Trail Running calendar near Fort Payne 2025-2026

The Recover From The Holidays 50K is an ultramarathon event hosted by the Huntsville Track Club, held annually at John Hunt Running Park in Huntsville, Alabama. This 50-kilometer race offers runners a challenging post-holiday distance to kickstart their running year. The event emphasizes a supportiv..

The Frozen Trash Panda is a trail running event held at Monte Sano State Park in Huntsville, Alabama, as part of the Winter Wild Thangs Trail Series. Scheduled for January 3, 2026, it offers two race distances: a 10K and a half marathon. The course features scenic mountain views, creek crossings, an..

Atlanta Fat Ass is an annual, low-key ultramarathon held at Sweetwater Creek State Park in Lithia Springs, Georgia. The event offers 50K and 25K options and promotes a post-holiday, no-frills atmosphere that GUTS describes as “burn off those pounds.” Runners tackle six laps on white trail loops (cou..

The Rabid Raccoon 25k, hosted by Bad Beard Events, is a challenging trail race held in Chattanooga, Tennessee, starting atop Raccoon Mountain at Laurel Point. The 25-kilometer course traverses the north and western sides of the mountain, featuring trails such as Megawatt, Grindstone Ridge, Lower Chu..

Snow Bull Endurance Runs take place at Camp Chet in Whitwell, Tennessee, on nearly 1,000 acres of private forest on Whitwell Mountain in the Cumberland Plateau. The event offers a half-marathon, 6-hour, and 12-hour races on a 5-mile loop with about 1,000 feet of gain per lap. The course mixes single..

Mad Backyard Ultra is held at Camp Jordan Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The race features a 4.167-mile loop run hourly, with a strict one-hour limit for each lap. Runners must start each hour in the start/finish corral; if a loop isn’t completed in time, they are out.The event ends when only one c..

The Huntsville Slam is a challenging endurance series hosted by the Huntsville Track Club in Huntsville, Alabama. It requires participants to complete four specific races between November and January: the Dizzy Fifties 50K, Rocket City Marathon, Recover from the Holidays 50K, and Mountain Mist 50K...

The Red Top Rumble is the 19th annual trail race held at Red Top Mountain State Park in Cartersville, Georgia, on February 1, 2026. The event features a single trail distance of 11.5 Miles with start and finish at the park Visitor's Center. The course uses winding, moderate-to-easy wooded trails wi..

River to Clouds Trail Run, also known as The River to Clouds Trailfest, blends trail running with a whiskey festival on Lookout Mountain, finishing at Ross’ Landing in Chattanooga, TN. The event features multiple distances: 100‑mile and 50‑mile trail runs, a 27‑mile Barely Ultra, and relay options f..

Mount Cheaha 50K is the 21st annual point-to-point trail ultramarathon in Delta, Alabama, finishing at Cheaha State Park atop Cheaha Mountain, the state's highest point at 2,407 feet. The 50K course runs mainly on single-track trails through the Talladega National Forest, about 80% on Pinhoti, Skywa..

McClellan Madness is an ultramarathon-style race held on the Fort McClellan bike trails near Anniston, Alabama. The course is a 4.1‑mile single-track loop, runnable with a few rocks and about 300 feet of elevation per loop. Runners choose 4-hour or 8-hour options, totaling 25K or 50K by completing l..

The Coyote Ugly 30K & 50K is a challenging trail race held in the scenic Cohutta Wilderness near Ellijay, Georgia, starting and finishing at Mulberry Gap Adventure Basecamp. Both distances begin with a gravel road section followed by climbs on the Pinhoti trails and Bear Creek, featuring creek cross..

Stump Jump 50K & 10 Miler, staged by Bad Beard Events, is held on Signal Mountain near Chattanooga, Tennessee. The race offers 50K and 10-mile distances on a 90% single-track course along Signal Mountain and Walden Ridge, with jaw-dropping views of the Tennessee River Gorge, cascading streams, hemlo..

The Southern States 200 is a point-to-point mountain trail race held March 18-22, 2026. The course runs from Mill Creek near Dalton, Georgia, to the summit of Mount Cheaha in Cheaha State Park, Alabama. The race distance is 203.14 miles, with 27,933 ft of elevation gain and a 100-hour time limit. T..

Yeti 7-11 Hour Endurance Run is staged at Sweetwater Creek State Park in Lithia Springs, Georgia. The course follows the High Lake Trail and Ruins Trail inside the park, with ribbons marking the route to help runners stay on track. The event is a timed endurance race operated by Yeti Trail Runners a..

Dirty Spokes Iron Hill is the 10th annual trail race at Red Top Mountain State Park in Cartersville, Georgia. Runners choose between 7.5 and 3.8 miles on a mix of single- and double-track off-road trails, starting in the park parking lot and weaving through wooded, old-fire-road terrain. The race ca..

Located in Mooresville, Alabama, the Singing River Runs offers 25K, 10K, and 5K races that start and finish at the Singing River House. The shaded, packed-dirt/gravel courses run through the Mooresville area, including a trek by 1818 Farms and along the river, under a leafy canopy. The flat, forgivi..

Chief Ladiga 100 Mile Trail Run takes place in Jacksonville, Alabama, along the Chief Ladiga Trail, described as the country’s longest paved trail. The event offers four distances: 100 miles, 50 miles, 50K, and a half marathon (13.1). Runners follow a fast, crew-friendly course: 50 miles out to Nath..

Blue Heron Hundreds is North Alabama’s ultra featuring 100-mile, 100K and 50K races at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge near Mooresville, Alabama. The course is a new 15.5-mile core loop run on soft crushed gravel and dirt roads through birding and wildflower viewing areas; the 100‑mile distance rep..

The DT Stone Anvil is a challenging trail running event held at Fort Mountain State Park in Chatsworth, Georgia, featuring multiple race distances including 200 miles, 100 miles, 100K, 50K, and timed events up to 72 hours. The course consists of a demanding loop of about 20 miles with 5,000 feet of..