Legend Of The Peaks 2025

Legend of the Peaks is an off-road running festival, open to almost all ages, set in Rotorua, Aotearoa New Zealand. Within the festival there are a number of different races that aim to attract both competitive and non-competitive participants with the premier event being the New Zealand Forest Marathon, an epic 42km race incorporating awesome forest trails, off-road running and hitting all four peaks in the forest making for over 1700m of elevation gain.

Based in Rotorua, the Geothermal, Cultural and Adventure mecca of Aotearoa New Zealand, the Legend of the Peaks festival provides running and walking events for all levels of fitness with distances starting from 2kms for kids to the pinnacle event, the New Zealand Forest Marathon covering 42kms of off-road trail running. Legend of the Peaks is an epic combination of amazing trails, with a festival zone that includes expo, music, food and good vibes.