Social Runs & Membership
Alongside our events, Coffs Trail Runners Inc. also organise regular social runs that explore the beautiful Coffs Coast, offering a variety of terrain and distances.
Runners from all levels are welcome, with our social runs catering to a range of paces, from beginner to advanced.
All our social runs are covered by Public Liability insurance for the Committee only and do not include Personal Accident Insurance.
To join our social runs, you must become a member. Membership is donation-based and signing up is quick and easy.
Details for our social runs are posted in our Facebook Group.
Weekly Thursday Runs
For the past two years, we have met each Thursday evening at 5:30pm for a social run.
We meet at King Tide Brewery for a 8km out-and-back run along the beautiful Coffs Creek Walkway.
Typically, there ae 15-30 runners, so come along and meet like-minded people.
After the run, we have a social chat with an optional beer at King Tide Brewery.
Weekend Adventure Runs
Join our monthly social runs to some of the best trails on the Coffs Coast! All fitness levels are welcome.
Social runs usually include scenic lookouts, waterfalls or training routes for specific events.
Check out our Facebook Group for more details.
Coffs Coast Runs
Previously organised by WRATS and Steel Beveridge, Coffs Coast Runs are a series of long distance untimed and unmarked runs.
These runs are now organised as training runs by Coffs Trail Runners and covered by our Public Liability Insurance.
These runs have rich history and require a degree of self-sufficiency to complete.
Pub to Pub
Route: A 29km run between the two pubs, following the hilly and mostly gravel Sherwood Creek Road.
Start: Golden Dog Hotel at Glenreagh
Finish: Corindi Beach Hotel
When: 6:00am, Sunday TBC January 2026
Bush to Beach
Route: A 29km run between Nana Glen and Woolgoolga over the Sherwood Escarpment, following the hilly forest roads in Sherwood Nature Reserve.
Start: Nana Glen Equestrian Centre
Finish: Park next to Woolgoolga Woolworths.
When: 6:00am, Sunday 26th January 2025
Great Ocean Run
The Great Ocean Run from is an iconic 45km beach run with a deep history, traversing 5 creek crossings and 10 headlands on a journey from Red Rock to the picturesque Coffs Jetty.
Route: Follows for the most part the marked Solitary Islands Coastal Walk. It is mostly flat sand running with intermittent headlands for 30km, followed by a creek crossing, soft beaches, steeper headlands and footpaths for the last 15km.
Start: Northern end of Red Rock Beach
Finish: Underneath Coffs Harbour Jetty
When: 6:00am, Sunday 18th May 2025
Heartbreak Half
Route: 23km out and back route following Woolgoolga Creek Road and up Gentle Annie Road in Sherwood Nature Reserve, past the Widowmaker before turning around at Plum Pudding Road junction.
Start & Finish: Park next to Woolgoolga Woolworths
When: 6:00am, Sunday TBC December 2025