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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!
July 2027
A winter running event in Fairlie offering four distances on Saturday 17 July 2027 with tartan encouraged and community-focused organisation.
Trail running in Wellington offering 21 km, 45 km and 65 km courses with compulsory winter gear and limited entries; entries open 1 Dec 2026 and race weekend is 17 Jul 2027.
Teams of two are blindfolded, bused to an unknown Christchurch location, then must navigate roughly 21 km or more back to the finish without course markings or GPS.
Run The Forest in Rotorua offers three trail distances through geothermal features and redwood forest with finish-line music and festival atmosphere.
August 2027
An off‑road obstacle event at Kumeū Showgrounds offering an approximately 6 km course with mud, climbs and team competition on Sunday 1 August 2027.
A family team obstacle event in Kumeū on 1 August 2027 featuring an approx 3 km course, family team categories, finishers medals, showers and on-site food.
A women-only team obstacle course at Kumeū with teams of three tackling a course equivalent to about 6 km, muddy obstacles, showers, parking and podium awards.
A community half marathon and trail event around Lake Te Anau with 21.1 km, 10 km and a 2 km kids run on native-forest and lakeside trails.
An off‑road obstacle event at Lakes Ranch Rotorua offering 6 km and 12 km options, team competition, limited daily entries and on-site showers and parking.
A women-only team obstacle race for groups of three at Lakes Ranch Rotorua, held over an approximately 6 km cross-country course with mud, climbs, and team-focused challenges.
A family team obstacle event at Lakes Ranch Rotorua with mud, climbs and a course designed to match a 3 km cross-country challenge.
A multi-distance event in Bottle Lake Forest offering 21 km, 10 km, 5.5 km and a 2 km kids course on mixed forest trails and gravel roads.
A long-standing Worldloppet cross-country ski marathon at Snow Farm near Wanaka featuring races from 5 km to 42 km and Wanaka accommodation packages.
September 2027
Trail running event in Kinloch offering marathon, half-marathon, 10 km and 5 km offroad courses that pass Kawakawa Bay, a headland loop, and Whangamata stream.
A mud run on a working Rangitikei farm with natural water and hill obstacles, offering 3km and 5km courses, costume prizes and on-site facilities.
A multi-distance trail event at Lake Tekapo with seven race distances, scenic lake and mountain routes, finishers' medals, and event support from Merrell.
A community trail event near Woodville with four courses from 10 km to 42 km mixing bush track, shared pathway, and road.
A backyard ultra beside the Whanganui River: repeated 6.7 km laps each hour until one runner completes one more lap than all others, limited to 100 entries.
A trail running event in Hawke’s Bay on 25 September 2027 offering four run or walk distances and exclusive access to trails across private land.
A 12-hour community loop event on a 4.2 km scenic course in Henderson Park, open to runners, walkers and dogs with medals and hourly spot-prize draws.