Mountain Goat Trail Series

There’s a very good chance someone you know already has their entry to the Mt Coot-tha Trail Festival and started their training for it… you don’t want them having all the fun do you?
Early bird entries close 31st May.
Rally your mates, family and work crew. Pick your distance, lock it in and start building towards something epic together.
From first timers to seasoned trail runners, there’s a distance with your name on it!
Discover the trails, rediscover yourself.

Welcome to the Mt Coot-tha Trail Festival!
We’re live. Early Bird Registrations are officially open.
Mt Coot-tha. One day. Multiple distances.
23rd August 2026
⛰️Billy the Kid - 2km fun for the little ones
⛰️Hightail - 12km Beginners and Speedsters
⛰️Surefoot - 21.1km Thrill Seekers chasing summits
We’re keeping it fun, inclusive and community based so everyone can enjoy nature’s backyard.

From first timers to seasoned trail runners, this is your chance to get amongst it. Push your limits, back your training, and experience what trail running is all about.
Discover the trails. Rediscover yourself.
Get in early. This is going to be epic!
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Thank you TRAQ - Trail Running Association of Queensland for being such an important organisation for our sport of trail running

🔥 Surefoot Podiums Mt Coot-Tha! 🔥

What a day yesterday. Perfect conditions, epic people and lightning fast times on the mountain ⚡️⛰️

Male
🥇 Grant Reibolt 1:41:31
🥈 Anthony Gordon 1:48:06
🥉 Arthur Marshall 1:53:31

Female
🥇 Nicole Miller 2:10:53
🥈 Katy Booth 2:11:59
🥉 Poppie Bowie 2:18:03

Huge congratulations to our podium finishers and every single runner who threw down at Surefoot. The mountain was alive and you brought the energy 👏

Discover the trails, rediscover yourself.

Official photos will be released in the coming days with a recap to all racers, keep eyes open for this!

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Celebrate trail running under the stars with us!
Join the Mountain Goat Trail Runners, Run Vault and Salomon for a night on the trails.
📍 Where: Via Retro Cafe – Dirt Carpark near JC Slaughter Falls, Sir Samuel Griffith Drive, Mt Coot-Tha
🗓 When: Wednesday 27th August
⏰ Meet 6:30pm, run starts 7pm sharp
👟 Wear-test Salomon gear, trail shoes & hydration vests
⛰️ Around 1 hour of night trail running
Bring your headlamp, bring your crew.
Snacks & beverages post-run.
📲 Event page is live on Facebook — link in bio!

Surefoot, you were epic.
Race results live via event site and IG Story.
A huge thank you to every runner who took on the climbs, every volunteer who gave their time, and every supporter who made the mountain come alive.
This race is nothing without the energy of the community around it. We’re so grateful so many of you chose to spend your Sunday with us.
We hope you had the opportunity to discover the trails, rediscover yourself.
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Race Day Incoming! 🏔️
This Sunday at Mt Coot-Tha — final chance to enter Surefoot, the toughest of the Mountain Goat Trail Series.
📍 Bib Pickup
Saturday at Run Vault (8:30am–4pm) — chat to the team for expert advice, last-minute gear and hill tips.
Or collect on site Sunday morning.
⏰ Race Morning
Reg: 5:45–6:30am
Briefing: 6:50am
Start: 7:00am sharp
⛰️ 21km of climbs, views, and singletrack
🎉 Cheer squads from + 
☕ Coffee by Jungle Bean
💧 Electrolytes by 
🎶 Vibes & banter from 
🔥 BBQ with 
🎀 Follow pink tape + markers — sweeps on course
🚗 Limited parking on site
Rally your crew. Lace up. Let’s run wild.
Discover the trails, rediscover yourself
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Runners Guide is Live!
The Surefoot Trail Race guide has officially landed. It’s been emailed to all registered runners and is also available on our event page. link in bio.
Everything you need to know to conquer the course. See you on the mountain!

Important Course Announcement 📣
We’ve made a few spicy changes to this year’s course. After ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred rolled through, some of the trails up top were closed by council and won’t be reopening in time. That means:

Ghost Hole Circuit
Jacksonia Track

are off the cards for 2025.

But don’t worry, we’ve cooked up a fresh route that’s just as good. You’ll now swing behind Channel 9, drop down Highwood, and link into Gap Creek via Quail Trail. It flows, it climbs, and it’s a ripper of a finish for the series.

If the new names sound a bit foreign, no stress. We’ll have it fully marked and the GPX file is ready to download from the event site.

Lace up and get a recce in. This course is a beauty.

Discover the trails, rediscover yourself
Mountain Goat Trail Series by Run Vault, powered by lululemon

We’re there for you. From the front of pack to the last runner and everyone in between. We celebrate every runner who has the courage and spirit to lace up and show up at our events.

Join us for the last race of our series at Mt Coot-Tha 24th August for a challenging but highly rewarding half marathon around the trails of Brisbane.

Discover the trails - rediscover yourself
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