Trail Running Calendar Canada 2025-2026

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 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" with 963m of elevation gain, offering steep climbs, technical descents, and stunning views of old growth forests an..

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..

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 that offers breathtaking mountain views and a tru..

The Whole Enchilada is a trail running event held at Trail Hub in Uxbridge, Ontario, known as Canada's Trail Capital. The race offers multiple distances, including a challenging 50 km course featuring significant elevation gains and technical terrain through Durham Forest, Walker Woods, and Glen Maj..

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 Sasquatch Ultra Trail is a trail running event held at Sasquatch Mountain Resort in Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada. Scheduled for June 21-22, 2025, it offers 6-hour, 12-hour, and 24-hour timed races on a 10 km loop course, where participants aim to complete as many laps as possible. The event..

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 new 2.5K kids race called Slay the Baby Dragon. The course features a mix of technical and cruisey single-track trails with challenging climbs and thrilling desc..

The Tenderfoot Boogie is a scenic trail running event held in Whistler, British Columbia, on June 21, 2025. Starting and finishing at Bayly Park near Function Junction, the race offers three distances: 12K, 26K, and 50K. The courses traverse beautiful west coast forests, glacier-fed streams, and riv..

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..

Relentless24 is a 24-hour ultra-running endurance event held at the Canmore Nordic Centre in the Bow Valley, Alberta, within the Rocky Mountains. Participants, either solo runners or teams, challenge themselves to cover as much distance as possible on a flagged course featuring pristine single-track..

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. Both races start and finish at Elgin Park, offering participants a picturesque course through the local landscape. The event also includes a 1..

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..

Groovy Granite is a trail running event held in the scenic Lee River region of Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba, on Treaty 1 territory. The race offers three distance options: 7 km, 14 km, and 21 km, all based on a roughly 7 km loop featuring fast-flowing trails with technical sections and challenging climbs..

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

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..

The Powderface Mountain Marathon is a renowned trail running event held in Station Flats, Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada. It features a challenging marathon distance of approximately 42.6 km with around 1286 meters of elevation gain on scenic singletrack trails in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies...

The Top Of The World Ultra is a trail running event held at Sun Peaks Resort in British Columbia, Canada, featuring 50k, 28k, and 15k distances. Set amidst the scenic mountains of Sun Peaks, the courses traverse single-track trails, technical ascents and descents, forest service roads, and meadows,..

Trail du Parc, held at Camp Fortune near the village of Chelsea, is a festive trail running event that combines competition with camaraderie. Participants can choose from various distances, with category changes allowed before the race day. The course promises an engaging experience through natural..

The Grassroots Backyard Ultra, held in Okotoks, Alberta, is a unique endurance running event featuring a 6.71 km loop primarily on an asphalt pathway along the Sheep River, with some single-track dirt trail and minimal elevation gain. The course is flat and fast, encouraging runners to push personal..