The Maitland Running Festival features a four-kilometre lap through Maitland’s central business district in New South Wales, with sections along the Mall and the River Bank. Participants can opt for one lap (4 km), two laps (8 km), or three laps (12 km). The program also includes a two-lap half marathon.
The event is based at Maitland Regional Athletics Centre on High Street, near the town-centre course. Its format accommodates first-timers, walkers, club runners, and faster competitors, as the same compact lap serves multiple distances without requiring participants to travel far from the main event area.