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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 134 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
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 challenge at Kumeū Showgrounds on 1 August 2027 featuring a roughly 6 km course, mud obstacles, team competition and on-site facilities.
A family team obstacle event at Kumeū Showgrounds on 1 August 2027 featuring an approximately 3km course with mud pits, climbing walls, and finishers medals for all participants.
A women-only team obstacle event at Kumeu Showgrounds featuring an approximately 6 km course, mud and climbing obstacles, team entries of three, medals, showers and on-site facilities.
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 outdoor obstacle course event at Lakes Ranch offering approximately 6 km laps, a 12 km option, team competition and on-site showers and first aid.
A women-only team obstacle event at Lakes Ranch, Rotorua, with three-woman teams tackling an approximately 6 km course across farmland and bushland obstacles.
A family team obstacle event at Lakes Ranch, Rotorua featuring an approx 3 km course with mud, climbs and tunnels, team size rules, finishers medals and on-site showers and parking.
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.
New Zealand's longest-running cross-country ski marathon at Snow Farm, featuring 42 km, 21 km, 5 km and Mini Merino races and linked to Worldloppet.
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 multi-distance trail running event in Lake Tekapo on 18 September 2027, offering courses from 2 km to 50 km with timed entry pricing and finisher medals.
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.
November 2027
An 82 km rivers-to-sea ultramarathon on 13 November 2027 with mixed terrain, tide-dependent starts, solo and team options, and six aid stations including two drop-bag zones.