New Year's Day Running - Mt Field

01/01/2015 - 01/01/2015 18 °C

What better way to start 2015 than with a 10 mile run!
The tall swap gums of Mt Field are amongst some of the tallest trees in Australia.

The route to Tarn Shelf is a bush walkers paradise, especially in Autumn when the glacial lakes, mountains and valleys are spectacularly highlighted by the red and orange hues of the deciduous beech trees.

Ok, I can hear you groaning... so what if I showed you some of the stunning scenery that we took in along the way as we gained over 1,600ft...

Tarn Shelf is a 'delightful series of glacial lakes'.

The route was a mixture of duckboarding...
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pathways...

and, um, rivers...

Yes, the above was the official route!

We covered 10miles and gained a height of 1,700ft.Needless to say, as with every good run, there is cake involved ...cake with a view...

and cake, makes for happy runners...!!