Trail Running calendar near Cave City 2025-2026

The Caveman Open is a community and alumni cross country event held in Cave City, Arkansas, featuring a 5k race and a Kids 1 Mile Fun Run for ages 12 and under. Both races take place on the Cave City Cross Country Course, with parking available near the high school and shuttle service to the course...

The Possum at Woolly Hollow is a 6-hour, four-person team running event held at Woolly Hollow State Park in Greenbrier, Arkansas. Taking place on November 1, 2025, teams tackle a looping 5K course that circumnavigates Lake Bennett, rotating through multiple 5K laps within the park’s scenic, wooded s..

The Birdeye Run, held in Cherry Valley, Arkansas, is a unique running event featuring a 17-mile point-to-point race from Harrisburg back to a farm on Crowley's Ridge. The event also includes a 5k trail run on handbuilt single-track trails and a flat 1-mile run on a groomed pasture path. Part of the..

The Creek Trail Crusher is an endurance ultra running event held at Rotary Park in Paragould, Arkansas. Scheduled for November 15, 2025, it features three timed races: 6-hour, 12-hour, and 24-hour Crusher events. The course follows the fully paved 8 Mile Creek Trail with no street crossings, startin..

Turkey Trot 5k and Gobble Wobble Kids Mile is Conway, Arkansas’s Thanksgiving Day running tradition, benefiting the United Way of Central Arkansas. In its 11th year, the event launches on the University of Central Arkansas campus, beginning near Estes Stadium on Bruce Street, and winds through the c..

Spirit of Syllamo is a rugged multi-distance trail race near Norfork, Arkansas, on the Ozark Highlands Trail. Distances offered: 100 miles, 35 miles, and a 13.1-mile option that will run about 9 miles in 2025 due to route changes after a tornado and floods. The course features highly maintained sing..

The Woolly Hollow Trail Half Marathon is a 13.1-mile trail race held at Woolly Hollow State Park. The course features a unique route combining the Huckleberry Hiking Trail and the Enders Fault Mountain Bike Trail, offering runners a scenic and challenging experience through natural terrain. This eve..

Village Creek 10k/25k Trail Run is set in Village Creek State Park, Wynne, Arkansas. The event offers 10K and 25K trail races on over 26 miles of manicured trails atop Crowley’s Ridge. Runners encounter creeks, mud, leaves, sticks, steep ridgelines, and the race’s infamous rolling pipeline.The 25K i..

David's Trail Endurance Run is a challenging trail running event held in Mountain Home, Arkansas, along the scenic Lake Norfork in the Ozarks. The race offers three distances: 7K, 25K, and a demanding 50K course featuring over 5,000 feet of elevation change on a mix of single and double track trails..

The Sylamore Trail Run offers two rugged Arkansas endurance events: a 50K and a 25K in Allison, Arkansas along the White River. The race weekend centers at Angler’s White River Resort, with both events starting from Angler’s parking lot. The 50K is an out-and-back course totaling about 14.5 miles of..

Three Days of Syllamo is a challenging three-day ultrarunning stage race held annually in March at the scenic Blanchard Springs Recreation Area in Fifty-Six, Arkansas. Covering approximately 94 miles over rugged singletrack trails, the event features a 50K on day one, a 50-mile race on day two, and..