Trail Running Calendar Australia 2025-2026

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..

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..

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-..

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..

The Tax Centre Great Train Race is a running event in Tasmania, Australia. The event carries the tagline "RUNNER VS MACHINE" and is owned and organised by Everyday Lions Events. The 2026 edition is scheduled for Sunday, May 24, 2026. The event site references the Don River Railway as part..

The Southern Rail Trail Running Festival is scheduled for 30th May 2026 in South Gippsland, Victoria. The event follows the route of the Great Southern Rail Trail and is presented by Elite Energy. The 2025 edition is described as the inaugural running of the event. The festival lists a charity part..

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..

The Cape2Cape Ultra Marathon is an event in the Ultra Series Australia calendar. It is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 2026, in Western Australia. The course runs from Augusta to Eagle Bay and spans the full length of the Cape to Cape Track. Distances offered: 100 miles 50 miles Ent..

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..