Rail Trail Run

Race completed

54 km Distance

not publishedn/a Climbing

2.7 est Grit · Entry level

Calculated from 54 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 2.7 as a floor, not a verdict.

41.1578° S, 147.5173° E © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Field size ~16 Tiny. You will run alone for most of it.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (54km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, September

Daytime high 13°C

Night low 7°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 11 h 56 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for September — NASA POWER, grid elevation 165 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2025	54km	16	Zachary Harris · 03:51:42	Annabel de Jong · 04:03:23
2024	54km	25	Brady Abraham · 04:19:01	Summer Woods · 05:04:29
2023	54km	13	Luke Budd · 03:48:24	Summer Woods · 05:39:51
2022	54km	11	Daniel van der Vlist · 04:07:17	Amy Lamprecht · 04:13:59
2021	54km	12	Fergus H. Edwards · 04:08:21	Suzanne Stiso · 04:51:34
2020	54km	21	David Bailey · 03:34:15	Mai Frandsen · 04:51:29
2019	56km	13	David Bailey · 03:41:53	Judi Leale · 05:10:19
2018	56km	21	David Bailey · 03:39:22	Amy Lamprecht · 04:01:08

The field shrank 36% between 2024 (25) and 2025 (16). 31% of the 2025 field were women.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (54km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Course notes

gear With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

Gear for this race

Chosen for 54 km of trail.

Trail Running Shoes 54 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
Race Nutrition 54 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 54 km, without the bounce.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 54 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

New Balance

Fuel Cell Super Comp Trail

★★★★★ 4.5

Adidas

Terrex Speed Ultra

RunRepeat found the Adidas Terrex Speed Ultra to have a grippy outsole and great lockdown, while iRunFar noted that the shoe works on a variety of trail conditi…

★★★★★ 4.5

Maurten

Gel 100

Hydrogel technology for 25g carbs per gel with minimal GI distress.

$3.5 ★★★★★ 4.7

Salomon

ADV Skin 12

Industry-standard 12L race vest with front flask pockets and minimal bounce.

$180 ★★★★★ 4.8

Suunto

Vertical

Titanium GPS watch with solar charging, offline maps, and 140-hour GPS battery.

$630 ★★★★★ 4.5

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Overview

The Rotary Club of Scottsdale's Rail Trail Run was a 54k trail race held in Scottsdale, TAS, Australia. It took place for 8 editions, from 2018 to 2025.

The course was an out-and-back from the Scottsdale Train Station. The first 12k were reasonably flat, followed by a 16k gradual incline and a 16k gradual decline, with a fairly flat final 12k.

The Rail Trail Run's field was smaller than 73% of 50k fields, and bigger than 26% of 50k fields among 2720 peer races.

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