South Australia
Trail Running Calendar South Australia 2026-2027
Explore the best trail runs in South Australia for 2026-2027! Our updated list features 23 exciting trail runs across the region. Find your next trail run in South Australia below and join the trail community at these great events!
November 2026
A community running festival at Sturt Reserve with a 21.1 km half marathon, 10 km, 5 km and a 1.5 km kids dash plus finishers medals for participants.
A six-race trail series across Cleland, Belair, Robe, Bridgewater and Port Elliot with multiple distance options, series points, and age-based categories for 2026-27.
A time-based ultra on a 2.56464 km riverside loop near Glenelg, offering 6- and 12-hour events with one aid station, chip timing, ESL briefing, and finisher medals.
December 2026
Bridgewater is the second race in the ATR Summer Series 2026-27, part of a six-race trail running series with age-based points and an XL subseries.
January 2027
Belair National Park hosts Race 3 of the Summer Series on 17 January 2027, featuring a 27 km XL course that counts toward the main series and the XL three-race series.
February 2027
Robe Run is a coastal multi distance event in Robe South Australia featuring marathon, half marathon, 14km, 10km, 5km and a 1km kids dash with on course aid stations.
Multi-distance trail run at Happy Valley Reservoir on 7 February 2027, featuring 3.5, 7, 14 and 21.1 km options and finisher medals for all.
Race Number 5 of ATR's sixth Summer Series at Cleland National Park in Crafers, South Australia on 21 February 2027 with online registration and calendar links.
Trail races in Belair National Park offer 5 km to 50 km options, scenic historic parkland and significant elevation on the marathon and ultra courses.
March 2027
Coastal trail and road event at Horseshoe Bay Port Elliot offering distances from a 2 km kids run to a 30 km course on March 14, 2027.
A backyard ultra at Loveday Adventure Park on 13 March 2027 featuring a 6.71 km mixed-terrain loop and a waitlist with 24 hour access to 100 Founders tickets.
April 2027
A multi-day trail running event in the Flinders Ranges offering long-distance courses including 100 mile, 100 km, 50 mile, and 50 km from 30 April to 2 May 2027.
May 2027
A backyard ultra in Victoria Park, Adelaide featuring repeated 6.71 km loops each hour until runners stop, with an event village and volunteer-supported race operations.
June 2027
A coastal running event on Granite Island with long, short and kids' courses across causeway, island trails and scenic south coast views on 20 June 2027.
A trail running event finishing at Mt Lofty Summit with 50 km, 28 km and 10 km options plus a limited 3-person teams relay for the 50 km.
July 2027
A multi-distance trail ultra from the Adelaide Hills to the city with UTMB-indexed races, staged aid stations, shuttle logistics and mandatory gear requirements.
A one-time, traffic-free country running event on 10 July 2027 from Lameroo to Pinnaroo offering 42.2 km, 21.1 km, 10 km and 2 km options.
Trail running festival at Mt. Remarkable National Park offering 50 km, 30 km and 15 km races, a new 2-person 50 km relay, mandatory gear rules and finisher medals.
August 2027
Trail running event in the Murraylands starting inside Monarto Safari Park and finishing at Murray Bridge, with multiple distances from 5 km up to a long course listed as 54 km or 56 km.