Trail Running calendar near Birmingham 2025-2026

The Alabama RX at Brookside will take place in Graysville on Sunday 12 October 2025. You can run between 3 and 3 miles.

Event Yo Amo Amarillo is an endurance trail event held on Sunday, October 19, 2025. The event uses Oak Mountain’s Yellow Trail and is organized as an 8-hour format where participants complete repeated out-and-back laps within an eight-hour..

Take on a lighted 1.00203 mile loop at Veterans Park in Alabaster with options from marathon and 50K to timed 6 12 24 48 and 72 hour events. Solo or team entries, around the clock aid and real food, plus 100 and 200 mile buckles for the bol..

Experience Halloween Havoc at Oak Mountain State Park in Pelham, Alabama: a spooky night trail with hilly single track and 13 miler or 6 miler loop options. Wear a headlamp, compete in costume, and celebrate with pizza, music, and a custom..

Event overview Sloss Rx is a Halloween-themed race held at the Sloss Historic Furnaces in Birmingham. The course is described as fast and flat with wide, open sections and sweeping turns. A singletrack detour through the "Fright Furnac..

Pinhoti 100 is a point to point 100 mile trail through Alabama's Talladega Forest finishing at Sylaward Trail Head in Sylacauga. A Western States qualifier, it challenges runners over rugged single track and creeks for a coveted buckle.

Carry a 20 lb kettlebell each mile in this 50K elimination challenge at Oak Mountain State Park where laps whittle the field until finishers remain. Tough, scenic and rewarding with custom shirts and finisher prizes.

XTERRA Appalachian Trail Fest brings trail races and a festival to Oak Mountain State Park with 35K and 18K XTERRA qualifier races plus youth and family 5K options. Expect fast singletrack, waterfalls, live bluegrass and crafts.

Course The event uses the rolling terrain of an old golf course with significant elevation changes and varied surface types. The race begins with a steep cart path climb. A cross-tie run-up leads to an old tee box. The route also includes t..

Run single or double 13.5 mile loops through Red Mountain Park in Birmingham on Nov 15, 2025. Welcoming to first time trail and ultra runners, the race offers aid stations, hot food, a finisher medal, and supports local trail programs.

Event details The Cathedral Caverns Trail Run takes place at Cathedral Caverns State Park, 637 Cave Rd, Woodville, AL 35776. The event offers two distances: 15K 5K Each distance is capped at 300 runners. Registration closes on Wed, Nov 12..

Event overview Death by 5k Oak Mountain is a 24-hour challenge held on November 22, 2025 at Oak Mountain State Park in Pelham, AL. The event requires participants to complete ten 5 km runs. Each 5 km run is spaced 2.5 hours apart. Participa..

Event overview Blood Rock takes place December 5-7, 2025 at Oak Mountain State Park, Meeting Center at the Cabins on Tranquility Lake in Pelham, AL. The weekend features four events: 101.79 miles 51.19 miles 31.18 miles 16.62 miles Regist..

Ring in the New Year with Run Undead Ultra Trail Party at Oak Mountain State Park, featuring looped ultramarathon distances, music, and a midnight ball drop. Finishers earn medals and 100 mile finishers receive buckles.

Event overview Eagle Ridge is a trail running event at Lake Guntersville State Park in Guntersville, AL, with multiple distance options. Distances offered include: 50K Half Marathon 5K The park covers more than 6,000 acres and has over 30..

Run a 50K point to point on mostly single track through Talladega National Forest with creek crossings, waterfalls, and scenic overlooks. Finish atop Cheaha Mountain at Cheaha State Park, Alabama's highest point.

The Russell Forest Run is an annual running event held at Russell Crossroads near Lake Martin, Alabama, featuring certified 10K and 5K courses. The scenic routes traverse sand, clay, and gravel roads designed for runners, bicycles, and elec..

Take on The Gambler Last Man Standing at Oak Mountain State Park on Feb 28, 2026: run repeated 2 mile loops, finish each within 40 minutes or be eliminated. Cash out at milestones for poker chip payouts or push on to be last man standing.

Event The ASF 5K is a partial trail run held in March that uses a looped route beginning and ending at Brocks Gap Brewery and passing around Black Creek Mountain Bike Park. The course distance is 5.56k. The race includes regular divisions (..

Delano Park - March 7, 2026 The event in Decatur, Alabama offers solo and relay ultrarunning options on March 7, 2026. Distances and formats listed are: 50 Mile Solo 12 Hour Solo 12 Hour Relay Registration opens October 1, 2025. Refunds a..