Run Fest Port Macquarie Course Guide

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Rydges 21.1km Half Marathon

Lap 1 – 11.1km Lap 2 – 10km


  • Start at Town Green heading toward Westport Park at 7am in your allocated starting wave
  • Through Short Street car park alongside the board walk across the start of Clarence Street. Follow to the Food For Less car park
  • Take a left turn towards Short street at the southern end of the car park
  • Turn right onto Buller Street (road section)
  • Run over the Buller Street bridge (road section) and turn right at Hollingworth Street Car Park
  • Turn left and join onto the path through Westport park then veer left on the grass section after Livi’s Playground
  • Continue on the path up to Buller street and turn left to complete a loop alongside the West Port Club.
  • Join onto Buller Street
  • Turn Right onto Park Street and continue on the road (keeping left)
  • Continue on toward Settlement Point over first bridge (road section)
  • Continue on the road, over the second bridge and continue on the road to the turn around point
  • Follow the road back to the second bridge on Settlement Point Rd. Cross the bridge via the path.
  • As you exit the bridge follow the path to the left
  • Re-join the path before the first bridge on Settlement Point Road and follow the path to the Sails Resort. Veer right onto Park Street and follow keeping left to Buller Street.
  • Turn left to re-join path heading back to Livi’s playground.
  • Turn right after the Livi’s playground garden and retrace steps back to Short Street Car Park
  • Turn left and head underneath the Buller Street Bridge via the foot path. Proceed to the turn point, retrace your steps and take a left into the Short Street Car Park (Lap 1 Only)
  • Past town green join onto the break wall and follow along past the skate park
  • Veer right before the end of the break wall (skate park)
  • Follow the path through to the town beach car park
  • SECOND TURNAROUND POINT at the end of Town Beach
  • Return the same way back to Town Green

First lap completed

  • Continue along the Town Green Path and proceed onto the 2nd lap.
  • After second lap veer left into the centre of the Town Square
  • Finish in the Town Square

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ATHLETES FOOT 10KM 1 LAP RUN COURSE STEP BY STEP


  • Start at Town Green heading toward Westport Park at 9am in your allocated starting wave
  • Through Short Street car park alongside the board walk across the start of Clarence Street. Follow to the Food For Less car park
  • Take a left turn towards Short street at the southern end of the car park
  • Turn right onto Short Street (road section)
  • Turn right onto Buller Street (road section)
  • Run over the Buller Street bridge (road section) and turn right at the Marine Rescue Car Park
  • Turn left and join onto the path through Westport park then veer left on the grass section after Livi’s Playground
  • Continue on the path up to Buller street and turn left onto Buller street.
  • Turn Right onto Park Street and continue on the road (keeping left)
  • Continue on toward Settlement Point over first bridge (road section)
  • Continue on the road, over the second bridge and continue on the road to the turn around point joining on the path heading back towards town.
  • After approximately 100m re-join the road section via driveway
  • Follow the road back to the second bridge on Settlement Point Rd. Cross the bridge via the path.
  • Veer back on the road after the bridge
  • Re-join the path before the first bridge on Settlement Point Road and follow the path to the Sails Resort. Veer right onto Park Street and follow keeping left to Buller Street.
  • Turn left to re-join path heading back to Livi’s playground.
  • Turn right after the Livi’s playground garden and retrace steps back to Town Green
  • Past town green join onto the break wall and follow along past the skate park
  • Veer right before the end of the break wall (skate park)
  • Follow the path through to the town beach car park
  • SECOND TURNAROUND POINT at the end of Town Beach
  • Return the same way back to Town Green
  • Continue along the Town Green Path and veer left into the centre of the Town Square
  • Finish in the Town Square

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5KM 1 LAP RUN COURSE STEP BY STEP


  • Start at Town Green heading toward Westport Park at 10am in your allocated starting wave
  • Through Short Street car park alongside the board walk across the start of Clarence Street. Follow to the Food For Less car park
  • Take a left turn towards Short street at the southern end of the car park
  • Turn right onto Short Street (road section)
  • Turn right onto Buller Street (road section)
  • Run over the Buller Street bridge (road section) and turn right at the Marine Rescue Car Park
  • Turn left and join onto the path through Westport park then veer left on the path toward Park Street
  • FIRST TURNAROUND POINT at approximately 100m after Marine Rescue at West Port Park
  • Return the same way until Town Green
  • Past town green join onto the break wall and follow along past the skate park
  • Veer right before the end of the break wall
  • Follow the path through to the town beach car park
  • SECOND TURNAROUND POINT at the end of Town Beach
  • Return the same way back to Town Green
  • Veer left into the centre of the Town Square
  • Finish in the Town Square

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1 LAP KIDS FUN RUN 4-12YRS COURSE STEP BY STEP


  • Start at Town Green heading toward Westport Park
  • Through Short Street car park alongside the board walk across the start of Clarence Street. Follow to the Food For Less car park
  • Take a right turn onto the footbridge and follow the foreshore path
  • Join onto the path through Westport park then veer left on the grass section after Livi’s Playground
  • Continue on the path up towards turn around point
  • Head back along the West Port Park path and back to Town Green
  • Follow the Town Green path to the eastern end turn point
  • Continue along the Town Green Path and veer left into the centre of the Town Square
  • Finish in the Town Square

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1 LAP COURSE STEP BY STEP


  • Start at Town Green heading toward Westport Park
  • Through Short Street car park alongside the board walk across the start of Clarence Street. Follow to the Food For Less car park
  • Take a right turn onto the footbridge and follow the foreshore path
  • Join onto the path through Westport park then veer left on the grass section after Livi’s Playground
  • Continue on the path up towards turn around point
  • Head back along the West Port Park path and back to Town Green
  • Follow the Town Green path to the eastern end turn point
  • Continue along the Town Green Path and veer left into the centre of the Town Square
  • Finish in the Town Square

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