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The following year it switched to a long-course format that was quickly dubbed the ‘toughest triathlon in Queensland’. Over the years, HOTW has attracted giants of the sport, including world champions Tim Reed and Pete Jacobs, and Canada’s Lisa Bentley, a Triathlon Hall of Fame inductee.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETraditionally held in February, HOTW now takes place in the relative comfort of March (when average daily temperatures hover around 30-degrees) over two days, starting with Super Saturday’s charity runs, mini-tris and kid’s events, before culminating in the main event on Sunday.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESuper Saturday\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\r\n\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe action starts with GTH+ Super Saturday, featuring events for all ages and fitness levels, from 5 and 10-kilometre charity runs (with $20 from each entry going to a local charity), to the Hell Kids Triathlon for kids 6-11 years old, and the Firestarter Tri for ages 12 and above.\u003Cbr\u003E\r\n\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Firestarter features a 200-metre pool swim, 750-metre ride, and 2-kilometre run. 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Museum\"\u003EGunsyd Statue and Museum\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E honouring Australia’s 1972 Horse of the Year (the ‘Goondiwindi Grey’), or admire the Banksy-esque stencil work and murals of \u003C/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/attractions/p-5f92578b7d455f6f41fdec7c-lanescape-street-art\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Lanescape Street Art Goondiwindi\"\u003ELanescape Street Art\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETour Alcheringa, Goondiwindi Cotton’s working farm, and discover the history of cotton in Australia, stopping for morning tea along the way before finishing up at the family-owned farm’s own fashion house.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELive it up in the great outdoors at \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/attractions/p-5fb1dfe27e9fc1c206b1e9e6-coolmunda-dam-and-boat-ramp\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\" 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trails—also one of the region’s premier water sports hot spots.\u003Cbr\u003E\r\n\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExplore surrounding townships including historic \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/places-to-see/destination-information/p-56b25d5aaeeeaaf773cef463-texas\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Texas\"\u003ETexas\u003C/a\u003E (named after a border dispute similar to that between the Republic of Texas and Mexico in the 1850s), home to the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/attractions/p-56b25f5eaeeeaaf773cf1e2d-texas-rabbit-works\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Texas Rabbit Works\"\u003ETexas Rabbit Works\u003C/a\u003E and Texas Heritage Centre and Tobacco Museum, and \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/places-to-see/destination-information/p-56b25d5a2cbcbe7073ad69b4-inglewood\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Inglewood\"\u003EInglewood\u003C/a\u003E, a former tobacco-growing hub now home to producers including \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/attractions/p-62a553c48665d74e24089a88-leven-k-lavender\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Leven K Lavendar Farm\"\u003ELeven K Lavendar Farm\u003C/a\u003E and Coolmunda Olives.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca id=\"eat\"\u003E\u003C/a\u003EOh – and don’t forget to visit Yelarbon. This tiny dot on the map 52-kilometres from Goondiwindi is home to ‘\u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/attractions/p-5fa9f2c88897b04a34533d85-graincorp-silos-at-yelarbon\" target=\"_self\" title=\"silo art yelarbon\"\u003EWhen the Rain Comes’\u003C/a\u003E—one of the biggest and most impressive silo art works in Australia.\u003Cbr\u003E\r\n\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat to eat and drink near Hell of the West\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/h2\u003E\r\n","readMoreHeight":0,"richText":true,":type":"teq/components/editorial/editorial-description"},"image_copy_171725941":{"componentName":"teq/components/image","src":"/content/dam/teq/consumer/global/images/destinations/southern-queensland-country/blog-images/2023_SQC_MacintyreBrookGrove_EatDrink_@MacintyreBrookGrove.jpg","fileReference":"/content/dam/teq/consumer/global/images/destinations/southern-queensland-country/blog-images/2023_SQC_MacintyreBrookGrove_EatDrink_@MacintyreBrookGrove.jpg","alt":"Two women having lunch among the olive trees at Macintyre Brook Grove, Goondiwindi","srcUriTemplate":"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/endurance-events/hell-of-the-west/_jcr_content/root/responsivegrid/image_copy_171725941.coreimg{.width}.jpeg/1724892659482/2023-sqc-macintyrebrookgrove-eatdrink--macintyrebrookgrove.jpeg","uuid":"09238e04-7107-413e-909e-1f5e51df4350","lazyEnabled":false,"title":"Macintyre Brook Grove, Goondiwindi. Photo by \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/MacintyreBrookGrove/\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003E@MacintyreBrookGrove\u003C/a\u003E ",":type":"teq/components/image"},"editorial_descriptio_1949581258":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003EHave you even been to a country town if you haven’t been to the pub? We don’t think so. Thankfully, Goondiwindi and surrounds have you covered, with 12 public houses to choose from.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStick your knife and fork into Great Northern beer battered barramundi at the Victoria Hotel or enjoy a cold one under the festoon lights in the Queensland Hotel’s Beer Garden.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDid someone say coffee? Treat yourself to an iced latte or oat milk cappuccino alongside Larder’s hearty-cooked breakfasts or scrumptious selection of sandwiches and platters bursting with local produce.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca id=\"stay\"\u003E\u003C/a\u003EElsewhere, choose from sirloin steak or prosciutto-wrapped chicken at Cascades Bar and Restaurant, sip coffee by the riverbank at \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/food-and-drink/p-62ba5a469fbc2fa5612be4c0-cc-cafe\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\"\u003ECC Café\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, or stock up on fresh produce at the Gundy markets - held on the fourth Sunday of every month.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhere to stay near Hell of the West\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\r\n\u003C/h2\u003E\r\n","readMoreHeight":0,"richText":true,":type":"teq/components/editorial/editorial-description"},"image_copy":{"componentName":"teq/components/image","src":"/content/dam/teq/consumer/global/images/destinations/southern-queensland-country/blog-images/2021_SQC_BengallaReserve_CountryLife_@visitgoondiwindiregion.jpg","fileReference":"/content/dam/teq/consumer/global/images/destinations/southern-queensland-country/blog-images/2021_SQC_BengallaReserve_CountryLife_@visitgoondiwindiregion.jpg","alt":"Family camping at Bengalla Reserve, Goondiwindi","srcUriTemplate":"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/endurance-events/hell-of-the-west/_jcr_content/root/responsivegrid/image_copy.coreimg{.width}.jpeg/1724892652730/2021-sqc-bengallareserve-countrylife--visitgoondiwindiregion.jpeg","uuid":"fccbf5b8-ff8e-4d8e-980c-efafd363e32d","lazyEnabled":false,"title":"Bengalla Reserve, Goondiwindi. 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