Trail Running calendar near Lorne 2025-2026

Great Ocean Trail Ultra (GOTU) is Australia’s iconic oceanside trail ultra, running along the Great Ocean Walk from Apollo Bay to the Twelve Apostles on Shipwreck Coast in Victoria. The event offers a 100 km solo race, a 100 km two-person relay (55/45), and a 45 km coastal marathon. Runners traverse..

The Lara Fun Run / Walk takes place on November 30, 2025, at Serendip Sanctuary with the start and finish inside the grounds of Pirra Mansion in Lara, Victoria. The event offers the following distances: 10 km 5 km 1 km Kids Dash The 5 km course is a single flat lap and the 10 km course is two lap..

The Afterglow Twilight Trail Half Marathon is a vibrant night trail running event held on Wadawurrung Country along the scenic Surf Coast in Australia. Organized by Tour de Trails, it offers three distances: a 21km full glow run, a 13km semi glow, and a 5km mini glow experience, including a Body Pos..

On December 6, 2025, Afterglow Night Run, billed as "Where Trail Unicorns Roam," is a twilight-to-night trail race along the Surf Coast Walk from Point Addis past Bells Beach to Torquay, finishing at The Esplanade in Torquay, Victoria, Australia. Participants choose among 5km Day-Glow, 5km Night-Glo..

NYE Rock Around the Clock at Trailsplus takes place on the You Yangs in Little River, VIC. The event offers six distances: 5km, 10km, 21km, 42km, 50km and a 6-hour option. Runners follow looping trails, with shorter distances completed before sunset and longer races into the night under headtorches...

Portsea Twilight is an annual running event staged at Quarantine Station, Coleman Road, Portsea, VIC, within Point Nepean National Park. Participants choose from 9.5K, 5.5K, or a Kids Dash. The course offers coastal scenery with views over Bass Strait and Port Phillip Bay and is described as vehicle..

Flying Brick Bellarine Sunset Run is a coastal trail event on the Bellarine Peninsula, linking Portarlington Pier to St Leonards in Portarlington, Victoria. It offers three distances: ProFeet Half Marathon (21 km, out-and-back from Portarlington Pier), STEIGEN 10 km (from St Leonards Pier toward Por..

River Run Geelong is an annual running event held at Barwon Valley Park, Belmont, featuring 10km and 5km run/walk distances. The event attracts up to 1,500 participants, with fields limited to 950 for the 10km and 550 for the 5km. The course offers scenic views, with multiple drink stations and firs..

The Great Ocean Road Running Festival, held along Victoria’s spectacular Great Ocean Road on Australia’s Southern Ocean, offers eight distances from 60km Ultra Marathon to 1.5km Kids’ Gallop. The course weaves along scenic coastal roads and trails between towns such as Apollo Bay, Lorne and Kennett..

Brooks Surf Coast Trail Marathon is a coastal trail running event in Torquay, Victoria, Australia, following the Surf Coast Walk from Torquay to the Fairhaven Surf Life Saving Club. It features a marathon (42km) run solo or as a two-person team, a half marathon (21km), and a new 8km option. The cour..

Trailsplus You Yangs Trail Running Festival takes place at You Yangs Regional Park, Little River, Victoria. It is the second of five races in the Trailsplus Mountain Trail Series. Distances range from 5 km to 100 miles, with 100 km and 100 miles offered as a Sat–Sun option, and other distances on th..