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Trail Running Calendar Manawatū-Whanganui Region 2026-2027
Explore the best trail runs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region for 2026-2027! Our updated list features 7 exciting trail runs across the region. Find your next trail run in Manawatū-Whanganui Region below and join the trail community at these great events!
November 2026
A multi-distance running and walking event at Timona Park, Feilding, featuring marathon, half marathon, 10 km and off-road 2.5 km and 5 km races with club and merit trophies.
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.
January 2027
A self sufficient alpine trail run of about 20km across Tongariro National Park with 1,000m of ascent, required compulsory gear and staggered wave starts.
March 2027
A combined trail run, walk and obstacle course event in the Ruapehu Waimarino hills on 6 March 2027 with multiple distances and a shared race village.
A forest-based running and walking festival at Waitārere Beach on 21 March 2027, offering 2 km, 5 km, 10 km and a 21.1 km half marathon plus a finishers t-shirt for all entrants.
September 2027
A countryside mud run on a working Rangitikei farm featuring natural bogs, a floating Rubber Island, slip and slides and 3 km and 5 km course options.
A timed trail backyard ultra on a 6.7 km loop beside the Whanganui River where runners repeat hourly laps until one runner outlasts the rest.