About The Mt Beauty Run
Mount Beauty Running Festival
One of Australia’s most scenic foot races
Saturday 16th May 2026,
Les Peart Oval, Pool Road, Mount Beauty Vic
Come and enjoy a fun filled day with something for the whole family and see for yourself, the beautiful autumn colours in the Upper Kiewa Valley.
School Challenge Competition
$250 cash prize for your school is up for grabs in the Schools Challenge Competition
Get a team of students and staff together and enter the School Challenge Competition. Teams can have entrants in any of the four events, and points will be awarded to the top five overall finishers in each team. The team with the lowest average points wins.
Be sure to enter your school’s name as your team when you register.
Please use the links below to see details of each event and find links to Entry Fees, Registration Links, Course Descriptions, Maps and other relevant information relating to that particular event.
Food and Drinks for Sale on the Day
PLASTIC CUP FREE!
We have introduced a new environmental friendly initiative and will NOT be providing plastic cups at the drink stations on course. Instead you will need to carry your own drink bottle or hydration pack. Water and sports drink will still be available at drink stations for refills.
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Mt Beauty Running Festival
Australia's most scenic foot race, fun for the all the family! Distances include a 3k, 10k, 21k or 18k trail run. Lace up your shoes and get ready to run, walk, jog or test your endurance on one of the special events on offer
2026 results have been posted to the Mt Beauty Running Festival website: www.hoppet.com.au/mt-beauty-run-results/
Thank you once again to everyone who came out and made the day such a fun success. We loved seeing so many smiling faces.
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A huge thank you to everyone who made the Running Festival possible—especially our amazing volunteers and the Race Committee, plus our local business donors who help keep entry fees affordable.
We’re grateful for the generous support from the Mount Beauty & District Community Bank and the Alpine Shire. Also, thanks to Mount Beauty Rotary Club for volunteers, Alpine Radio for broadcasting at the event, Food Works Mount Beauty for donating the feed station fruit and lollies, NE Water for providing the drinking water station, Mount Beauty Playgroup for their bake sale and BBQ, and Mount Beauty Swimming Pool for the use of their facilities.
And to every participant—thank you for being part of it. Hope you had a great day, and we can’t wait to see you next year!
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Remember to enter the Mount Beauty Running Festival today to avoid the $20 late fee. To enter: www.hoppet.com.au/about-mt-beauty-run/
And schools, don't forget there is a chance to win some cash by entering a team of students and staff in the Schools Challenge Competition. Teams can have entrants in any of the four events, and points will be awarded to the top five overall finishers in each team. The team with the lowest average points wins. Schools must enter their school’s name as the team’s name upon registration. If you have already registered but forgot to put your school name down, not to worry. Email info@hoppet.com.au with your name and school and we can update your entry. #alpineshire #mountbeauty #seehighcountry #funrun
Just a week to go!
The Mount Beauty Running Festival is almost here, but it is not too late to enter. If you have not already done so, enter by Thursday the 14th of May to avoid paying the $20 late fee. For info and to register - www.hoppet.com.au/about-mt-beauty-run/
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