Running Trails

1. Don’t bite off more than you can chew. Especially when introducing new runners or kids to the trails. We have seen many people being put off running after arriving back shattered because their mates/parents took them for a long run that they weren’t ready for.
2. The Running routes are marked with a running man that has the color of the route. There are mountain bike routes that are marked with similar colors but have arrows instead of a running man. Please make sure that you know what route you are on as the mountain bike routes are a lot longer then the running routes.
3. Take a snacks/gel and enough fluids to sustain you longer than you think you will be out. 
4. If you get lost, go back to the last place you saw an arrow and try again.
5. Don’t forget to stop and enjoy the views.
6. Join two short trails together instead of doing a huge long route. This keeps you closer to the trailhead than one long route and will have more single track per km.

Please be aware of trucks and tractors on the farm roads and loading zones. FARM VEHICLES HAVE RIGHT OF WAY AND PLEASE STAY CLEAR OF LOADING OPERATIONS (the drivers have limited visibility and may not have seen you).

The Running routes are marked with a running man that has the colour of the route. There are mountain bike routes that are marked with similar colours but have arrows instead of a running man. Please make sure that you know what route you are on as the mountain bike routes are a lot longer than the running routes. You are welcome to run the riding routes, just be aware and cautious of riders.

Please Note:
Routes marked (FV) pass through Fairview Estates. Access is permitted for valid Holla Trails members registered in the facial recognition system or day visitors (you will get an access code from the trail head). No dogs allowed on FV routes. Open from 06:00–18:00.

FAIRVIEW ACCESS:
The process at the gates will work as follows, please read and familiarise yourself with the processes:
All gates require an individual check in and check out for each person. The number of entries and exits need to match at the end of the Holla Trails access time of 18:00. We do have access from 06:00 (first check in) to 17:30 (last check in) and every one needs to be out by 18:00.

Members have access with biometrics and you need to be loaded onto the database at the trailhead first.
Day visitors will receive an access code – please bring a valid ID.
Show your face to the scanner or enter your access code and after a positive ID the turnstile or gate for the mantrap opens.

• Strawberry Gate Entry for Silver Workshop17 MTB route, Brown run route, entry and exit for the Blue run route: Turnstile for the runners and cyclists and a sliding gate for the bikes. Cyclists park their bike before the sliding gate and while the cyclist passes through the turnstile, the guard opens the sliding gate and the cyclist can pull the bike through.
• East Gate Exit for Silver Workshop17 route, Blue Roofco MTB route and Brown run route: Runners exit through the turnstile and cyclist use the holding area with two gates. When you enter the holding area and the first gates is closed then the second gate opens. Power failures were an issue with the old system, but the new system has a solar/battery back up in case there is a power failure. In the unlikely scenario that the back-up system fails too, there is an emergency system that locks the first gate and opens the second gate so you will never be locked in.
• Top Gate Entry for Blue Roofco, Purple, Yellow and Gold MTB routes: Holding area with two gates. When you enter the holding area and the first gates is closed then the second gate opens. Power failures were an issue with the old system, but the new system has a solar/battery back up in case there is a power failure. In the unlikely scenario that the back-up system fails too, there is an emergency system that locks the first gate and opens the second gate so you will never be locked in.