Mt Coot-Tha Trail Festival

Mt Coot-tha’s natural bushland is the focus: a "Weekend trail running festival" centered on 100% off-road running on the mountain’s well-known trails. The Mt Coot-Tha Trail Festival offers a weekend where kids, first-time trail runners, experienced mountain runners, and adaptive athletes can each find their place without the usual road-race gloss. Expect technical challenges and scenic rewards distinct from road races, with rolling climbs, rewarding descents, and sweeping vistas along carefully selected, established trails. The longer routes traverse the mountain’s complete terrain, while the Golden Hoof adds a unique element: a sunset run with mountain-top views before headlamps are switched on for night trail running, all leading back to the same food, music, art, and finish-line trail crowd.