Trailsplus - New Years Eve
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NYE Rock Around the Clock : overview
NYE Rock Around the Clock is a Trailsplus trail running event on Wednesday 31st December 2025 at the You Yangs, Little River VIC (5 Branch Rd, Little River VIC 3212). Race distances offered in 2025 are:
- 5km
- 10km
- 21km
- 42km
- 50km
- 6hr
Registration opens on 3 September 2025. An opening-night early-bird special is available on the first night only. Fees are tiered by registration period and include GST; Humanitix booking fees are added at checkout. On-day registration is possible at higher prices.
Course, schedule and charity
The event uses a main 5km loop. Course maps are supplied, including PDFs for the 5km loop and first laps for the 21.1 km and 42.2 km courses with small additional distances (extra 1.1 km and extra 2.2 km respectively). The format is part of a series that introduces participants to night running; the 5km loop is run under headtorch support. Shorter distances are completed before sunset, while the 21 km, 42 km and 50 km extend into the night.
Trailsplus donates $1 per participant to Canteen, the Australian organisation for young people living with cancer. By 2024 Trailsplus had donated over $80,000 in total. In 2024 the event had 242 competitors; online runner donations that year were $44, with the organiser topping the total donation to $300. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
