Parklands Trail Running Festival

Abbotsbury, Australia • 28 Sep 2025

Event overview

The Parklands TRAIL Running Festival is scheduled for 28 September 2025 at Lizard Log in Western Sydney Parklands, Abbotsbury (Cowpasture Road). The event offers four off-road race distances and provides chip timing for all event distances.

Course and logistics

Distances:

  • 32 km - elevation 644 m
  • 20 km - elevation 367 m
  • 11 km - elevation 205 m
  • 6 km - elevation 136 m

The course runs on bushland trails, soft grass and open fire trails with undulating terrain and a series of hills. All finishers receive a themed medal, post-race snacks, sponsor giveaways and a printable finisher certificate. A photographer will take photos on course.

The event is reachable by car only early on race morning; large carparks are available on both the east and west sides of Lizard Log. A grass overflow car park may be open and could require 4WD depending on weather. Race bibs are printed three weeks before the event and posted two weeks out; to have a name on the bib register at least three weeks before race day. All races have a strict midday cut off time. Participants should be aware there will be pedestrians, cyclists and dogs on the shared paths. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

Race information

32 km
32 Km Trail Run
20 km
20 Km Trail Run
11 km
11 Km Trail Run
6 km
6 Km Trail Run
Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
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