Trail Running Calendar Canada 2025-2026

The Multi Grouse Grind Challenge will take place in North Vancouver on Friday 20 June 2025.

AO's Seaside Scramble is a 10-kilometer trail race held at Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial Park in Nova Scotia. The course features diverse terrain including beach boardwalks, rugged coastal trails at Pennant Point, boulder fields, and single-track trails, offering stunning ocean views. This eveni..

The Défi des Escaliers is a unique running event held in Quebec City, featuring courses that challenge participants to climb and descend the city's iconic staircases. Starting and finishing at Parc de l’Esplanade, runners navigate between the Lower and Upper Towns, tackling up to 40 staircases and 2..

The Sunburn Solstice Trail Run takes place at Marydale Park in Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada. This unique event celebrates the longest day of the year with a 15-hour, 23-minute, and 31-second timed trail run on a scenic 3.7 km loop featuring tree-covered trails and open fields with rolling hills. Part..

Relentless24 is a 24-hour ultra-running endurance event held at the Canmore Nordic Centre in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Bow Valley, Alberta. The race challenges solo runners and teams to cover as much distance as possible on a flagged course featuring pristine single-track trails, wide double..

The Tuffest 10 Trail Race is an annual trail running event held at Nitehawk Year-Round Adventure Park in Grovedale, Alberta, Canada. The 2025 race, marking its 10th edition, offers multiple distances to suit all fitness levels: 5km, 10km, 20km, 30km, and an ultra 50km challenge. Participants can run..

The Sasquatch Ultra Trail is a trail running event held at Sasquatch Mountain Resort in Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada. It features 6-hour, 12-hour, and 24-hour ultra trail races on a 10 km loop course, where participants aim to complete as many laps as possible. The event promotes a supportive a..

The Farthest is a unique endurance running event held in London, Ontario, Canada, where participants start together and aim to run as far away as possible from the starting point within a set time. The race offers three durations: 8 hours (The Farthest), 4 hours (Half-Farthest), and 2 hours (Quarter..

The Pemby Pounder is a thrilling trail running event held in Pemberton, British Columbia, at the base of Mount Currie. It features two race distances: a challenging 22km "Half Pounder" course with 963m of elevation gain, offering steep climbs, technical descents, and stunning views of old-growth for..

The Minotaur SkyRace, held in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, is a premier skyrunning event and an official race in the Skyrunner® World Series. The main race covers 33.5 km with a challenging elevation gain of 2900 meters, featuring a rugged, remote course through Canadian wilderness. It offers a 12-hour..

The Boomerang Trail Run is a customizable trail running event held at Batawa Ski Hill in Batawa, Ontario, Canada. Participants challenge themselves on a 7km+ looped trail featuring varied terrain including hills, rocks, roots, mud, and a single road crossing. Runners choose to complete as many loops..

The Kusam Klimb is a challenging annual trail running event held near the summer solstice in Sayward, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island. The main race is a rugged 24 km loop with 1,593 meters of elevation gain, traversing over the back of Mt. H’Kusam and descending through the Stowe Creek waters..

The Whole Enchilada is a trail running race held at Trail Hub in Uxbridge, Ontario, known as Canada's Trail Capital. The event offers multiple distances, including a challenging 50 km full race, a 25 km half, an 8 km mini, and shorter hikes and kids' runs, catering to all skill levels. Runners exper..

Tenderfoot Boogie 2025 is a scenic trail running event held on June 21, 2025, starting and finishing at Bayly Park in Whistler, British Columbia. The race offers three distances: 12K, 26K, and 50K, traversing beautiful west coast forests, glacier-fed streams, and rivers between Brandywine Falls and..

The KRC Goats' Run is an annual trail running event hosted by the Kelowna Running Club in Kelowna, BC, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025. The run features challenging routes through Okanagan Mountain Park, including rocky uphills, lush greenery, a scenic canyon, and open grasslands with stunn..

Slay the Dragon is a trail running event held at Silver Star Mountain Resort near Vernon, BC, offering distances of 50K, 25K, 13.6K, and a kids' 2.5K race called Slay the Baby Dragon. The courses feature a mix of technical and cruisey single-track trails with challenging climbs and thrilling descent..

The Uxbridge Run for the Diamond is a scenic running and walking event held in Uxbridge, Ontario, featuring 10K and 5K distances on winding trails and roads starting and finishing at Elgin Park. The event supports the Uxbridge Hospital Auxiliary, with all proceeds benefiting the local hospital. Part..

The Kamview / Fresh Air Trail Run will take place in Thunder Bay on Sunday 22 June 2025.

Beat the Bugs is a scenic trail race held at the Caledonia Nordic Ski Centre in Prince George. Participants can choose between 5km and 10km distances, running on a mix of cross-country ski and single track trails within the Otway trail system. The 5km course is relatively flat, making it suitable fo..

The Utopia Backyard Ultra 2025, hosted by North of 89 Outdoors, takes place at the Tiffin Centre for Conservation in Utopia. This unique endurance event challenges runners to complete a 4.88-mile (6.7 km) loop every hour on the hour until only one finisher remains. The course features relatively fla..