Trail Running calendar near Lorne 2025-2026

The Surf Coast Century is an ultra marathon event held in Anglesea along Victoria's Great Ocean Road, featuring stunning coastal and hinterland trails. Participants can choose from 100km and 50km solo runs or join relay teams of 2, 3, or 4 runners, making it accessible for both ultra-running veteran..

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..

PB Events' Lara Fun Run / Walk is a family-focused event held at Serendip Sanctuary in Lara, Victoria on November 30, 2025, with the start and finish at Pirra Mansion. The course winds through Serendip Sanctuary amid native wildlife, offering a flat 5km lap and a 10km two-lap route, plus a 1km Kids..

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..

The Trailsplus NYE Rock Around the Clock is a unique trail running event held in the scenic You Yangs, near Little River, Victoria. Participants can choose from various distances including 5km, 10km, 21km, 42km, 50km, and a 6-hour run. The event features a 5km loop race under headtorch to introduce..

Portsea Twilight 2026 is a twilight running event held at the Quarantine Station on Coleman Road in Portsea, Victoria, Australia. The program offers multiple distances, including a 9.5-kilometre option and a 5.5-kilometre option, plus several kids’ distances around 2.2 kilometres (with 1.1-kilometre..

Portsea Bay to Surf is a multi-format running event staged by Portsea Surf Lifesaving Club as part of the Portsea Classic Weekend. The race runs from Point Nepean National Park to Portsea SLSC on the iconic Mornington Peninsula coastline. It offers three formats: a 9km run travelling over roads, tra..

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 is held annually along Victoria’s iconic Great Ocean Road on the Southern Ocean in Australia, with starts in Apollo Bay, Lorne and Kennett River as athletes tackle eight distances from 60 km Ultra to 1.5 km Kids’ Gallop, taking place each May. Distances include..

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..

You Yangs Trail Running Festival, part of Trailsplus Mountain Trail Series, is held at You Yangs Regional Park near Little River, Victoria. The two‑day event offers a wide range of distances: 5km, 15km, 30km and 50km on Sunday, 21km and 42km on Saturday, plus ultra options of 100km and 100 miles acr..