Adelaide Trail Runners are very excited to bring back the Melrose Running Festival for 2027! Event date is Saturday July 24th.
The 56km Ultra Marathon will start at the Beautiful Valley Caravan Park in Wilmington. Runners will traverse some of the most scenic, and toughest, trails you could imagine as they make their way through the Mt Remarkable National Park, via Mambray Creek and finishing in Melrose.
The 30km & 15km events will both start and finish at the Melrose Caravan Park.
For the first time, there will be a 2-person teams relay for the 56km distance only. The first leg will finish at the Mambray Creek Campground. The second leg starts here and finishes in Melrose. This team event follows the exact same course as the 56km.
This event is labelled "South Australia's Toughest Race". Are you brave enough to find out why?
* New for 2027, we are introducing the "Enter Now, Pay Later" scheme. Early Bird entrants will have the opportunity to enter now, with payment not due until the end of March. And, this is the only way to secure early bird pricing, saving up to $50. This is available for one week only, during the Early Bird period from 12:00pm Friday October 23rd to 5:00pm Friday October 30th *
Event schedule
- Fri, July 23, 2027 5:00 pm - Bib Collection + Dinner (North Star Hotel)
- Sat, July 24, 2027 5:45 am - 56km Bus Departs Melrose
- Sat, July 24, 2027 7:00 am - 56km Race Start (Wilmington) + Teams
- Sat, July 24, 2027 8:30 am - 30km Race Start (Melrose)
- Sat, July 24, 2027 10:00 am - 15km Race Start (Melrose)
- Sat, July 24, 2027 7:00 pm - Presentations + After-Party (Jacka Bros. Brewery)
Contact information
- Event contact
- Adelaide Trail Runners
- Phone
- 0403323198
- Website
- Visit website
