Trail Running calendar near Scottsdale 2026-2027

Trail races at San Tan Mountain Regional Park near Queen Creek, AZ, offer distances from a Kids Run to a 50K. Longer courses include a steep Goldmine climb and single-track desert routes among Saguaro cactus.

A series of trail race days in Queen Creek, AZ featuring short to ultra distances across four race dates. The event operates cupless aid stations with reusable cups available.

A multi distance trail event at Estrella Mountain Regional Park featuring desert single track, varied surfaces and looped 100 mile, 100 km and shorter courses, with aid stations, crew access, drop bags and chip timing for live tracking.

Trail running event in Apache Junction offering a marathon, half marathon, 10K, 8K and a 2 mile fun run through the Superstition Mountains on MLK Day weekend. The event features desert trails, aid stations and fundraising for local youth.

Saguaro Showdown is a backyard ultra at Usery Mountain Regional Park where runners and ruckers complete hourly loops on trail and at night on an out and back road course until a single finisher remains in each division.

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.

Timed loop trail event at McDowell Mt Regional Park offering 3-hour, 6-hour, or sun up to sun down formats. Participants compete solo or in teams of two to four, completing as many 4.1 mile laps as possible.

A mountain bike point-to-point on the Maricopa Trail from Cave Creek to Lake Pleasant with 36 and 15 mile options, plus a 10 mile out-and-back trail run at Lake Pleasant; proceeds support the Maricopa Trail & Park Foundation.

On February 6, 2027 Elephant Mountain Trail Runs in Cave Creek, AZ offers six marked desert trail distances from 6K to 50 Mile with aid stations every 3 to 7 miles, chip timing, cupless service, and drop bag options for longer races.

A weekend Spartan obstacle event at Fort McDowell Rodeo Grounds featuring sprint, super and kids races across warm, dusty trails that pass towering cactus and part of the Yavapai Nation Reservation.

Point-to-point trail ultras on the Black Canyon National Recreation Trail in Arizona offering 100K and 50K distances with aid stations, drop bags, crew and pacer provisions; the 100K is a Western States qualifier.

Trail runs around Superior, Arizona with distances from 12K to 50K, featuring Arnett Canyon riparian sections and a 50K loop around Picketpost Mountain. The 2026 edition is sold out.

Mesquite Canyon Trail Runs on March 13, 2027 at White Tank Mountain Regional Park offers distances from a Kid’s Fun Run to a 50 mile race, with desert single track, technical Ford Canyon sections, and aid stations spaced up to 8.8 miles apa..

Crown King Scramble is a 50K point to point race from Lake Pleasant to Crown King Saloon, moving from Sonoran Desert and saguaro stands into high Ponderosa pines with a long climb and a steep two mile descent.

A point to point hundred mile ultramarathon in the Sonoran Desert near Superior, Arizona with more than 12,000 feet of climbing. Organized by Destination Trail; registration opens May 5, 2026.

Trail races at Lake Pleasant Regional Park from 2 mile to 40K, with most courses crossing New Waddell Dam. The 40K includes lake views at Yavapai Point and a short guided raft crossing; aid stations, cupless options, and chip timing are pro..

A 252.9 mile point to point trail race across central Arizona from Black Canyon City to Flagstaff, with varied surfaces, significant elevation change, 21 aid stations and a 125 hour cutoff.