A-Peeling!

Starting at the shelter run around the gravel roadway clockwise until you are about halfway to the loos, then to the left you will see the sign for Acland Falls. Head onto that trail and straight away onto the steps - 100m vert in about 500m will warm you up.

At the intersection head right to the falls and give back all of the 100m as you plummet down the hill. The trail here is exemplary and you will have no trouble pushing it. Take some time at the falls and then retrace your steps back up the 100m vert to the intersection again. At the intersection head right onto Allans Track.

Now kiss goodbye to nice groomed walkway,say hello to mongrel track. Very technical for much of this section, added to some steady climbing - the major part of the 492m vert is done in about 2.5km... you do the math! So follow Allans Track until it comes to a T junction, then head left down the hill. Some lovely flowing downhill here, mixed with a bit of technical and a few mud pools. Keep an eye out on you right for a sign pointing to Fern Walk - you will only see the back of the sign as you are running down.

Turn left onto Fern Walk and you have nearly 2.5km of largely runnable, slightly downhill running. There are sections of mud, tree roots and some gnarly bits, but overall great running and watch out for some big-ass trees. Eventually it will spit you out next to the road. Turn left, run about 40 metres and left again onto Big Tree Walk. Run this and take a left at the intersection and it will spit you out at your car!