Trail Running calendar near Waddell 2026-2027

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.

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.

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.