Trail Running Calendar Australia 2025-2026

The Two Bays Trail Run is a scenic trail running event held on Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia. Participants can choose from 6km, 12km, or 21km courses that traverse tropical island landscapes featuring palm-fringed beaches, granite boulders, hoop pines, and coral reefs. The technical single-..

The Tax Centre Great Train Race in Devonport, Tasmania, is a multi-distance running event organized by Everyday Lions Events. The program offers several distances: a 7 km Oldaker Street Dental Great Train Race, a 3.5 km Tarkine Great Train Race, and kid-friendly options of 2 km and 400 m hot laps. R..

Woodlands Trail Run, organized by Trailsplus, takes place at Woodlands Historic Park in Greenvale, Victoria, on the grounds of where Living Legends horses retire. The event offers six distances: 2km, 5km, 10km, 21km, 42km, and 50km, all set on trail courses with downloadable maps and GPS files. Part..

Southern Rail Trail is a trail-running festival held in South Gippsland, Victoria, along the historic Great Southern Rail Trail. Runners can choose from 2km, 5km, 10km, 21.1km, 42.2km, 72km, and 100km distances. The course weaves through scenic forests and rolling farmland, highlighting rail heritag..

The The Trail Running Series will take place in Blackwood on Monday 1 June 2026.

Simpson Desert Ultra is an outback ultramarathon staged near Birdsville in the Simpson Desert, Australia. The event offers five distance options: 25 km, 50 km, 75 km, 100 km and 160 km, with racing scheduled over 5–7 June 2026. The course traverses vast desert terrain, presenting a true endurance ch..

Serra Terror, the Southern Grampians Endurance Challenge, is held in the Grampians National Park during the King’s Birthday Long Weekend in June. Over two days, teams tackle an approximately 80-kilometre course by hiking, running, or scrambling. Teams compete as Endurance Teams (four to eight member..

Coffs Backyard Ultra 2026 takes place at the Coffs Harbour Showground, NSW, Australia. It uses the Backyard Ultra format: runners complete a 6.706 km yard every hour on the hour, continuing until only one participant remains. The course runs along the scenic Coffs Creek Walkway, with 82% shaded grav..

Cape2Cape Ultra Marathon is an Ultra Series Australia event set in Western Australia’s South West, running from Augusta to Eagle Bay along the iconic Cape to Cape Track. The race offers two distances: 100 miles and 50 miles. Scheduled for June 6–7, 2026, the course spans the full Cape to Cape Track,..

Rosebud Running Festival, held in Rosebud on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, offers a weekend of running for all ages. The event features Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km, 5km, and a 1km Kids Race, with up to 1,000 participants across distances. The course combines Bay Trail paths with some asphalt..

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 is a grassroots, community-driven running event in the Killarney area of the Southern Downs. The event centre is the Killarney Showgrounds, Willow Street, with three courses: 50km (up to 98 entrants), 21km (up to 200), and 10km (up to 200). The routes combine off-road tracks, trai..

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..

The Winter Solstice Fun Run is staged by the Portland Runners Club in Portland, Victoria. The event offers four distances for running or walking, plus a free 1km Kids Dash. Courses include a 9km Lagoon & Foreshore route through inner Portland, a 15km Lighthouse to Lighthouse course from Cape Nelson..

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.