Paluma Push Race Courses

The course consists of dirt road, old 4WD tracks and sections of cow pad single track with some climbs and lots of fun down hills.
 
The Paluma Push Classic Course (Recreational Classes) is approx 42km long and is recommended for the novice to intermediate riders.

The Paluma Push Marathon Course (Competitive Classes) is approx 65km long and has extra technical sections, difficult climbs and descents to make it more of a challenge and is recommended for the more experienced and fitter rider. The 2012 course will be finalised soon but here is a link to the 2011 Marathon course to give you an idea.

The conditions along the course are variable but being in July it’s traditionally a glorious North Queensland winter, cool and sometimes misty at the start in Paluma and dry and warmer conditions as riders approach Hidden Valley.  Ultimately, conditions can depend on the amount of rain the area gets in the summer wet season and any out of season rain up to race day.  A good summer wet season makes for a couple of interesting creek crossings. An exceptionally good wet season makes them even more interesting.

There are 4 check points along the route all with radio contact to each other and Paluma and Hidden Valley.  The course is cleared by a sweep rider so if you have break down you won’t be left out there (for too long).

START  (At the Paluma Community Centre, Paluma Village)
Start for competition class riders will be at 9:00am sharp.
Start for recreation class riders will be 9:30 sharp.

Due to over whelming feedback in 2011: the rolling start behind the lead vehicle is gone.  The first 4 km along the bitumen road is now part of the race.  But if you liked the rolling start, by all means use this time for a good warm up (yeah right).

At each check point Recreational and Competitive classes take different routes and these turns are clearly marked.

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