The Australian Adventure Festival is coming
Calling all adventure sport enthusiasts – the Australian Adventure Festival (AAF) is officially on the 2015 calendar. To be held in East Gippsland, Victoria, AAF is where the worlds of adventure sport will meet in one ultimate festival.
Scheduled for October, AAF will include headline events for the sports of mountain biking, trail running, paddling and adventure racing. Distances are set to range from under 20km to 100km, with stage and adventure challenge events available in adventure racing. Kids events and cultural/entertainment based events will round out the program for the festival weekend.
When asked about East Gippsland as an adventure destination, Sharon Blegg - local adventure enthusiast and sister of internationally recognised adventure racer Deanna Blegg - said: “it is totally unique. The proximity of the ocean to the lakes to the wilderness is like nowhere I have been before. It is literally untouched. When out on the trails it’s not like other destinations where you can travel a clear line – at times you still need to create your own path. You get out there and you feel like it is just you and the bush. You are totally immersed in nature.” Blegg and her father Howard are responsible for the creation of purpose built mountain bike trails in the region over the past eight years. Blegg has been one of the key consultants in course design for AAF events.
Visit www.adventurefestival.com to join the AAF mailing list and to be the first to know when entries are launched in January, 2015.
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