Trail Running Calendar Australia 2025-2026

The Triple Top Mountain Run is a challenging 19km trail running event held in Tasmania, featuring a grueling course over three mountains: Van Dyke, Claude, and Roland. Known as one of Australia’s most iconic trail runs since 1991, it tests both runners and walkers with technical single-track trails..

The Stromlo Running Festival (SRF) is an inclusive, all-abilities trail running event held annually at Stromlo Forest Park in Canberra. It offers a variety of race distances including 2.5km for kids, and 5km, 10km, 15km, 30km, and a newly introduced 42.2km marathon. The festival is family-friendly a..

The Narrowneck Night Run, hosted by Running Wild, is a scenic trail running event held at Narrowneck Lookout in the Blue Mountains, Katoomba. It offers two distance options: 14km and 24.7km, both following an out-and-back route along the Narrowneck Firetrail. Runners start at the lookout, enjoy suns..

The Sri Chinmoy Sydney Series includes a trail running event at the Royal National Park, located south of Sydney. This event offers a full marathon (42.2km), half-marathon, 10km, and 5km trail runs, providing a range of distances for various fitness levels. The course immerses runners in pristine fo..

The Sweat vs Steam - Echuca will take place in Echuca on Sunday 16 November 2025.

GSER 2025 is a premier mountain trail running event held at Hotham Alpine Resort in Victoria, Australia. It features multiple race distances, including a challenging 100-mile ultra, 50-mile, 56 km, 28 km, and 14 km courses, as well as a 50-mile relay. The routes traverse rugged single-track trails,..

The Great Southern Endurance Run will take place in Harrietville on Saturday 22 November 2025. You can run between 28 and 172 kilometers.

The Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko by Utmb will take place in Bullocks Flat from Thursday 27 November 2025 to Friday 28 November 2025. You can run between 32 and 161 kilometers.

The Sealink Bruny Island 64km Ultra is a family-friendly running event held on Bruny Island, Tasmania. It offers two race distances: a 64km ultra-marathon and a 42.2km marathon, both available for solo runners or relay teams of up to 10 people. The event welcomes participants of all ages, including..

The Blue Goat's Backyard Marathon (BGBM) is a multi-distance running event held in the scenic Blue Mountains at Darling Causeway, Mount Victoria, NSW, Australia. The 7th edition, scheduled for November 29-30, 2025, offers distances ranging from 5km and 10.5km to Half Marathon, 30km, Marathon, and 50..

The Lara Fun Run/Walk is a family-friendly event held at Serendip Sanctuary in Lara, offering 10km and 5km run/walk distances plus a 1km Kids Dash. The scenic course winds through the sanctuary, providing participants with views of native Australian wildlife such as kangaroos, emus, and koalas. The..

Beerwah@Daybreak is a challenging running event held at the base of Mt Beerwah in the Glass House Mountains National Park, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Participants can choose from three distances: 10km, half marathon, and marathon, catering to runners from beginners to elite athletes. The course fea..

The Greenvale Backyard Ultra is an endurance running event held in Forth, Tasmania, Australia. Participants run a 6.71 km loop every hour in a "last man standing" format, continuing until only one runner remains. This unique ultra-marathon challenges athletes' stamina and strategy, as they must comp..

The Santa's Run - Mt Buller will take place in Mount Buller on Sunday 14 December 2025. You can run between 5 and 45 kilometers.

The Glass House Standing is a unique Backyard Ultra running event held at the base of Wild Horse Mountain in the Glasshouse Mountains, Sunshine Coast, Australia. Participants race a challenging 6.7km loop that must be completed within each hour, with a new loop starting at the top of every hour. The..

The Two Bays Trail Run is a challenging trail running event held on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. It offers two race distances: a 28-kilometer course from Dromana to Cape Schanck, and a 56-kilometer ultra run that covers the route from Cape Schanck to Dromana and back. The event tak..

True Blue Ultra is an AURA-approved ultra marathon event held in Australind, Western Australia, along the scenic Leschenault Inlet at Ridley Place Foreshore Park. Scheduled for January 2026, it offers multiple race distances including 12.5km, 25km, 50km, 75km, and 100km, with the longer distances co..

The Kowen Trail Run's New Year's Resolution Run is held at Wamboin Community Hall in New South Wales. Participants can choose between a half marathon (21.1 km) featuring a mix of forestry trails and 2.5 km of single track with 680 meters of elevation, including a climb up Mt Amungula, or a 12 km cou..

Beerwah@Night is a trail-running event held at Mount Beerwah in the Glass House Mountains, Queensland, Australia. It offers runners a unique experience of running in the dark, with participants required to wear headlamps. The event features three distances: 10km, half marathon, and marathon, making..

Sandman 50 is a unique 50-kilometer beach running race held in Western Australia, starting from Old Dunsborough boat ramp to Busselton Jetty and back. The course runs along the beach, staying within three meters of the water’s edge, offering a scenic and challenging route. Participants can run solo..