Trailsplus - You Yangs Trail Running Festival

Little River, Australia • 18-19 Jul 2026

You Yangs Trail Running Festival : July 2026, Little River VIC

The You Yangs Trail Running Festival is scheduled for 18th-19th July 2026 at 10 Branch Rd, Little River VIC 3221. The event offers multiple trail distances across the weekend:

  • 5 km
  • 15 km
  • 21 km
  • 30 km
  • 42 km
  • 50 km
  • 100 km
  • 100 mi

Maps, GPX and CRS files are provided for each distance.

Course, logistics and community support

The course uses a series of loops that start and finish at the carpark, returning runners to the same point several times. Terrain varies from flat wooded bike trails to open rocky mountain trails and includes a steep ascent with views from Flinders Peak across Port Philip Bay. A runners information PDF is available and will be emailed to competitors. Bibs are not mailed; collection is on the morning of the race. Ticketing is handled through the Humanitix system; listed prices include GST and booking fees from Humanitix are added at checkout. Trailsplus donates $1 per participant to Canteen. As an update, in 2024 the event had 585 competitors and combined donations totalled $653 to Canteen. Maps and downloadable route files are available on the event page. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

Race information

100 mi
100mi
100 km
100km
50 km
Marathon
30 km
Half Marathon
15 km
5 km
Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
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