2026 Red Stag Rotorua Marathon

Trek the Forest, Rotorua powered by TotalEnergies - 17 October

Course overview: Located on the beautiful Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake,) this course weaves around Lake Tikitapu for the short course, whilst the mid and long delves deeper into the stunning Whakarewarewa forest, with glimpses of Green Lake and beautiful old growth forest, this course will leave you speechless at the beauty of our backyard.

Suitable for: Great for a weekend adventure away in Rotorua. The long course is a good distance for the trail runner looking for a challenge in the build up for something epic! The mid course is a good distance day out of keen walkers and runners whilst the short course is an easy loop great for first timers and all fitness levels.

Track condition: 90% well-formed track, 10% more technical single track

Elevation gain:

Short course – 96m

Mid course – 421m

Long course – 479m

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LEGEND OF THE PEAKS IS BACK 6-7 NOVEMBER 2026 FOR IT'S 4TH SEASON AND THIS YEAR WE INTRODUCE THE EPIC NEW EVENT....

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Legend of the Peaks is an off-road running festival, open to almost all ages, set in Rotorua, Aotearoa New Zealand. Within the festival there are a number of different races that aim to attract both competitive and non-competitive participants with the premier event being the Whaka Ultra 50K, an epic 50.2km race incorporating awesome forest trails, off-road running and hitting all four peaks in the forest making for over 2000m of elevation gain.

The events are:

• Whaka Ultra 50K - 4 Peaks - 50.2kms - 2240m elevation gain

• New Zealand Forest Marathon - 4 Peaks - 42.5kms - 1950m elevation gain

• Moerangi Half Marathon - 2.5 Peaks - 21.4kms - 950m elevation gain

• Titokorangi 10K - 2 Peaks - 10kms - 430m elevation gain

• 5K Trig Loop - 1 Peak - 5kms - 145m elevation gain

• Kids Forest Run - 2kms and 3kms - 40m and 52m elevation gain

• Koeke Classic - 2kms and 3kms - 40m and 52m elevation gain

The festival has music, food, expo and a vibe that could see you sipping away on a tasty beverage, chilling to the music while you watch your friends and whanau cross the line after an epic adventure in the forest.