Sri Chinmoy Yerrabi/Mulligans Flat Short-Course Maps and Descriptions

The Short Course starts with a 2.5 km run. From the compound at Yerrabi Pond District Park, head north on the cycle path beside the pond. Turn left across the pedestrian bridge that links the little island to the 'mainland.' At the far shore, turn right and continue on the cycle path all the way around and back to the starting point. Then transition to the paddle course.



The second leg of the Short Course is one loop of the route shown above. Starting from the left hand side of the wooden pontoon, head out to the first buoy and turn left towards the dam wall, then follow the course in a clockwise direction, passing to the left hand side of the little island on the way out, then to the right hand side on the return. Upon exiting the water, bring your paddle craft to the paddle compound and transition to the mountain bike.



The third leg of the Short Course is 15 kms on the mountain bike. From the compound, first head south west and follow the cycle path around the pond. Turn left (north) off the cycle path to pass under Horse Park Dr next to the storm water channel, then turn right to follow the dirt path alongside Horse Park Dr for about one kilometre.

Turn left off this dirt path onto another dirt track which brings you through a dip to a gate leading into Mulligans Flat Reserve, part of Canberra Nature Park. Climb this gate, then turn left onto the main track which you follow with a fenceline on your left. Ignore the first potential right hand turn but then turn almost immediately right onto a main dirt road. Follow this mostly flat and fast track in a large arc. Eventually you will make a hairpin right hand turn where the southern track joins with your track.

Follow this track back in a westerly direction, then take the next fork to the left. After a few hundred metres, continue straight ahead to follow the "Bird Walk" signs. Continue on this track until you return to the gate through which you originally entered the Reserve. Climb the gate once more and return to Yerrabi Pond by the same route. At the storm water channel, sweep down and through the concrete channel and up the other side onto the cycle path, heading to your left around beside Yerrabi Pond to the finish. Transition to the final run.



After the mountain bike leg, the final run course heads south-west and follows the cycle path around the western and northern shores of Yerrabi Pond. Turn right across the pedestrian bridge that links the little island with the 'mainland.' Then turn right again and head to the finish.