Trail Running Calendar near Lake Manchester 2026-2027

August 2026

Urban Trail

A stair-climb fundraiser on 20 August 2026 at ONE ONE ONE Eagle Street, raising money for Women's Legal Service Queensland by climbing 1,040 steps.

Aug

23

Su

Mt Coot-Tha Trail Festival

Mount Coot-Tha | 23 km from Lake Manchester

Trail Run 12 km Half Marathon

October 2026

Oct

11

Su

Seq Trail Series: Enoggera Reservoir

Enoggera Reservoir | 15 km from Lake Manchester

Trail Run 8 km 13 km

Round 1 of SEQ Trail Series Season 14 at Enoggera Reservoir features professionally timed trail races of 8.4 km and 12.9 km, with race photos and a charity BBQ.

Oct

18

Su

The Drop - Wacol

Wacol | 23 km from Lake Manchester

Backyard Ultra 4 km

A lap-based endurance run at Pooh Corner Bushland Reserve on October 18th featuring repeated 3.9 km laps with progressively shorter allowed running times and increasing rest periods between laps.

Oct

24-25

Sa - Su

Not BUTTER

Rocklea | 28 km from Lake Manchester

Backyard Ultra

An endurance event at Oxley Creek Common on October 24, 2026 featuring 24-hour, 12-hour and Last One Standing formats on an abbreviated 5 km lap.

November 2026

Nov

8

Su

Mount Glorious Mountain Trails

Dundas | 23 km from Lake Manchester

Trail Run ITRA 1 22 km

A 22 km trail race from Cedar Flats to Mount Glorious with 1,200 m of climbing, river crossings, on course water top ups and a rainforest finish opposite Maiala picnic area.

January 2027

Jan

31

Su

SEQ Trail Series: Bunyaville

Bunya | 22 km from Lake Manchester

Trail Run 10 km 16 km

Round 5 of the SEQ Trail Running Series at James Drysdale Recreational Park in Bunya on 31 January 2027, featuring a 9.7 km short course and a 15.6 km long course with professional timing and race photos.

July 2027

Jul

17-18

Sa - Su

The Guzzler Ultra

Brisbane | 28 km from Lake Manchester

Trail Run UTMB 20K/50K/100K