Mountain Goat Trail Series

📣 Mt Coot tha Trail Festival Update
After many months of planning, we’ve made the difficult decision not to proceed with the 2026 Mt Coot-tha Trail Festival.

Community events rely on registrations, sponsorship and funding to be financially viable. While registrations were encouraging, the reality is that the cost of delivering a safe, high quality event in 2026 has increased significantly.

We also explored every avenue to make the festival happen. Our Queensland Government grant application was unsuccessful, even after seven successful years of event delivery, and while we’re incredibly grateful to our sponsors, their support was primarily in kind rather than the financial funding needed to deliver the event.

We could have scaled the festival back, but that isn’t the experience we want to deliver. Rather than compromise on quality, we’ve made the difficult decision not to proceed and let everyone know early so you have time to adjust your plans.

All registered participants have been emailed with information regarding refunds and the next steps.
To everyone who registered, shared the event and believed in what we were trying to create, thank you. We’re genuinely sorry and appreciate your understanding.

Jamie | Event Director

WHO’S FASTER... YOU OR YOUR MATE?
Race Entry Giveaway!
There’s only one way to settle it...

We’re giving away 2 FREE entries to the Mt Coot-tha Trail Festival, one for you and one for the mate you’ve been talking trash to.

To enter:
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Tell us... who’s faster? You or them?

One lucky winner will score two entries to any event at the festival.

Go on... call them out.

Who’s lining up beside you on the start line?

Competition closes: Midnight 17th July
Winner announced: Sunday 19th July via DM / Announcement.

This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram.

Still got a few dollars left before EOFY?
Here’s an idea...
Buy yourself a Trail Festival entry instead of another thing you don’t need! ⛰️⛰️⛰️

You might even want to ask your accountant whether your race entry is something you can claim. Every situation is different, so we’ll leave that conversation to them.

What we do know is this:
You’ll get months of motivation.
A reason to train.
A finish line worth chasing.
And one sensationally good day on Brisbane’s best trails.

Entries are open for:
• Billy the Kid 2km
• Hightail 12km
• Surefoot 21km

EOFY ends at midnight. If you’ve been waiting for a sign, this is it.

Register now and let’s hit the trails together.

Early bird entries for the Mt Coot-tha Trail Festival end Sunday!

By Monday, your mates who entered will already be talking training runs, race plans and post run beers while you’re still “thinking about it”.

Lock it in now.
Discover the trails, rediscover yourself.

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!