Trail Running calendar near Sun City 2026-2027

A 14 mile trail run on Trail 100 in central Phoenix on January 2, 2027. Mostly single track with steep climbs, multiple aid stations, a technical race shirt, and a four hour time limit.

Trail races at Usery Mountain Regional Park in Mesa on January 9, 2027 offering 20k, 10k, 5k and a 1 mile fun run. All registration fees go to local charities and the event includes a cowboy outlaw costume contest.

Experience the beauty of the Superstition Mountains with various distances including a full marathon and trail runs. Join this scenic Arizona winter tradition featuring mountain vistas and a supportive community atmosphere.

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.

Experience an obstacle course race through the dusty desert trails of Fort McDowell. Navigate through cactus plants and mesa inclines with 5K, 10K, and kids distances available on the Yavapai Nation Indian 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.