Trail Running Calendar Australia 2025-2026

Join the You Yangs Trail Running Festival at Little River, Victoria on 18 to 19 July 2026 for a weekend of scenic looped trails with views from Flinders Peak across Port Phillip Bay. Choose distances from 5 km to 100 mi and tackle varied te..

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 Retravisio..

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 runn..

BCU Rumble in the Jungle : event overview The event is a trail running festival held at Eastern Dorrigo Community Hall in Ulong with courses through Bindarri National Park. The route includes waterfalls, lookouts and rainforest sections. Me..

Join Birdy's Backyard Ultra at Lake Towerrinning, Western Australia for a lakeside event where runners tackle a 6.71 km loop each hour until one remains. Camp by the lake, cheer on friends and soak up the grassroots Ultra Series atmosphere.

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 throu..

Tackle single track and fire trail through Booths Winery and the Warby Ranges at the Kwat Kwat Trail Run, with distances from a fun 2 km kids run to a challenging 50 km ultra. Relax afterward with wood fired pizza, Booths wines and craft be..

Backroads Gravel brings hundreds to the Midwest of Western Australia for a festival of gravel cycling and trail running, with routes from 5km runs to 160km rides. Expect scenic backroads, big crowds and a friendly community vibe.

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. Co..

The The Clint Eastwood will take place in Rocklea on Friday 14 August 2026.

Run Larapinta Stage Race is a four-day, four-stage trail running event along the Larapinta Trail in the MacDonnell Ranges near Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. It offers two courses: the Malbunka long course with four daily sta..

The Russell Falls will take place in National Park on Sunday 23 August 2026. You can run 6 kilometers.

Great White Ultra is a coastal trail running event held in Port Lincoln, South Australia. It offers four race distances: 100K, 60K, 24K, and 5K. The event promises a fearless, soul-filling atmosphere described as coastal trail running splen..

Hit the scenic trails at Wonderland Run on August 29 and 30, with distances from a 2 km kids run to a 50 km challenge and a 20 km hike option. Pick your pace, enjoy aid stations and a friendly community over a weekend of trail fun.

The Coffs Harbour Running Festival will take place in Coffs Harbour on Sunday 30 August 2026. You can run between 5 and 42 kilometers.

Event overview The Light Horse Ultra Marathon is a timed loop running event held in Woodvale in the northern suburbs of Perth. The 2026 edition takes place on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 September and will be the 10th and final running of this..

The Runningworks 3 Valleys Altra will take place in Orange Grove on Sunday 6 September 2026. You can run between 10 and 42 kilometers.

Take on the Garigal Trail Event in Garigal National Park from Acron Oval, St Ives, tackling repeated 5 km singletrack loops with rolling climbs and a lively trail atmosphere. Choose 20, 40 or 50 km and enjoy live timing, aid stations and in..

Run epic sandstone cliff top trails and steep canyon tracks at the Hounslow Classic in the Blue Mountains near Blackheath. Choose a challenging 42 km marathon or a scenic 17 km route, then unwind at the village with food, drinks and prizes.

The Surf Coast Century will take place in Anglesea on Saturday 12 September 2026. You can run between 50 and 100 kilometers.