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Dandenongs Trail Runners run together every Sunday and Thursday. We post details of these runs on this page and on Facebook.

We cater to all levels of fitness and running experience. Find out what to expect at About our runs.

Sunday morning run – 25 January 2026

Join us on Sunday for a run in the Dandenongs starting at the 1,000 Steps at 7am.

Meeting point

Ferntree Gully Picnic Ground, Mount Dandenong Tourist Road, Upper Ferntree Gully.

Parking

Plenty of parking.

Toilets and water

  • Ferntree Gully Picnic Ground
  • One Tree Hill Picnic Ground.

Runs and run routes

Distance Approximate speed Route
20k Stylish – 3:20-3:40 hrs
20k Semi-stylish – 3:10-3:20 hrs
20k Semi-sweaty – 3:00-3:10 hrs
20k Sweaty – 2:40-2:50 hrs
14k Sweaty – 1:40-2 hrs
14k Sensible – 2:20-2:40 hrs
8k Sane – 1:30-1:50 hrs

Thursday run 15 January 2026

Thursday’s intro run will be from Grants Picnic Ground meeting at the carpark at 9:10 and starting the run at 9:15.
 
The run will be 11.5km and 470m and at intro pace. So if you’ve ever wondered what trail running is like come join us, chatter and enjoy the forest and a coffee afterwards at Cork at Cooks’s Corner.

Meeting point and Parking

Grants Picnic Ground

 

Toilets and water

  • Grants Picnic Ground

Run route (11.4km 470m : 1:45-2 hours)

Dandenongs Trail Runners acknowledges the Wurundjeri people as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we run. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

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