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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 125 exciting trail runs across the country. Find your next trail run in New Zealand below and join the trail community at these great events!
September 2026
Schools Teams Champs in the morning and a club Night Rogaine in the evening at Massey Campus and Farm, with team score format, head torches, and two evening course options.
Self-supported 6 hour and 12 hour running challenges on a 5.5 km loop at Lakes Resort Golf & Country Club in Pāuanui with pay what you want entry.
Trail-based 21 km, 12 km and 5 km run or walk options plus an off-road Marafun for under-8s, with drink stations, facilities and chip timing for all competitors.
A trail running event in Kinloch, Taupō offering marathon to kids dash distances, 3D koru finisher medals and an environmental focus on reusable cups.
Backyard Ultra at Centennial Reserve, Timaru where runners repeat a 6.7056 km loop each hour until one runner completes the final loop alone.
Trail running event at Makara Peak MTB Park with three course distances and date based entry categories, organised by Barefoot Events.
Trail races from Spicers Botanical Park up through Spicers Forest to Colonial Knob with three distances, summit views over Porirua Harbour, and mixed forest and farm terrain.
Annual Nelson rogaining event offering 3-hour and 6-hour foot courses across diverse local terrain, serving as a competitive navigation challenge and club fundraiser.
Trail event at Taupahi Reserve with 5 km, 11.2 km and 14.5 km options along the Tongariro River through native bush and swing bridges.
A community hill run and walk in Wainuiomata on September 12 2026 with 6.5 km and 10 km options, kids and buggy categories, and proceeds supporting Kokiri Marae Pātaka Kai.
A timed backyard ultra on Rough Island with a 6.706 km loop repeated hourly until one runner completes a solo lap; entries limited to 250.
A two-day schools orienteering festival in Canterbury with park and forest events, fun and competitive categories, training beforehand and entries closing 7 September 2026.
A graded orienteering final at Hedley Dunes, Woodhill Forest with a time‑based points series and a prizegiving for top scorers across the series.
A destination trail running weekend at Lake Tekapo on 19 September 2026 offering seven distances, scenic alpine-lake routes, an event village, and finisher medals.
A community running event in the Te Āpiti area on 19 September 2026 offering four courses from 10 km to 42 km across varied terrain and views.
A farm mud run on hilly Rangitikei terrain with natural obstacles, two course lengths, costume prizes and on site facilities.
Trail routes through Auckland Botanic Gardens into native bush offer 5 km, 10.8 km and 14.5 km options with marked courses, pitstops and event village services.
Hourly 6.7 km laps at That Place Mountain Bike Park on 26 September 2026; choose the Backyard Ultra until one runner remains or the Backyard 6 for six hours.