ENTRY DETAILS & COSTS

This is a festival. A celebration. And as with any good party, there will be lots of things going on. So your first mission is to choose exactly what kind of celebration you are going to make of it. What are you going to do?

You can make a full multiday challenge by running in every possible event, choose to run every day but not in everything, pick and mix a few different distances across the three days. or just elect your fave race and keep it at that. 

**NOTE ON FEES: please note that prices listed are INCLUDING third party charges as collected by Race Ready (the booking system peeps). In the past you would see those fees added once you register.

Your choices: 

MULTIDAY ULTRA MADNESS – $300-350 ($505 value)

You will take on the Marathon (50km) on Sunday, back up with the Donna Double (22km), Three Thong Thang, and the night run on Sunday (9km), plus the Lilo Dash ‘n Derby (3km). Penalty time for NOT running the Three Thong Thang: 20 mins - so if things are close for King / Queen of the Trails, best you get you thongs out.

ULTRA MARATHON ONLY (LUMBERJACK RUN – 50km), SATURDAY – $200-250

Single entry to this event.

HALF MARATHON ONLY (REDWOODS RUSH – 27km), SATURDAY – $110-130

Single entry to this event. 

HALF MARATHON ONLY (DONNA DOUBLE – 22km), SUNDAY – $110-130

Single entry to this event.

14KM SAWMILL GROVE RUN ONLY, SUNDAY - $70-90

Single entry to this event.

NIGHT RUN ONLY (LITTLE JOE’S NIGHT TERROR – 9km), SUNDAY - $50-70

Single entry to this event.

4.5KM RIVER RAPID RUN ONLY, SATURDAY – $35-45

Single entry to this event.

4.5KM RIVER RAPID RUN & WALK ONLY, SUNDAY – $35-45

Single entry to this event.

DOUBLE RIVER DASH - 4.5KM SAT + 4.5KM SUNDAY - $60-80

Do the ‘other’ double - two 4.5km river runs!

THREE THONG THANG DASH, SUNDAY - $10

Single entry to this event

LILO DASH 'n DERBY, MONDAY – $35-45

Single entry to this event.

SO WHAT TICKET-TO-RUN WILL YOU LOCK IN?

Be a shame to just run one... this is a party after all...

GO THE MULTIDAY!!!

A note on prices:

Unfortunately due to that ole’ inflation thing and exorbitant supply-chain price rises in things like medals, bibs, timing services, rental of equipment, insurance, petrol, permits and other operating costs across the board , plus the need to pay our professional staff at least somewhat adequately for their time, there has been a price rise from 2022. That said, Warburton Trail Fest Prices are for the most part still cheaper than or on par with many other contemporary events (and none of those have a lilo derby, three thong thang, or the awesome vibe we muster up!).

But for the sake of comparison here’s the price points of a few other events and similar distances:

COMPARATIVE ENTRY FEES

Ultra Trail Australia

50km - $300 (Warby Trail Fest = $200-250)

22km - $170 (Warby Trail Fest = $110-130)

11km - $105 (Warby Trail Fest = $70-90)

Surf Coast Century

50km - $258 (Warby Trail Fest = $200-250)

21km (equivalent  - 4 person team in 100Km) - $124 per person (Warby Trail Fest = $110-130)

Gone Nuts (tas)

50km - $220 (Warby Trail Fest = $200-250)

25km $105  (Warby Trail Fest = $110-130)

Blackall 100 

50km - $245-295 (Warby Trail Fest = $200-250)

21km - $150 (Warby Trail Fest = $110-130)

Australian Alpine Ascent

59km - $245-315 (Warby Trail Fest = $200-250)

25km - $165-235 (Warby Trail Fest = $110-130)

SOME IMPORTANT NOTES

MULTIDAY MADNESS

To qualify for Multiday Madness 'King/Queen of the Trails' and/or the Multiday Medal, you MUST complete all the allocated races including the Lilo Derby as mandatory. Non-completion means you will not get a Multiday Madness medal.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR LILO DERBY WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED

• PARTICIPANTS MUST use a suitable inflatable device such as a surf lilo, regular lilo, or inflatable tyre (or other inflatable capable of floating your body weight). We suggest hard wearing material, rather than cheap, flimsy plastic which will puncture easily on sticks and stones! The idea is your lilo or flotation device is still pumped up at the finish line (trust us, you'll be faster if it doesn't deflate!)

• PROTECTIVE HELMETS ARE MANDATORY (bike helmets okay). No-one will be allowed on the river without a helmet. We recommend (but not mandatory at this stage) Personal Flotation jackets, too. The more you float, the faster you go.

• SHOES / FOOTWEAR ARE MANDATORY. It's rocky underfoot, you'll have to stand at times and we don't want punctured feet! And you have to run to the start of the lilo leg anyway.

• LILOS can be purchased as part of registration OR you can BYO.

• LILOS will be collected prior to race start on Monday morning. We will transport them to the start of the lilo leg (you will run to that location from the Football Oval).

• CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 12 must be accompanied by a supervising adult.

• In summary, you must have a lilo, shoes and a helmet.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS - LITTLE JOE'S NIGHT TERROR NIGHT RUN

It is mandatory to have a headlamp on this as it is a night run. No headlamp, no run.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS - THREE THONG THANG DASH FOR CASH

It says it in the name, it is mandatory to run in three thongs; one on each foot and then one, well, the third one is the other kind of ‘thong’, what the mean when they say ‘thong’ in America (note: mankinis are also acceptable).

OTHER MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL RUNS CAN BE FOUND IN FAQs

There are Mandatory items for other runs. Please check the requirements in FAQs.

REFUNDS

Will only be given if requested in writing three weeks prior to the event (7th February 2025), there are no exceptions, even if you have a medical certificate and sob story! Please don't request a refund post that date, as refusal seems to offend. This is part of the agreement in registering. Reason is that most of your fee has already been spent on logistics (bibs ordered, food purchased, permit number included, etc). Standard event operating conditions. Refunds prior to the date will be less a small administration fee. 

MEDALS

Will be given out for finishers of: 

• Multiday Madness (all events completed) – special Multiday Madness Fest medal

• 50km Lumberjack Run – general Warburton Trail Fest medal

• 25km Redwoods Rush – general Warburton Trail Fest medal

• 22km Donna Double – general Warburton Trail Fest medal

• 14km Sawmill Run – general Warburton Trail Fest medal

• 5km Rapid River Runs – general Warburton Trail Fest medal

• Lilo Derby – no medal

• Three Thong Thang – no medal

If you are entering multiple runs (but not the Multiday Madness) we ask that you just take a medal for one of your events (you can take more if you want, but hey, they'll be the same medal).

TRANSPORT FOR THE LUMBERJACK RUN – OWN CAR OR BUS?

The start of the 50km Lumberjack Run is located in Powelltown, a village approximately 30 minutes drive from Warburton. 

You can arrange your own transport / car shuffle, or you can BOOK and PAY for a bus when you register online. Only those booked and paid will be able to catch the bus, which will leave from Warburton Football Oval an hour prior to the allocated start time of the run.

Directions to the start of the Lumberjack Run (all other runs start and finish in Warburton)