⛰️🏃♀️➡️ Trail Run - August Adventure Day
Practical details
📆 Date: Sunday 30 August
⏰ Time: 9am–4pm
📍 Location: Dandenong Ranges (1h drive from Melbourne) - start and finish of the trail run is Sherbrooke Picnic Ground
🚐 Transport to location: Carpool from Richmond, Melbourne organised
🥾 Trail Run length & Elevation: 5km & 122m elevation
🏔️ Hike Grade: Grade 3 - uneven ground on trails, slight elevation
💨 Pace: This isn’t about performance or speed. We’ll move at a pace that feels good for the group, with breaks along the way.
💰 Cost: $50
👯 Group size: Limited to 15
This Adventure Day is the 3rd in a growing series of monthly Adventure Days hosted on the last Sunday of each month.
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They are designed to bring women together through shared outdoor experiences that build confidence, friendships, and connection!
💛 Why join us
💛 Do something you love and meet women who love it too
🏃♀️ Explore beautiful trails and challenge yourself gently
👯♀️ Connect, reflect, and share stories over a cozy picnic
✨ Shake up routine and bring more play and adventure into winter
🗓️ Find inspiration and accountability for the adventures you want to create in the months ahead
This space is being co-created with its members, with the intention of keeping adventure affordable and accessible for women based in Melbourne.
It stems from my own experience of arriving in Melbourne 6 years ago and craving a tribe of adventure-loving women to explore the outdoors with.
If you’re a migrant, expat, or local craving connection with like-minded women who love adventure, this place is for you 🌿
🏃♀️➡️ Who this event is for
This Adventure Day is designed for women who already enjoy running, whether on roads or trails, as well as women who are curious about trail running and want to give it a go in a supportive environment.
Women in the community shared that trail running is something they’ve been wanting to try, so this Adventure Day is intentionally designed for them to feel approachable, playful, and non-intimidating.
No trail running experience is required, but you should feel comfortable running 6km on flat ground and be injury-free 💛
💫 The Adventure Circle
After the trail run, we’ll gather for a cozy picnic and an intentional moment of connection.
The Adventure Circle is a space held after the Adventure part of the day to slow down, reflect, and have the kinds of conversations we rarely make time for in everyday life.
Through guided activities, prompts, journaling, and group sharing, we’ll reflect on the past month, celebrate moments that made us feel alive, and set intentions for the adventures we want to create next.
You’ll never be pressured to share more than you want to, but the intention is to create a space where women can connect more deeply, feel inspired, and leave with new ideas, and friendships.
📆 Agenda
9am: Meet-up behind Victoria Gardens in Richmond at the corner of Doonside St & David Street
9:15am: Carpool to the Dandenong Ranges
10:15am: Welcome & introductions
10:30am: Start of the trail run
11:30am: Cosy Picnic
1:00pm: Intentions and Sharing Circle
2:30pm: Carpool back to Melbourne
4pm (at the latest): Back in Melbourne
✅ What’s provided
Carpool oragnised to the Dandenong Ranges and back to Melbourne
Trail guidance
Savory and sweet snacks for the picnic break
Connection circle and guided adventure planning session
Emergency kit
A little surprise ✨
🎒 What to bring
Trail running shoes / running shoes with a bit of grip
Trail vest (not absolutely needed as this is a small trail)
Water for your trail vest if you have one
Water bottle with at least 1L
A change of clothes
Sunscreen
A sandwich
Hat
Notebook + pen
🛟 A note on safety
The trail run location will be checked beforehand
Clear guidance will be given at the start
The group will stay together
Hey, I’m Ines 👋
Adventure has been the red thread of my life.
From climbing trees and building dams as a kid to living in 8 countries, summiting mountains, walking on a glacier in Patagonia, running a 50km trail race, completing my first triathlon, and exploring alpinism in the Italian Alps…
…curiosity has always guided me 🧭
Adventure has never been about ticking boxes or adrenaline for me
→ it’s about:
Presence
Self-trust
And the magic that happens when we connect to nature, ourselves, and each other 💫
Looking forward to spending an adventurous day together ✨
Any questions about the event? Email me at hello@inesschubi.com 💌 or DM me on Instagram @the_adventurecircle