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Halloween Howler

Saturday 28th Oct 2023

5km – 10km – 21km – 42km – 50km – 6hr

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The Halloween Howler is a Saturday afternoon/evening trail run that provides the perfect backdrop to an evening of surprises, and maybe a few spooks!! Part of a series designed to introduce people to night running, competitors enjoy a safe and supported 5km loop race under headtorch.  The shorter distances are completed before sunset, with the 21k, 42k and 50k pushing into the night.

Safe and supported – yes. But be prepared for some of those strange happenings that only occur at Halloween!

Other great runs at the You Yangs:

You Yangs Running Festival

New Years Eve Rock Around the Clock

Please read the guide carefully if you are a competitor or supporter.

Fees for 2023

All prices listed are excluding GST and Humanitix** fees.

Race

EARLY BIRD

14th – 24th Aug

STANDARD

25th Aug – 16th Oct

LATE

17th – 29th Oct

5km

$40

$50

$60

10km

$60

$70

$80

21km

$70

$80

$90

42km

$80

$90

$110

50km

$90

$100

$120

6hr

$90

$100

$120

**Trailsplus uses the Humanitix Ticketing System.  This is an awesome ticketing platform run by a not-for-profit organisation that donates 100% of the profits from booking fees to a humanitarian cause.

Race Schedule

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50km

42km

5km

10km

21km

Check-in

2:00pm – 2:45pm

3:00pm – 3:45pm

4:00pm – 4:45pm

5:00pm – 5:45pm

6:00pm – 6:45pm

Race Start

3:00pm

4:00pm

5:00pm

6:00pm

7:00pm

Course Map

In 2023, the Halloween Howler will be held on the original course in the Western Plantation.  Last year’s move to the New Years Eve course was temporary due to flooding in the Plantation.

Click on map for a downloadable PDF.

Location

You Yangs Regional Park

Western Plantation carpark
390 Sandy Creek Rd
Little River VIC 3212

All Trailsplus events donate $1 for each participant to CanTeen, the Australian organisation for Young people Living with cancer.

UPDATE: In 2022, there were 113 competitors and $90 donations through registration, so Trailsplus donated $203 to CanTeen from the Halloween race.

On June 30th 2019 we surpassed donations of $50,000 to CanTeen. Massive thanks to our runners, volunteers and supporters.

Our Sponsors

We are proud of our sponsors and partners because we believe in their products. We are confident you will be satisfied as you check them out and support them. If you have a product that you would like to share with our running community, please contact us for a chat. We'd love to hear from you.