IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: COURSE ALTERATIONS

Due to storm damage we have just been advised by land managers that two sections of the course will need to be re-routed at the last minute.

• 42km course alteration #1: At the 16.8km mark (top of Ironbark FOrest), runners will now be rerouted straight ahead into the Ironbark Car Park, then left onto Pt Addis Road for approximately 1.5km. You will then rejoin singletrack via an access track to finish off that section before popping back onto Pt Addis Rad just prior to the halfway mark. This change necessitates a short on-road section. NO HEADPHONES please. Be mindful of any vehicles. Try to stay on the verge side of orange cones.

• 42km alteration #2: the first change shortens the course, so we have added a short new section just after dropping down the stairs at the rear of the Scout Camp at 23.8km. This will take you off the Surf Coast Walk for a while before rejoining it. This will ensure you get your 42km.

• 21km alteration: is the same as the second altertion above. Please note that you will now register a 22km run.

• AllTrails Maps have been updated.

• There is NO alteration to the 8km course.

New course GPX files are here:

• 42km alt course

• 21km alt course

Please follow signage at these sections

We apologise for the late changes however they are outside of our control and hopefully don’t impact your experience too much!

*The 21km course will now measure a smidge over 22km.

*The 42km course should be only 300-400m longer

SATURDAY 20 JUNE 2026

Welcome to the 12th edition of the Surf Coast Trail Marathon,
a trail running experience offering a solo or team marathon & half marathon along the stunning Surf Coast Walk.

The SCTM route snakes from Australia’s Mecca of surfing, Torquay, to the beachfront Fairhaven Surf Lifesaving Club on Victoria’s famed Surf Coast, only an hour south west of Melbourne.

In the marathon, you can have a crack at the full distance solo, or knock off roughly half each in teams of two (perfect for kid-juggling running parents).
Or try the half for a taster, a go fast blast, or a ‘didn’t do enough training for teh full’ or an ideal entry level run to welcome you to trail running!
Need something shorter for a entree bite? Look to the NEW 8km Urquhart’s Bluff Blast.

In many ways, this is the perfect event for all runners eyeing the two quintessential distances. For road runners it offers a first taste for trail, without being intimidating as a relatively non-technical, non-remote, non-mountainous trail. For experienced trailites, the route still features stunning wilderness with coastal viewpoints you won’t believe (and becomes a truly go-fast course with plenty of good twists and turns).

From iconic Bells Beach (yes you run a short stretch of this hallowed sand) to the clifftops of Point Addis and Anglesea and on to Split Point lighthouse at Aireys Inlet: this course has become renowned for the experience of journeying through a unique coastal landscapes . That, and the famous live band afterparty at the Aireys Pub. That’s pretty famous too. You can dance, yeah? Like Travolta or a giraffe with marathon legs, doesn’t matter which - everyone’s welcome.

RACE PHOTOS

Want that killer event photo of you steaming along the single track?

Just click below and find your BossFotos pics from 2026!

NOTE PRICING PERIODS
Lock in your run today and save $$$
Save up to a whopping $90 per entry pending when you enter and what category!

Marathon

$140 ‘You Are The Worm’ Keen Bean prior midnight 17/08/2025 SAVE $70
$160 Early Bird pricing 18/08/2025 - midnight 02/11/2025 SAVE $50
$180 Regular entry pricing 03/11/2025 - midnight 22/05/2026 SAVE $30
$195 Late entry pricing 23/05/2026 - midnight 19/06/2026 SAVE $15
$210 On The Day… 20/06/26 - event day

Team Marathon
(2 runners, half distance each)

$160 You Are The Worm’ Keen Bean prior midnight 17/08/2025 SAVE $90
$180 Early Bird pricing 18/08/2025 - midnight 02/11/2025 SAVE $70
$210 Regular entry pricing 03/11/2025 - midnight 22/05/2026 SAVE $40
$230 Late entry pricing 23/05/2026 - midnight 19/06/2026 SAVE $20
$250 On The Day… 20/06/26 - event day

Half Marathon

$90 You Are The Worm’ Keen Bean prior midnight 17/08/2025 SAVE $65
$110 Early Bird pricing 18/08/2025 - midnight 02/11/2025 SAVE $45
$125 Regular entry pricing 03/11/2025 - midnight 22/05/2026 SAVE $30
$145 Late entry pricing 23/05/2026 - midnight 19/06/2026 SAVE $10
$155 On The Day… 20/06/26 - event day

8km

$55 including bus You Are The Worm’ Keen Bean prior midnight 17/08/2025 SAVE $35
$65 including bus Early Bird pricing 18/08/2025 - midnight 02/11/2025 SAVE $25
$75 including bus Regular entry pricing 03/11/2025 - midnight 22/05/2026 SAVE $15
$80 including bus Late entry pricing 23/05/2026 - midnight 19/06/2026 SAVE $10
$90 including bus* On The Day… 20/06/26 - event day
*if not sold out – 150 runner strict limit

IMPORTANT NOTE ON REFUND POLICY

Participants agree upon entering that they have read the refund policy and that they are entering on the understanding that there are no refunds beyond midnight 24 May 2026, nor any deferrals to future events in the instance of illness, injury, COVID contraction or other personal reason for non attendance.

Prior to midnight 24 May 2026 a full refund less admin fee $30 is offered.
You will be required to tick-box agreement to this policy when you register online.

Entries CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER RUNNER to run on the day.

REGO CHANGES & ADDING MERCHANDISE OR BUS TICKETS

NEED TO ADD A BUS TICKET OR MERCHANDISE TO YOUR ENTRY?
OR YOU WANT TO TRANSFER TO A DIFFERENT DISTANCE?
YOU CAN DO BOTH BY FINDING YOUR ORIGINAL CONFIRMATION EMAIL AND NAVIGATING TO YOUR ENTRY.
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO EDIT / ADD MERCH.