Trail Running Calendar Australia 2025-2026

The C.ex Group Coffs Harbour Running Festival is a community and charity event held in Coffs Harbour, featuring a variety of distances including a new marathon, a scenic one-lap half marathon, 10km, 5km, and 3km fun runs. The courses are flat and shaded, running along the picturesque Coffs Creek Wal..

The The Kokoda Challenge - Sydney will take place in Sydney on Saturday 20 September 2025. You can run between 48 and 96 kilometers.

Sydney's Backyard Ultra is a unique endurance running event held at St Ives Showground, Australia. Participants run a 6.71 km loop every hour, on the hour, with a strict one-hour time limit per loop. The race continues until only one runner remains who can complete the loop within the hour.The cours..

The Warrnambool Running Festival, held in South West Victoria, Australia, is a two-day event offering a range of distances from 2km to a full marathon, catering to runners of all levels and ages. The festival features scenic courses with coastal views, including routes along the Promenade, Lake Pert..

The Great North Walk (GNW) Trail Running Festival is a scenic trail running event held in Australia, offering three race distances: 10K, 30K, and 50K. The courses feature challenging elevation gains, with the 10K having 329m ascent, the 30K 770m, and the 50K 1,485m, showcasing varied terrain along t..

Trail Run Australia Tomaree is a premier trail running event held in Port Stephens, NSW, showcasing the stunning coastal and natural landscapes of the Tomaree Peninsula. The event features multiple race distances including 32km, 21km, 12.5km, and 6km courses, plus a free Kids Mud Rats run, catering..

The Griffith Sport Toohey Trail Run is an annual scenic trail running event held at Griffith University Brisbane South (Nathan campus) and through the Toohey Forest in Queensland, Australia. Scheduled for Sunday, 21 September 2025, it offers three course options: a 21.1km half marathon, 10km, and 5k..

The Great North Walk Trail Running Festival is an annual trail running event held along the scenic Great North Walk in Australia. It offers three race distances: 10K, 30K, and 50K, catering to a range of trail runners from beginners to experienced athletes. The courses feature significant elevation..

The Duval Dam Buster is a trail running event held near Armidale, New South Wales, in the scenic New England High Country. Starting at 1000 meters above sea level, it offers participants a chance to experience altitude running in Australia's highest city. The event features five race distances: 3km..

Run The Maine is an annual running event held at Camp Reserve, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, returning for its 17th edition in 2025. It features a unique point-to-point Half Marathon from Maldon to Castlemaine, where participants take a historic steam train to the start line before running throu..

The Lonely Mountain Ultra is an annual trail running event held at Gaanha-bula Mount Canobolas near Orange, NSW, Australia. Scheduled for September 27, 2025, it offers a range of distances to suit all levels, including 11K, 22K, 32K, 50K, 50M, 104K, and a new 100-mile ultra, plus kids' 2K and 4K run..

The Beach to Brother Trail Running Festival is a scenic running event held in New South Wales, featuring various distances including 5k, 10k, half-marathon (21k), marathon (42k), and a team relay option. Participants can enjoy the beautiful coastal views while challenging themselves on the trails. T..

The Yurrebilla Trail 56K Ultra is a challenging trail running event organized by the South Australian Road Runners Club. Held near Adelaide, South Australia, this ultra-distance race covers 56 kilometers through scenic natural landscapes. The event offers a unique opportunity for runners to experien..

The Garden City Backyard Ultra is an endurance running event held at the Toowoomba Showgrounds Caravan Park in Glenvale, Queensland, Australia. Participants run a 6.71 km loop every hour on the hour, continuing until only one runner remains. The event takes place over the October long weekend and of..

The Lakes Trail Festival 2025 is an ultra running event held in Hawks Nest, North Coast NSW, Australia, set in the stunning Myall Lakes region of the Barrington Coast. Participants can choose from multiple distances including 100km, 70km, 50km, 30km, a 12km course for beginners, and a 1km kids dash...

The Born To Run Festival is a trail running event held in Portland, NSW, at the historic site known as The Foundations, the old Portland Cement Works. Taking place on the Saturday of the October Long Weekend, the festival offers four race distances: 2km for kids, 5km, 10km, and a half marathon. Runn..

Barkin' Mad Ultra 2025 is an ultrarunning festival held at Rokeby Recreation Reserve in Rokeby, Victoria, Australia. The event features multiple distances including a 2km walk, and 5km, 10km, 20km, and 50km trail runs, welcoming over 400 participants and their dogs. It celebrates the bond between hu..

The Sydney Trail Marathon will take place in West Pennant Hills from Sunday 5 October 2025 to Monday 6 October 2025. You can run between 21 and 42 kilometers.

The Coastal Pathway Ultra is a premier running event held along Tasmania’s scenic North West Coast, starting and finishing in Latrobe. Runners traverse the picturesque Coastal Pathway, an out-and-back course showcasing natural coastal beauty across three municipalities. The event offers multiple dis..

The Trailsplus Mt Macedon Trail Run is a scenic mountain trail running event held at Mt Macedon in Victoria, Australia. It features challenging ascents and descents through beautiful, often fog-blanketed trails in the Macedon Ranges, part of the Great Dividing Range. The race offers multiple distanc..