Trail Running Calendar Australia 2025-2026

Elliot’s Revenge Trail Run, held at Alligator Creek in Bowling Green Bay National Park near Townsville, Queensland, offers a scenic and challenging trail running experience. The event features three distances: 6km, 12km, and 21km, suitable for beginners to experienced runners. The course includes fa..

The Werribee Mansion Run is a scenic running event held at Werribee Park Mansion in Werribee South, featuring multiple race distances including a half marathon (two laps), 10km, 5.5km, and a 1.2km Kids Dash. The course includes a notable set of stairs near the finish line, making it unsuitable for p..

Five Peaks Running Festival is a multi-distance trail event in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, on Kaurna land. It features the Five Peaks ultra and shorter distances: 58 km, 26 km, 17 km, and 10 km, starting at Foxfield Oval, Athelstone, and finishing at Belair National Park. The course covers..

Maroondah Dam Trail Run is the opening race of Trailsplus Mountain Series, staged at Maroondah Reservoir Park in the Yarra Ranges National Park near Healesville, Victoria. Runners can choose from 10km, 21km, 30km, 42km, or 50km distances, making it suitable for a wide range of trail abilities. The c..

The Gold Coast Running Festival, held on the Gold Coast, Australia, marks its 15th anniversary on 26 April 2026. The event offers a fast, safe, closed-road circuit and a broad range of distances to suit every runner or walker: a 3/4 marathon, half marathon, 10km, 5km, 2.5km and a 1km Dash. It emphas..

Bottlebutt Bash Trail Run is a Port Macquarie, New South Wales-based trail running event hosted by Coastal Track and Trail Runners. It offers four on-trail distances: 42.2 km, 21.1 km, 12 km, and 7 km, all run in a single day. The event provides structure and runner information through online pages..

MelbOURne Frontyard Ultra is staged in Studley Park, Melbourne, Victoria. The event uses a single 6.71-kilometre loop run on the hour, every hour, with participants pushing on until only one remains. Set in Melbourne’s city-adjacent parklands, the course traverses scenic trails through Studley Park...

The Wilsons Prom 100 is a challenging ultra-running event held at Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia. Offering distances of 27, 44, 60, and 100 km, the race features spectacular coastal trails with runners experiencing rugged wilderness, ocean views, and diverse terrain including..

Trail Run Australia Tomaree brings a coastal trail-running festival to Port Stephens, NSW. Runners can tackle TRA32 (32km), TRA21 (21km), TRA12.5 (12.5km) or TRA6 (6km), with a FREE Kids Mud Rats Run for younger participants. The course showcases Port Stephens’ natural stage: forest tracks in Tomare..

Hamilton Island Hilly Half Marathon is a rugged island race on Hamilton Island in the Great Barrier Reef. Part of the Hamilton Island Endurance Series, the event offers a full-length option around 24km with challenging uphill and downhill sections, plus a team relay and a junior program with three k..

The Darby River Half Marathon is a scenic trail running event held at Wilsons Promontory National Park, about three hours from Melbourne. It offers distances of 2 km, 5 km, 10 km, and the half marathon (21.1 km), catering to both novice and experienced trail runners. The course features a mix of fla..

The Nail Can Hill Run is an annual outdoor event held in Albury, Australia, featuring challenging courses through the scenic Nail Can Hill reserve. The main run covers 11.3 km along fire access tracks and gravel roads on the Nail Can Range ridge, starting at Centaur Road in Lavington and finishing a..

Goldrush Trail Runs is a trail running event held in Daylesford, Victoria’s Spa Country, featuring new loop courses starting and finishing at Lake Daylesford. Scheduled for May 9, 2026, the event offers three distances: 21km, 12km, and 5km, catering to all levels from beginners to experts. The cours..

Margaret River Ultra Marathon, staged in Western Australia’s Margaret River region along the Cape to Cape coastline, offers an 80-kilometre ultra and a 42-kilometre trail marathon. The 80km course runs from Hamelin Bay to Howard Park, while the 42km route goes from Yallingup to Howard Park, finishin..

The Springsure Mountain Challenge will take place in Springsure on Sunday 10 May 2026.

Ultra-Trail Australia by UTMB takes place in the Blue Mountains town of Katoomba, NSW, set in a world-heritage landscape. The event offers five main distances: UTAMiler 161.5 km (7,290 m gain), UTA100 101 km (4,400 m), UTA50 51 km (2,500 m), UTA22 22 km (1,200 m), and UTA11 13 km (900 m), plus a 1 k..

No Time To Die Frontyard Ultra is staged at Victoria Park in Adelaide, South Australia. Runners tackle a 6.71 km loop on the hour, every hour, continuing as long as they can. The event cultivates a high-energy, spectator-friendly atmosphere with a village vibe around the course.As a Frontyard Ultra,..

The West Macs Monster will take place in Redbank Gorge from Friday 15 May 2026 to Sunday 17 May 2026. You can run between 65 and 231 kilometers.

The Great Ocean Road Running Festival, held along Victoria’s spectacular Great Ocean Road on Australia’s Southern Ocean, offers eight distances from 60km Ultra Marathon to 1.5km Kids’ Gallop. The course weaves along scenic coastal roads and trails between towns such as Apollo Bay, Lorne and Kennett..

RunHer Lake Manchester Trail Run is a women-only trail race held at Lake Manchester Day Use Area, 667 Lake Manchester Rd, Lake Manchester, QLD 4306. The event offers three distances: 4.4km, 10km, and 21km, with routes mapped on Strava and downloadable GPX/KML files. Organisers promise an upbeat morn..