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Trail Running Calendar New Zealand 2026-2027
Explore the best trail runs in New Zealand for 2026-2027! Our updated list features 126 exciting trail runs across the country. Find your next trail run in New Zealand below and join the trail community at these great events!
November 2026
A team-based map and compass rogaining event on 11 November 2026 at Adventure Park, Christchurch, offering 2-hour, 1-hour and kids 1-hour options with mandatory safety gear.
A duathlon event in Masterton New Zealand with multiple run and bike distance options and 290 registered racers organised by Wairarapa Multi Sport Club.
A running festival in the Queenstown Lakes district with marathon, half marathon, 10 km and 2.2 km kids run on hard packed cycle trails. The course passes local sights and finishes in central Queenstown with live tracking and finisher medals.
A multi-distance trail run on 14 November 2026 along the Kawatiri Coastal Trail near Westport, with routes from 5 km to 35 km and proceeds supporting trail maintenance.
A two-day running event in Taranaki featuring multiple races from 1.61 km to a combined 42.2 km challenge, using the coastal walkway, parks, gardens, and Lake Mangamahoe.
A backyard ultra at Marton Reservoir where runners repeat a 6.706 km loop each hour, direction decided by coin flip, continuing until one runner remains.
Trail running and walking in Karangahake Gorge with riverside tracks, swing bridges, tunnels and gold mining relics, distances from 8 km to 42.2 km.
A November trail event in Whakatāne featuring an 18.5 km coastal and bush course with about 1000 m climbing, plus 18 km and 6 km race options.
A charity trail event in Riverhead Forest on 15 November 2026 combining marathon-distance and shorter races with Afghan food, music and handicrafts, organised by Timatanga Hou / New Beginnings Foundation.
A family friendly orienteering day at Boyle River with six standard courses from very short beginner maps to very long expert options and SportIdent timing.
A one-day trail running event at Makara Peak MTB Park offering 7 km, 12 km and 18 km routes on well-formed bush and 4WD tracks with ridge views.
A two-person orienteering relay in Waitarere on 15 November 2026 with two legs per runner, multiple course grades, a post-race barbecue and Retro O costume competition.
An 84 km high country ultra from Molesworth Cob Cottage to Hanmer Springs with solo and team relay options across four marked legs.
A timed trail relay or solo event in Riverhead Forest where participants complete 5 km laps over 8, 12 or 24 hours with tent sites on the loop.
A limited-entry, all-inclusive trail event in the Taharua Valley offering run, walk and mountain bike distances with on-site hospitality and recovery services.
Three orienteering races at Waitārere Beach on 21–22 November 2026, including Middle and Long championship races and a non-championship Twilight Short, with online entries via enterO.
A club-series trail event at Rangitūmau featuring an off-road climb and road descent with distances from 2 km to a 16 km full circuit.
Repeated 6.71 km laps at McLaren Falls every hour until one runner remains, self-supported with basecamp provisions and limited entries.