Feral Maps
We plan to bring you maps of every course that we run. You can use these to find your way around the Hill both on Saturdays and whenever you feel the need to get out of the house and run in the wind
How many pairs of feet run on the hill? This map by Johanna for 2015.
Competition Courses
Hotfoot Short&Long Start/Finish Arrow to follow
Bacchus Short Long Extended Arrow to follow
Winter Short Long Arrow to follow
Surfer Short Long Extended Arrow to follow
Arsova Short&Long 2016 Long Alternate 2016 Short Alternate Arrow to follow
Holidays (Be Social) 2.4 3.0 3.2 4.1 4.1 4.7 5.1 5.3 5.7 5.9 7.4
Wet/Fire Weather Mud Map Wet Weather Extended
Solstice Cup
Various types of runs ... hopefully fun
2012 and others incl 2019, 2020 (damp), 2021, 2022
2018 Matt goes orienteering. Find the flags, clip your ticket. Weather was full-on winter
2023 A trip to the bottom end of the hill
2024 Rodeo track, new start line
Shanks' Pony Cup
Which is designed as a curtain raiser for the Melbourne Cup, a fun way to finish the Joggers years, then the Joggers Dinner, then the new running year begins.
1992 The inaugural. The 2 lap idea was never done again cos too many pikers stopped after one lap!
1994 The first time I am aware that we utilised the tracks around the Lookout and Rodeo
1996 which features a competition track from the old days which is now almost completely overgrown and hard to find
1998 exploring the Wood Rd hill, and even a bit of street running!
2001 including a short course!
2006 The first time I thought it might be fun to get people lost, but surprisingly few did.
Instructions Where they should have taken you!
2007 The same course but simply marked out
2008 Wow, a decent looking map at last, technology can be wonderful. Three new tracks pioneered here - Vanilla Lily, Daisy Detour of Doms, and Kangaroo Track
2010 Heff loved this one - every time it looked like he was headed home, we turned back out again.
2011 Long 2011 Short Collect as many stars as you can in the time limit
2012 Long 2012 Short We blazed a trail west of Scenic Drive but never used it again - lots of rarely used tracks here
2013 Long 2013 Short The most controversial, when too many did not read the "1st lap / 2nd lap" sign. Also the Joggers first intro to Sadface Hill
2014 Map 2014 Rules Matt set out an orienteering course and the wind almost blew it away
2015 Long 2015 Short Something completely different ... "which way" Vernon went a different way. Boring run for the short cos the committee didn't like plan A
2016 Long 2016 Short featuring two new tracks blazed by the bikers, and the long single track back between the rock ledges, rated by me as the best track on the Hill ... "Utopia"
2017 Long 2017 Short following kangaroo tracks by Hermits Cave, a run spanning two bioregions ... so that's why it felt so long!?
2018 Long 2018 Short "This has gotta be longer than 6km" said a few. Nope it weren't! But a new track always seems longer.
2019 A "worst ever" Shanks' on the wet weather track.
2020 Long 2020 Short "Horses and Jockeys"
2021 Long 2021 Short The Magnificent Coin Toss innovation Instructions
2022 Draw a Loop from the hat, run it, draw another loop, run it, and once more
2023 Anthony's healthy version of the "horses and jockeys" theme. Choose and run one 4km course, then choose and run one 3km course, then draw for your horse/jockey partner. Points are added together to decide the winner
Red 4km Blue 4km Pink 3km Green 3km
2024 Long 2024 Short In which Anthony ordered assassinations and the Ferals did as they were told
Lakesview Classic
This run replaced the Town to Lake. Held two weeks after the City to Surf. A run for club members only, over varied and exciting courses (except that one year from Bilbul when Di threatened me against anything like that ... ever again!).
Classic Course 2002 / 2009 / 2012 / 2015 / 2017 / 2019
2002 Long Short Profile Host : Neil & Johanna
2003 Host : Tracey & Paul A day of rain, slush & gloom
2004 Host : Neil & Johanna from Lakesview Citrus shed
2005 Long 2005 Short Host : Tony & Janelle
2006 Host : Glenys the big ditch!
2008 Host : Ian & Nicole flat & straight ... the bottom end was nice but
2011 our only trip to the unexplored Tharbogang Hill
2013 & 2014 Long Short Host : Nat Parks run & camp-out
2016 Long 2016 Short Recommended Access the best of country air and scenery
2017 Long Details of Gun Club / Jones Rd / Finish
2018 see 2011
2019 see 2017
2020 Long 2020 Short a preview of the new Bacchus comp courses
2021 Long 2021 Short when Neil went awol and Anthony stepped up with a Hill course
2022 Long 2022 Short see 2016
2023 Long 2023 Short tour of the western hill