Rediscover your rush again

IN 2027!

Yep - 2026 is on ice, sorry!

Unfortunately, once again, we have been advised by Parks Victoria that the trails we need to use to operate the event are not likely to be open by May.

So, sadly, we are once again putting Goldrush on hiatus...and hoping that 2027 will be the year to once again strike singletrack Gold in Daylesford!

Parks has assured us that there is now movement on trail regeneration - with funding secured for the works needed on the western side trails. We need these to be open to operate the event as a quality run route, and prefer, rather than 'make do' with lots of out and back, to wait until the full course design can be utilised. 

We understand the disappointment - we are also bummed - but there’s a glimmer in them thar hills that a Goldrush will strike again in 2027.

Come join us then for….

21km + 12km + 5km

Yes it’s back. New courses, new event HQ smack in the centre of Daylesford. New vibe. Same riches of singletrack.

Come Run, Stay Play in Victoria’s Spa Country!

Run, relax, shop for Mother’s Day and then overnight it to celebrate you Mum on Sunday in the delicious eateries and attractions of Daylesford!

Thanks to The Running Company - Ballarat for their continued support in sticking with the event. Stick with them and get ya run kit there when you need it! Same goes for Tailwind Nutrition Australia - they'll be back when we can get back... and always found at all the other Tour de trails events!

21km + 12km + 5km

8 MAY 2027

Lake Daylesford, Spa Country, Victoria

NEW RUN COURSES

GoldRush now features new loop courses starting and finishing from Lake Daylesford. Choose from the 22km, 12km and the 5Km. All are suitable for beginners through experts with some technical terrain but mostly just fun trails! We ask all runners to be familiar with the route/s!

EVENT SCHEDULE

GoldRush will take place the morning of Saturday 9 May 2026. There is now only a single start and finish location, at Lake Daylesford, just down from the Boathouse. Parking is spread around the Lake, all within walking distance (or walk from your in town accommodation). Be sure to check maps. The event schedule is from 8am - 1pm...

FAQs

Where do I register? When do I get my bib? What about safety? Timing? Can I swim in the lake if it’s hot?Can I grab a piccolo somewhere on the run route? I look pretty fly running trails - can my friends come see me and cheer me on out on course? There will be a bunch of questions, hopefully we can answer some here...

Check out RACE EXPLORER, a cool application that visualises run results via virtual race map that plots the finishing positions of all competitors, representing each person with an interactive icon.  Hovering over the icon reveals the competitor’s identity and race statistics, including overall, category and gender positions, as well as their pace. It also ‘maps’ the general spread of over the line results visually. Very cool.

CHECK OUT GOLDRUSH RACE EXPLORER HERE.

BEFORE THERE WERE GOLD DIGGERS: WE RUN ON DJA DJA WURRUNG COUNTRY

Goldrush is kindly hosted on the traditional lands of the Dja Dja Wurrung people. As organisers and participants we like to acknowledge that our event is occurring on Dja Dja Wurrung Country. Elders of the Dja Dja Wurrung community and their forebears are the traditional owners of this land and have been custodians for many centuries and have performed age old ceremonies of celebration, initiation and renewal. We note that the Dja Dja Wurrung gathered and managed this place for up to the last 60,000 years.  We acknowledge their living culture and their unique role in the life of this region.

For more information on the aboriginal heritage and connection to the land we run on, see these links and downloads:

Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation Fact Sheet

Index of Mini Poster Series (contacts full individual posters on sheet or in FAQ).

Dja Dja Wurrung website www.djadjawurrung.com.au