Finding a Course at Stromlo Forest Park

Today:
Distance: 17.45 km
Time: 95' 51"
Rate: 5' 29" per km
Weather: cloudy, temp 14-18 degrees, humidity 60%, wind calm
Week: 17.45 km
Nov: 43.05 km
Year: 3984.25 km

This was my first time to actually run on the grass cross country course at Stromlo Forest Park. This is partly due to being too lazy to drive that far, I usually work on a Saturday night finishing after midnight and then sleep in on Sunday morning, and I can run on great trails from home.
This weekend I haven't worked so an early night last night enabled me to get out of bed and get out to Stromlo for an 8:00 am start. Unfortunately, few others had read about the earlier start so only 3 of us were there at 8.
This gave Chris and Nigel a chance to help me find suitable tracks to run our monthly handicap in March '09.
Anyone that doesn't like the course, you missed your chance.
We made the most of the grass cross country track, then off on to the dirt on a out and back with a loop for the long course. You don't realize that the grass track is not flat until you run on it. A couple of times we ran the course to get it checked for distance by GPS. Distance probably around 7 km for the long course and 3.5 km for the short. Hopefully the mountain bikes will be well away from our area on run day, and the weather will be kind as there are no trees to provide shade or relief from the wind.
On the way home I stopped at Pine Is. A short 3 km run then into the river for 10 minutes for aid recovery. The sun had appeared by then, a nice afternoon should be on the way.
A good morning, thanks to Chris and Nigel for their input, greatly appreciated, especially with the calculations of distances, all using our own brain power, fingers and toes.