MEET: 7.30am, Left off Drake Brockman Drive, just west of intersection with William Hovel Drive, Higgins, Belconnen.

RUN: The Pinnacle – A hilly loop run on dirt fire trail around the Pinnacle (8km)

BREAKFAST: Two Before Ten, The Aranda Shops, , 68 Bandjalong Cres, Aranda

DETAILS:

• Head south keeping William Hovel Drive on left.
• At 500m take tunnel under William Hovel and head south east following along fence line.
• Take second major trail on right (about 1.5km) heading south. Trail heads downhill and moves around to east then north easterly direction as skirting the hill.
• After turning north take a right turn at T intersection heading east then north easterly.
• Turn left and head back with Springvale Rd on your right and past water tanks on left.
• Keeping houses on your right rejoin the outbound track at about 6.5km.
• Total 8km.

Meet: 7.30am, Cooleman Court, Weston Creek – carpark behind McDonald’s

Run: Weston Creek to Governor General’s – 12.6km (bike path, flat with a couple of climbs)

Breakfast: The Meating Room, 45 Liardet St, Weston Creek

• From car park head east to bike path.
• Turn left and head north on bike path parallel to Streeton Drive.
• Go under Streeton Drive and continue right/north parallel to Streeton Drive.
• At Cotter Road intersection, cross Cotter road and take the bike path heading north.
• Continue on bike path under Tuggeranong Parkway, over bridge and turn right at T-intersection.
• Take underpass left and head up hill beside the Federal Golf Course until Dunrossil Drive.
• Turnaround here and retrace the run

MEET: 7.30am, Treloar Crescent, Campbell (car park at rear of War Memorial)

RUN: Undulating out and back on fire trail along the base of Mt Ainslie, in a northerly direction (6.8km, 11km and 13km options)

BREAKFAST: Pedlar, 65 Constitution Avenue, Campbell

Run details:

• Cross Mt Ainslie Drive, pass the BBQ area and head on foot path up the hill.
• Turn left at second fire trail and continue around Mt Ainslie in an anticlockwise direction.
• At three-way fork take the middle fork up the hill and turn right at t-intersection.
• Go past (or turn back at metal gate (6.8km).
• For a longer run (11km) go to the water reservoir: take left turn as you run up the hill after the metal gate and run as far as the water reservoir and return
• For an even longer run, a clockwise loop run around Mt Ainslie – continue up the hill rather than taking left turn, veer left after long down hill, skirt side of building and cross Mt Ainslie Drive.
• Take left turn (not uphill) at three way intersection and arrive at the top of the foot track where you started – you will see the roof of the War Memorial and turn left (13km with reservoir extension; 9.5km without)