Stage 5 - "Mongarlowe River" - 14.7km
Yuin Country
Checkin - 6:30am Start - 6:45am Finish (Cutoff) - 8:40am Start/Finish (Google Maps), intersection of River Forest Rd and Monga Rd 25 mins drive from Braidwood or 45 mins drive from Batemans Bay. Please enter the stage via Kings Hwy and River Forest Rd – do not attempt to enter via Araluen Rd and Monga Lane! Parking at the start/finish (Mongarlowe River Picnic Area) Stock up beforehand in Braidwood
This is an out and back stage from the Monga Village area in the Monga National Park south of Braidwood. The course follows River Forest Rd alongside the Mongarlowe river with flat and gently sloping sections and a small creek crossing.
Have your cold weather gear ready for the early start although it can get humid in the forest. Breezes from the coast often generate low clouds that engulf the surrounding forest in what the locals refer to as the Monga Mist.
Terrain: Dirt roads, firetrails, small shallow creek crossing