Trail Running Calendar Australia 2025-2026

The Yandina Five 'O' is a trail running event on Saturday 13 June 2026 in Yandina on the Sunshine Coast hinterland. All races start and finish at Terella Brewing, 196 Bunya Road, North Arm. The courses run through Mapleton National Park and some private land and include creek crossings, a lookout a..

WildBoar Trail Run is Trailsplus’ rugged mountain event set at Boar Gully Campground, Balliang, Victoria, inside Brisbane Ranges National Park. Runners choose from 10 km, 21 km, 42 km, or 50 km, catering to a range of abilities from a fun run to a challenging ultra. The course traverses native bushl..

Located in Kununurra in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia, the Kununurra Half Marathon offers a looped off-road course starting and finishing at the Kununurra BMX Track. Runners can enter as a solo for 21.1 km, or as teams of two (10.5 km) or four (5.25 km). The 2025 edition drew a reco..

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..

Untamed Border Run takes place on Saturday 20 June 2026 with the event centre at the Killarney Showgrounds on Willow Street, Killarney. Three distances are offered: 50 km capped at 98 21 km capped at 200 10 km capped at 200 Parking is available opposite the showgrounds. Camping at the showgrounds..

The Portland Winter Solstice Fun Run is a community running event held in Portland on Sunday 21 June 2026. The event features multiple distances, a free kids run, and on-the-day registration. Courses are not suitable for prams or dogs. Portland Runners Club donates $2 per entry to Beats Cycle for H..

The Kowen Winter Trails is a trail running event held at Wamboin Community Hall in New South Wales, offering marathon, half marathon, and 12 km distances. Runners traverse native forest and groomed forestry trails featuring significant elevation gains—over 400m for 12 km, 600m for the half marathon,..

Great Whitehaven Beach Run is staged on Whitehaven Beach in the Whitsundays, near Hamilton Island. Participants can tackle a half marathon (21.1km), 10km, 5km, or junior distances of 1.5km and 500m. The beach-course invites a true sand-running experience in a spectacular tropical setting, with shoes..

Wild Dog Backyard Ultra is an endurance challenge from Ultra Series Australia held at Lardner Park, near Warragul, Victoria. Runners complete a 6.71-kilometer loop each hour until only one competitor remains. The course winds through farmland, trails and open spaces on private grounds renowned for V..

The Lofty's Revenge will take place in Adelaide on Saturday 27 June 2026.

The Wondai Country Running Festival is an annual competitive running event held in rural Wondai, Queensland, about three hours northwest of Brisbane. Founded in 2018, the festival takes place over the fourth weekend in June and offers a variety of race distances across two days. Saturday features fo..

The Rock ‘N Reef Trail Run, part of Australia's largest Trail Running Series, takes place in Bowen, Queensland, a scenic seaside town in the Whitsundays. The event offers three distances—6km, 10km, and 18km—featuring rugged, technical trails with rocky sections, steep climbs, fast descents, and coas..

Raffertys Coastal Run is a coastal trail event held at Lake Macquarie, NSW, offering 12km, 22km and 36km courses, plus a Kids Fun Run and the Triple Trail Challenge hosted from Rafferty’s Resort. The course weaves lake shorelines with rugged coastal terrain, taking in Catherine Hill Bay and the Munm..

Ultra Adelaide is a trail ultramarathon based at Pinky Flat in Adelaide, South Australia. It offers five distances: 21km, 34km, 50km, 100km and 100 miles. Runners follow the Heysen Trail from Kuitpo, over Mount Lofty, Cleland, Morialta and Black Hill, then descend along the River Torrens to finish b..

Elephant Trail Race is a multi-distance trail running event in Port Macquarie, Australia. The race offers 10 distances over three days, including 217 km, 160 km, and 100 km (solo and staged), plus 75 km (two-day staged), 50 km, 25 km, 13 km, 5 km, and a 2.5 km kids race. Runners gather at a race hub..

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..

Goldfields Pipeline Marathon, held in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, offers four distances: the Kalgoorlie Case and Drill 50 km Ultramarathon, the Kalgoorlie Chiropractic 42 km Marathon, the Ellery Brookman Half Marathon, and the Retravision 10 km Fun Run or Walk. Start times and locations vary, but..

Australian Outback Marathon is held in the heart of Australia’s Red Centre, around Uluru and Kata Tjuta in Central Australia. The event offers marathon (42 km), half-marathon (21 km), 11-km and 6-km races, welcoming professionals, club runners, casual runners and beginners. The course is relatively..

Peaks & Trails is a challenging community-run trail running event held in Dunkeld at the heart of the Grampians National Park, Victoria. The weekend offers five distances: 6.4km, 13.5km, 20km, a 50km option, and the Mud-Dadjug Challenge. Courses combine sections of the Grampians Peaks Trail with pri..

Rainbow Beach Trail Festival is Queensland's stunning trail-running event held at Phil Rogers Park, Rainbow Beach on the Cooloola Coast. Runners choose from three distances: 11km, half marathon (21km), and marathon. The course travels through spectacular landscapes—coloured sand cliffs, lush forests..