Trail Running calendar near Fayetteville 2025-2026

The Crane Broiler Festival Chicken Chase 5K is a community running event held in downtown Crane, Missouri, featuring a 5K trail run and a 1-mile run/walk. The 5K course primarily follows the city's smooth gravel public trail system, while the 1-mile route is mostly paved and stroller-friendly. The e..

Hit The Road, Jack! is a certified long-distance running event held on the Ruby Jack Trail in Carthage, Missouri. Scheduled for September 20, 2025, the race offers multiple distances including 5K, 10K, 15K, 30K, and a virtual run option. All courses are out-and-back routes entirely on the scenic Rub..

KROP - Kaizen Rite of Passage is Kaizen Running Club’s first official chip-timed trail race, held at Welling Ridge Trails outside Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The event offers multiple distances: 4 miles, 8 miles, 12 miles, a 50K (32 miles), and a 10-hour ruck relay for four-person teams. All courses share..

Trailfest, hosted by Fleet Feet Springfield, is a trail running event held at Two Rivers Mountain Bike Park in Highlandville, Missouri. Scheduled for October 5, 2025, it offers three race distances: 5K, 10K, and a half-marathon. The course is known for its technical, rocky, root-filled, and hilly te..

The Pumpkin Holler 100-Mile event, held annually in the scenic J.T. Nickel Preserve near Tahlequah, Oklahoma, offers multiple race distances including 100 miles, 100K, 50K, 25K, and a 10-mile run. Set in the largest privately protected conservation area in the Ozarks, the course features gravel coun..

Busiek Crazy 8's Ultra is held at Busiek State Park in Highlandville, Missouri. The event features a 32-mile course formed by looping an 8-mile trail within an 8-hour time limit, so participants run as many loops as possible. Organized by SGF Run Co and Matt Maurer, the race emphasizes trail-running..

The 36 Hours of White Rock will take place in Winslow on Friday 24 October 2025. You can run 100 miles.

Hare Mountain 100 is a point-to-point ultra held in Hagarville, Arkansas, along the rugged Ozark Highlands Trail in the Northwestern Boston Mountains. Runners choose from 100‑mile, 50‑mile, and 60K distances, with dramatic climbs and a total elevation gain around 20,000–24,400 feet. The course trave..

The Devils Den Trail Race, held annually at Devils Den State Park in West Fork, Arkansas, is a scenic trail running event featuring three distances: approximately 3.5, 5.75, and 8.5 miles. The race courses traverse recently improved mountain bike and hiking trails along Lee Creek, offering a challen..

The 36 Hours of Black Bear is a trail running event held at Shores Lake Recreation Area near Winslow, Arkansas. It features a challenging loop course on the Ozark Highlands Trail's Shores Lake/White Rock spur, with each loop covering approximately 15 miles and over 3,500 feet of elevation gain. Part..

Frozen Toes 5K & 15K Trail Race is Fayetteville’s annual cold-weather trail event held at Kessler Mountain Regional Park (2600 W Judge Cummings Rd). It offers two distances for runners and those looking to transition to longer trail racing. The courses are about 95% singletrack, with the 15K featuri..

Greenleaf Trail Run (GTR) 2026 is a multi-distance trail race in Braggs, Oklahoma, at Gruber ORV Park. The 10th annual event offers 5-mile, 10-mile, and 20-mile options. The race features a 5+ mile loop on a moderately technical trail, providing a rugged, natural course for trail runners.This year m..

The Lake Vian Hilltop Run, held in Vian, Oklahoma, is a multi-distance running event featuring a scenic 2-mile loop course combining paved trails and single-track dirt paths through woods and hilltops overlooking Lake Vian. Distances offered include 4 Miler, Half Marathon, Marathon, 50k, 50 Mile, 10..

The Passion Play Trail Run, held in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, offers a unique running experience on the scenic Great Passion Play Trails, part of the Oz Trail System. Scheduled for April 4, 2026, the event features four distances: a Fun Run, 5k Trail Run, 5 Mile Trail Run, and a Half Marathon Trail..

Last Person Standing by Flint Creek Endurance is a unique endurance running event held in Gentry, Arkansas. Participants run a 1-mile loop that must be completed within 20 minutes. The race continues with loops starting every 20 minutes until only one runner remains or no one finishes in time.Each r..

The Trail of Honor Memorial Run is an annual event held in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, hosted by the Fort Gibson American Legion and Trail of Honor Flags. Scheduled for May 23, 2026, the event features a USATF certified 5k race and a 1-mile fun run/walk, both starting at Legendary Fitness on East Poplar..