Trail Running calendar near Fort McDowell 2026-2027

A backyard ultra at Usery Mountain Regional Park in Mesa, Arizona, with separate running and rucking races on short trail loops. Each lap must be completed within one hour and the event continues until only one runner and one rucker remain.

On January 24, 2026 the Desert Classic stages a chip timed half marathon and a 5K at Thunderbird Paseo Park in Glendale, Arizona. Both courses are professionally marked, include aid stations, and finishers receive a custom medal.

Trail races of 50 km and 25 km on the marked Pemberton Trail in McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Fountain Hills, Arizona. The singletrack course has gently rolling terrain, one staffed aid station, and a vehicle entrance fee.

Arizona Rocks! is a trail event in Peoria, Arizona on January 24, 2027 offering half marathon, 10K, 5K and a virtual option. Participants receive a medal and shirt and age group awards are presented on race day.

An endurance loop race at McDowell Mountain Regional Park with 3 hour, 6 hour, and sun up to sun down formats for solo runners and teams of two, three or four. Chip timed with onsite food, camping, and awards.

A multi-distance event on the Maricopa Trail featuring 36- and 15-mile mountain-bike courses plus a 10-mile out-and-back trail run, finishing at Lake Pleasant with aid stations, live tracking, camping, and proceeds benefiting local trail st..

Multi-distance trail runs in Cave Creek Regional Park across desert single-track and dirt roads, from 6K to 50 miles. Regularly spaced aid stations, cupless service, drop-bag options for longer distances, and chip timing on marked courses.

Daytime trail race at McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Fountain Hills, AZ. Listed as 14K with an alternate description of about 12 km, it serves as race two of the McDowell Mountain Cup series.

Arizona Spartan Event Weekend at Fort McDowell Rodeo Grounds features obstacle races across warm, dusty trails with cactus, a route through the Yavapai Nation Indian Reservation, and climbs to a mesa. Distances include a 5 km sprint, 10 km..

Point to point 100K and 50K trail races on the Black Canyon National Recreation Trail in Arizona, featuring singletrack, stocked aid stations, drop bags, crew access, pacer rules, and Western States qualifying options.

A trail running weekend in Superior, Arizona with 50K, 32K, 17K and 12K routes through Arnett Canyon, Picketpost Mountain and the Arizona Trail. Courses feature marked trails, aid stations, chip timing, cupless stations and on site medical..

A fast trail event near Fountain Hills, Arizona offering 10K and 20K routes on mostly singletrack terrain. Snakebite is race 3 of the McDowell Mountain Cup series and includes post-race food and volunteer support.

A multi-distance trail event at White Tank Mountain Regional Park, featuring single-track desert terrain, boulder washes and a technical Ford Canyon section that requires navigation and downhill rock scrambling.

A 50 kilometer point to point trail race from Lake Pleasant to Crown King, Arizona that climbs from desert roads into high elevation pines. The event features five aid stations, cupless refills, shuttle service, live tracking and chip timin..

El Jefe 100 is a 105 mile point to point trail race near Superior, Arizona, across remote Sonoran Desert singletrack. The route totals over 12,500 feet of ascent, uses six aid stations, and has a 36 hour cutoff.

A multi-distance trail event at Lake Pleasant Regional Park featuring Waddell Dam crossings, desert single-track trails, and a 40K course with Yavapai Point views plus a short guided raft crossing with life vests provided.

A multi event trail and ultra running series across Maricopa County regional parks from October 2026 to April 2027, offering distances from 2 miles to 50 miles and series pass options with a discount.

A trail race day on April 17, 2027 in Prescott, Arizona centered at Watson Lake Park, offering five distances along the Prescott Circle Trail. Courses run through the Granite Dells with aid stations, cupless service, drop bag options, and c..

A series of five point to point trail races across central Arizona led by the 252.9 mile Cocodona 250. Routes connect historic towns and varied landscapes with staffed aid stations and defined cutoffs.