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COURSE 0.1:        SOLO ULTRA ONE DAY (Saturday 28th February 2009)
COURSE 0.2:        SOLO ULTRA TWO DAY (Saturday 28th February 2009 and Sunday 1st March 2009)

• Category:   Super fit
• Minimum age 18 years
• Length, approximately 51 km
• Climb, approximately 3200 m

Climb 750 m to Kuripapango Hill.   Follow the ridges to Kiwi Saddle and Kaiarahi to Kaweka J (1724 m), the highest point in Hawke’s Bay.   Down Makahu Trials Spur and return via Little's Clearing, Black Birch Range, Lotkow Hut site, thru' the Donald River, Mackintosh Plateau, Mackintosh Hut, Three Wire Bridge, Lakes Road and Lakes car park to finish at the Event Centre.

COURSE 1:        SOLO CLASSIC ONE DAY (Saturday 28th February 2009)

• Category:   Super fit
• Minimum age 18 years
• Length, approximately 41 km
• Climb, approximately 3200 m

Climb 750 m to Kuripapango Hill.   Follow the ridges to Kiwi Saddle and Kaiarahi to Kaweka J (1724 m), the highest point in Hawke’s Bay.   Down Makahu Trials Spur and return via the Matauria Ridge, Mackintosh Plateau and Lakes car park to finish at the Event Centre.

COURSE 2:       TWO DAY SOLO / PAIR   (Saturday 28th February / Sunday 1st March 2009)

• Category:   Extra fit
• Minimum age 16 years
• Length, approximately 41 km
• Climb, approximately 3200 m

Saturday:   Climb 750 m to Kuripapango Hill.   Follow the ridges to Kiwi Saddle and Kaiarahi to Kaweka J (1724 m), the highest point in Hawke’s Bay.   Down Makahu Trials Spur to overnight campsite at Makahu Saddle.

Sunday:     Return via the Matauria Ridge, Mackintosh Plateau and Lakes car park to finish at the Event Centre.

COURSE 3:       ONE DAY SOLO   (Saturday 28th February 2009)

• Category:   Extra fit
• Minimum age 16 years
• Length, approximately 28 km
• Climb, approximately 2270 m

Climb 750 m to Kuripapango Hill.   Follow the ridges via Kiwi Saddle and Kaiarahi (1500 m) to Mackintosh Spur.   Down Mackintosh Spur and south along the Kaweka track.   Return via Lakes car park to finish at the Event Centre.

COURSE 4:       TWO DAY SOLO / PAIR   (Saturday 28th February / Sunday 1st March 2009)

• Category:   Fit
• Minimum age 16 years
• Length, approximately 30 km
• Climb, approximately 2330 m

Saturday:   Climb 750 m to Kuripapango Hill.   Follow the ridges via Kiwi Saddle and Kaiarahi (1500m) to Mackintosh Spur.   Down Mackintosh Spur to overnight camp site beside Mackintosh Hut.

Sunday:     Return via Lakes car park to finish at the Event Centre.   This course is able to be tramped within the time limits set.

COURSE 5:       ONE DAY SOLO / SCHOOL PAIR   (Sunday 1st March 2009)

• Category:   Fit
• Minimum age 14 years (Guardian consent required for under 16 year olds.)
• Length, approximately 13 km
• Climb, approximately 950 m

Climb 750m to Kuripapango Hill (1250 m).   Descend to the Lakes car park and return around the base of Kuripapango Hill to finish at the Event Centre.

COURSE 6:       DUATHLON (RUN / CYCLE / RUN) ONE DAY, SOLO / TEAM   (Sunday 1st March 2009)

• Category:   Fit
• Minimum age 14 years (Guardian consent required for under 16 year olds.)
• Length, total approximately 29 km
• Climb, approximately 1050 m

Climb 750m to Kuripapango Hill (1250 m), then descend to the Lakes car park.   Course continues with a 16 km mountain bike ride over forestry roads and tracks returning to the Lakes car park.   The last section is a run around the base of Kuripapango Hill to finish at the Event Centre.