:14 |
Julie Sager |
6:41:58 |
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Results 2011
Event website
Race info
2012
Online entry 2012
Race Director
Lorraine Lawson
Cairns Road Runners and Triathlon Club President
Tel 0450 324 637
email: trailrunning@roadrunners.org.au
 Roy Willetts and Mike Le Roux finishing, 2011
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