Triathlon Festival Courses

 

Swim - The 80m course for the Junior Joyathon follows a straight line that is never more than 20 metres from the shore.



Cycle  - The 4.7 km course heads north along the cycle path. At the intersection turn right, up the hill. Cross Garryowen Dr and turn right onto the cycle path. Follow the path south, across a carpark, before returning north to the bike compound. Complete two laps.  Ride single file and keep to the left at all times.
 

 

Run - The course is a cross country course within the grassy expanse bordered by Garryowen Drive. After exiting the compound from the northern end the course immediately turns sharply right onto the grass, heads south, makes a loop around the play equipment, then returns northwards, crossing John Cardiff Close and then briefly joining the bike path before crossing the finish line.

Swim - Starts on the beach at the southern end of Black Mountain Peninsula swimming area. The swim course goes around the small island, keeping the buoys to your right. Swimmers exit the water and run up the beach, following the chute under the trees to the changeover at the bike compound.



Cycle - Starting from the Bike Compound at the southern end of John Cardiff Close, proceed north along John Cardiff Cl with a right towards Garryowen Drive, then left onto Garryowen, following it to Lady Denman Drive, where you make a left turn heading west. At the Lady Denman Dr/Forest Dr traffic lights, turn left into the Car Park Rd (no official name), proceed to the end of the car park and then continue onto the bike path leading to the main ‘’around the lake” bike path, turn left and follow the bike path initially north and then east towards Black Mountain Peninsula. Keep following the bike path till it reaches Garryowen Dr. Turn right onto the road and proceed south to John Cardiff Cl. Turn right and then left into the southern arm of John Cardiff Cl. Dismount before the entrance to the compound.

Run - 2.35km
After the exiting the bike compound, the course turns left and follows the bike path around the perimeter of Black Mountain Peninsula in an anti-clockwise direction. At the northern end of the peninsula the course turns left, crosses Garryowen Drive, heads downhill on the main Lake Burley Griffin bike path and turns left again to rejoin the original bike path before completing the loop under the finish banner back at the compound.

 

 

 

 

Swim - Starts on the beach at the southern end of Black Mountain Peninsula swimming area. The swim course goes around the small island, keeping the buoys to your right.



Cycle - KEEP TO THE LEFT AND RIDE SINGLE FILE AT ALL TIMES UNLESS OVERTAKING – DRAFTING IS NOT PERMITTED.  Starting from the Bike Compound at the southern end of John Cardiff Close, proceed north along John Cardiff Cl with a right towards Garryowen Drive, then left onto Garryowen Dr, follow it to Lady Denman Drive and make a left turn heading west. At the Lady Denman Dr/Forest Dr traffic lights turn left into the Car Park Rd (no official name), do a U-turn at the end of the car park and return towards Lady Denman Dr, turn left onto lady Denman, follow to Cotter Rd. Turn left onto Cotter Rd, proceed past Dunrossil Dr and Dudley St (passing through the switched off lights controlled by SES) to merge onto Adelaide Ave. Proceed along Adelaide Ave past Hopetoun Circuit, turning left at State Circle, follow it around and then turn left at Flynn Dr. Continue down Flynn Dr towards roundabout, turn left onto Alexandrina Dr, follow till almost Hopetoun Cirt. Perform a U-turn around cones 30m before Hopetoun Cirt intersection. Return along Alexandrina Dr, at the Flynn Dr roundabout proceed straight onto Coronation Dr, turn left at Commonwealth Ave. Proceed over Commonwealth Ave bridge and take the exit ramp to turn west onto Parkes Way. Keep following Parkes Way west until the exit ramp to Lady Denman Dr. Take this exit and turn left at lights (controlled by SES) onto Lady Denman Dr and follow around to Garryowen Dr where a left turn is made and then a right turn into John Cardiff Cl. Turn left into the southern arm of John Cardiff Cl and dismount before the cycle compound.

Run - The course is an 'Out-and-Back' course. After the exiting the bike compound, the course turns right and initially follows the bike path in a northerly direction before veering left and leaving the peninsula to follow the bike path along the shore of Lake Burley Griffin in a westerly direction. The turnaround, which is at the 2.5km mark, is approximately 150 metres after passing the ACT ATSI Cultural Centre.  Return along the same route.