Based
at the Trentham Club Rooms in Upper Hutt. This cross country
race was first held in 1986 and takes place over mixed terrain. Starting and finishing
on footpaths, the bulk of the race takes place across grass
and compacted mud, with a detour through Bartons Bush.
Walkers race in teams of three, runners
in teams of four (prior to 2019, runners were teams of five). Everyone completes the same 4km loop..
The 2022 event has been postponed from
its original date due to a Covid outbreak. The new date is
10 July.