MONDAY 10TH MARCH 2025

MANDATORIES

  • BYO lilo / flotation device (i.e. rubber tyre tube)

  • Shoes and helmet are mandatory. No shoes and helmet, no entering the water – this is a very strict rule!

  • Children under 12 must have a supervising adult accompany them down the river (entry must also be paid for adult).

  • Wetsuits, PFDs, elbow and knee pads are NOT mandatory, but the safety conscious may like to have them.

  • Fancy dress is NOT mandatory but encouraged and spot prizes will be given.

  • Take care when walking in the water (you will need to at various times) – be observant for holes and places where you can twist your ankle or get caught.

  • Drinking alcohol and liloing is strictly prohibited. Anyone caught drinking and floating will be barred from the course.Details for Mandatories in Lilo Derby and Night Run also found on THIS page (scroll down)

THE WARBURTON ADVENTURE Co.

3km LILO DERBY

START TIME: 10am
START LOCATION: Warburton Recreation Oval (Event HQ)
COURSE: 1.5k run (with silo) + 1.5km river lilo
ASCENT: 50m approx. (the run part, the river flows downhill)
CUT OFF: none
RECORD: 22:44 / Tom Dade. Expected last finisher 1 hour

Never heard of a trail run event incorporating a lilo derby? Neither had we so we thought, innovators that we are, the world NEEDS one. I mean, what a way to cool off after a massive ultra 1.5km trail run? You'll run from the football oval on a trail that leads you to the Caravan Park. Reaching the allowed put in point (that's fancy lilo speak for where you get on the river with your lilo). And downstream you go. You are a LILO PILOT! Yesssssss... always wanted to be a pilot! It's another1.5km downstream back to the footy oval, where you will exit riverbank left (ah, lilo pilot nomenclature makes us sound so damn outdoorsy), and a short spurt back to the final finish line of the entire festival. BYO flotation device (we suggest a hardy version that won't pop on the first rock it encounters) or you can order one when you register online. Lilos will be collected on the morning of the event (we suggest writing your name on it or tying something on that will make it easy to recognise – ever tried finding your lilo in amongst 100?) and transported to the put in. You MUST wear a helmet and shoes when in the river. a PFD and/or a wetsuit is not mandatory, but you might like it. Knee and elbow pads – well, if you're a safety-first kinda person. The rocks are hard and you will bump and scrape your way down. The river is not overly deep and you can stand up most of the way so watch your ankles. 

Yes – it's as fun as it looks, probably more. Yes – you need a helmet (bike helmets are okay). Yes – surf lilos are the best if you are serious about winning. But other flotation devices (tyre tubes in particular) are good. Wetsuits? Your call – you have to run 1.5km to your tube... so maybe not. And it'll be summer, the river will be cold though.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE LILO DERBY HERE

Need a lilo?

The BEST are available (limited number) via our awesome adventure partners Warburton Adventures.

Click below to hire one (you can see the type in the pic below.

Trust us - they go way faster and are tougher than any unicorn / shark / banana / spotted dog /llama flotation device, however fun they may be!

Yes – it's as fun as it looks, probably more. Yes – you need a helmet (bike helmets are okay). Yes – surf lilos are the best if you are serious about winning. But other flotation devices (tyre tubes in particular) are good. Wetsuits? Your call – you have to run 1.5km to your tube... so maybe not. And it'll be summer, the river will be cold though.