Trail Running Calendar Australia 2025-2026

Ultra Adelaide is a premier ultra marathon event held in Adelaide, South Australia, showcasing the region's stunning mountains, trails, and cityscapes. The race features five distances: 21km, 34km, 50km, 100km, and 100 miles, catering to runners, joggers, hikers, and walkers with generous cut-off ti..

The Howling Dog After Dark Trail Run is an adventurous and fun nighttime running event held in the scenic foothills of Mt Laura on the Eyre Peninsula near Whyalla, South Australia. Participants can choose from three distances: 7K, 12.5K, or 25K, running on some of the region’s best trails. The event..

The You Yangs Trail Running Festival, part of the Trailsplus Mountain Trail Series, is held at You Yangs Regional Park near Little River, Victoria. The 12th annual event features a variety of distances over two days, including 5km, 15km, 21km, 30km, 42km, 50km, 100km, and 100-mile races. The course..

The Somerset Rail Trail Classic is an annual sporting event held along Australia’s longest recreational rail trail, the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail, in the Somerset region. Participants can choose from running or walking distances of 3km or 8km, or cycling options of 20km or 44km. The event promotes..

The Billy in Moggil is a trail running event held at Tyamolum Scout Grounds in Mt Crosby, featuring a challenging 16km course composed of two 8km loops through rainforest trails on Scout land. The course offers technical single tracks that require careful foot placement, providing runners with an ex..

The Georges River Festival of the Feet is a community running event held at Lake Gillawarna within Mirrambeena Regional Park, Georges Hall, Sydney. It features off-road courses of 3km, 7km, 14km, and a half marathon (21.1km) that wind along the Georges River and around scenic lakes. The festival wel..

The Sri Chinmoy Mt Coot-tha Trail Run is a scenic trail running event held at Mt Coot-tha in Brisbane, featuring 10km and 20km distances. The course is traffic-free, accurately measured with kilometer markers, and offers a beautiful natural setting among the trees, ideal for both beginners and exper..

The 3 Marathons in 3 Days (3M3D) is an endurance running event held annually on the Atherton Tablelands in Queensland, Australia, culminating in Cairns. Now in its fourteenth year, the event spans three consecutive days, offering participants the option to run individual marathons or the full 126.6..

The Elephant Trail Race is a multi-distance ultra trail running event held in Port Macquarie, Australia. Scheduled for July 18-20, 2025, it offers a variety of race distances ranging from a 2.5km kids race up to an extreme 217km ultra marathon. The event spans three days and includes staged races su..

The Kokoda Challenge - Gold Coast is Australia's toughest team endurance event held in the Gold Coast Hinterland, finishing at Nerang Velodrome. It offers three distances: 30km, 48km, and the grueling 96km course, which features over 4,000 meters of elevation, multiple creek crossings, and night hik..

The Guzzler Ultra is a premier trail running event held in Brisbane, Queensland, featuring multiple race distances: 100km, 50km, 21km, and 10km. Known for its challenging courses that traverse Brisbane’s oldest reservoirs, the ultra-marathon offers significant elevation gains, with the 100km race cl..

The Boyne Valley 50 is a multi-distance trail running event held along the scenic Dawes Range section of the Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail in Queensland, Australia. Starting at the Grand Hotel Many Peaks, runners can choose from a full 50k out-and-back course to Barrimoon siding, a 23k uphill or d..

The Burralow Bush Run, organized by Running Wild NSW, offers a unique trail running experience in the scenic Blue Mountains. Participants can choose between two distances: a 16km Devil’s Dash and a challenging 34km Billy to Bomo route. The event starts and finishes at Bilpin Fruit Bowl, showcasing b..

The Goldfields Pipeline Marathon, held in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia, is a popular annual running event featuring four race distances: a 50 km ultramarathon, a 42 km marathon, a half marathon, and a 10 km fun run or walk. All races take place on scenic bush trails, culminating at the Ray..

The Australian Outback Marathon is a unique running event held in Central Australia, offering stunning views of iconic landmarks Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta (the Olgas). The race features multiple distances including a full marathon (42 km), half marathon (21 km), and fun runs of 11 km and 6 k..

The Clare Valley Trail Run is a scenic trail running event held in the Clare Valley, South Australia, a renowned wine region located about two hours north of Adelaide. The 2025 event features all-new courses showcasing the best trails in the area, with distance options of 10km, 25km, and 50km. For t..

The South Burnett Express Rail Trail Relay is a team running event held in Queensland, Australia, covering a 60km course from Kingaroy to Wondai and back. Teams of 5 to 8 runners each complete relay legs averaging about 5km before tagging the next teammate. The event emphasizes teamwork, fitness, an..

Truth or Consequences is the final event in the Perth Trail Series Winter Series, held in the historic trail town of Jarrahdale, Western Australia. This trail running event offers four course options catering to various skill levels: Green (~4-6 km), Blue (~9-14 km), Black (~15-25 km), and the chall..

The Mad Max Marathon 2025 will take place on July 27th at the Broken Hill Racecourse in New South Wales, Australia. This unique running festival celebrates the iconic Mad Max film franchise, which was filmed in the area. The event offers multiple distances including a marathon, half-marathon, 10km,..

The Shoalhaven Summit Running Festival, held in Tapitallee, NSW, Australia, is a historic trail running event established in 1966. The 2025 edition features multiple distances—54km, 36km, 21km, and 11km—catering to a wide range of runners from elite athletes to casual participants. The course begins..