Perth Trail Series heads to Wungong for all ages trail running

29 January 2025

Perth Trail Series will be at Wungong Regional Park on Sunday 9 February 2025, bringing their grassroots trail running event to showcase the beautiful trails in the City of Armadale.

Sponsored by the City of Armadale, the event will host three races, with 5.2km, 10.5km and a 15.6km options. This event forms part of the Perth Trail Series ‘Summer Series’, encouraging trail runners of all ages and experience levels to get outside and be in nature. Perth Trail Series have been hosting trail events at Wungong Reginal Park since 2012.

Mayor Ruth Butterfield said: “The City welcomes Perth Trail Series to the City of Armadale and we are excited to showcase the trails of Wungong Regional Park to new and returning trail runners.

“The City has so much nature-based tourism to offer, and we are proud to support an event that brings in people from all over Perth to spend a morning enjoying our beautiful trails.”

Perth Trail Series Director Melina Mellino said: “I’ve spent over a decade inspiring thousands of people to leave the pavement behind and embrace the magic of the trails, whilst encouraging environmental stewardship and community building.

“We have been hosting events at Wungong Regional Park since 2012, and we love it so much we keep coming back. Wungong is a hidden gem for trail running, and we are excited to showcase these unique trails once again.”

Perth Trail Series has a mission is to make trail running accessible, safe, and fun for everyone. They want to inspire a love for the outdoors and promote healthy living, and sustainable practices on the trails. They run approximately 90 events a year, with majority being free social events and cause driven outings than include rubbish clean-ups and weekly group runs.

You can find out more about their events and sign up for the Wungong race on the Perth Trail Series website.