Trail Running calendar near Alpine 2025-2026

Crystal Cove Trail Run, the SoCalTrail season finale, unfolds in Crystal Cove State Park, El Moro, Laguna Beach, just minutes from Orange County’s beaches. Runners choose between the El Moro 15k (9.35 miles with 1,647 ft of elevation gain) and the Cut-Across 6k (4.1 miles, 696 ft), plus a Kids 1k co..

The Dixon Lake 10/10 Trail Race is the 5th annual event held at Daley Ranch in Escondido, California. The event date is December 13, 2025. The venue address is El Caballo Park, 3450 E. Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA 92027. The 10-mile course reaches the top of Stanley Peak and includes a 360-degree..

The Dirty December Trail Run, held in San Diego, California, is a festive holiday trail running event featuring multiple race distances: a full marathon, half marathon, 10K, and a unique 6-hour hill climb challenge. The course includes significant elevation gains—approximately 3,500 feet for the mar..

Del Dios Trail Race, billed as The Race of the Gods, unfolds at Lake Hodges in Escondido, California. The event offers four distances: 5K (3.1 miles), 10K (6.1 miles), Half Marathon (13 miles), and a 50K (31 miles). Courses traverse dirt service roads and single-track trails, with elevation gains ra..

San Diego 50 & Trail Runs is a multi-distance trail running festival staged at the San Pasqual Valley Staging Area in Escondido, California. The lineup includes a 50-mile ultramarathon, a Trail Marathon (plus a 2-person relay), a Trail Heavy Half, Summit Chase 10M (with a youth version), plus Valley..

The Ranch 50k, organized by Second Wind Trail Running, takes place in Daley Ranch, Escondido, California, with the start/finish at Dixon Lake Picnic Area. The 50K is two laps of a 15.6-mile loop, totaling about 6,318 feet of ascent. A half-marathon option uses a single 13.1-mile loop with ~2,706 fee..

The San Pasqual Valley Trail Race is the 9th annual running event in San Diego wine country. It takes place on February 21, 2026 at the San Pasqual staging lot, 18194 Bandy Canyon Rd, Escondido, CA. The course runs through vineyards and orange groves and offers scenic views along the valley. Three..

Sycamore Canyon is a trail running event held at the scenic Goodman Ranch Sycamore Canyon Preserve near Poway, California, just east of San Diego. The race offers multiple distance options including a 100K (solo or 4-person relay), 50K (solo or 4-person relay), and a half marathon. The course is a l..

Old West Trail Runs takes place near Julian, California, with start/finish at Stagecoach Trails RV Resort. The event offers 50K, marathon, and half marathon options, with the 50K and marathon totaling about 2,500 feet of elevation gain and loss, and the half marathon around 670 feet. Runners navigat..

The Back On The Ranch Trail Run is scheduled for October 3 and 4, 2025 in Los Olivos, CA. The event offers multiple timed and multi-hour formats for participants over two days. Distances and formats: 3 hour 6 hour 12 hour 24 hour 48 hour A runner guide for the 2025 event and an organizer liabilit..

Pirate's Cove 6/12/24 Hour Run/Hike is a multi-distance trail event at Lake Cuyamaca, California. The 6-, 12-, and 24-hour options offer a long-duration challenge for runners and hikers. The event is scheduled for Friday, March 20, 2026.Course specifics are posted on the official site (sdpiratescove..

Coast to Crest is an annual trail race in Del Mar, California, held on March 28, 2026 at the San Andreas Staging Lot, 2801 Via De La Valle. The event offers two distances: 10K 5K The 10K and 5K serve as the final Championship Qualifier of the Sunshine Series. Strava route maps are available for b..

Bedrock Valley Trail Runs is a family-friendly trail weekend held at Diamond Valley Lake Marina, Hemet, California. The festival offers multiple trail distances: Trail Marathon, Trail Half Marathon, 15K, 10K, 5K, a Stroller Trail 5K, and a 1-Mile Kids’ Fun Run, plus an Elevated Youth 1M. A Gravel Ro..

Oriflamme 50k is an out-and-back ultramarathon set in the Anza-Borrego Desert near Julian, California. The 50K starts at Sunrise Trailhead and follows the Pacific Crest Trail north to Mason Valley Truck Trail, then descends into Oriflamme Canyon, runs along the California Riding & Hiking Trail throu..

ANNUAL NATRO@NOLI INDIAN SCHOOL is a multi-distance trail race on the Soboba Indian Reservation near San Jacinto, California. The event offers Marathon, Half Marathon, 5k, and Kids 3k in Native and Open divisions, with awards for top finishers. The course features hills, sand, rock, single-track, st..

The Ramona Wine Country 5K is a unique running event held at BackCountry Gardens in Ramona, California. This scenic race features a challenging 1.5-mile loop course with natural obstacles including hills, streams, boulders, and mud, offering participants the option to complete one or two loops. Beyo..

Badwater Salton Sea, presented by Mount to Coast, is an 81-mile team ultramarathon in Southern California, from Salton City (about 234 feet below sea level) to Palomar Mountain (about 5,500 feet). The course blends road and single-track trail—eight miles pass through Anza-Borrego State Park—with a t..

San Diego, California hosts a memorial trail event on the Los Peñasquitos Canyon Trail. This is not a race: there is no support, no course markings, and no timing. Participants run on their own, choosing any portion of the clockwise route with a seven-hour limit.The event starts and finishes at the..

San Diego 100 is a challenging 100-mile ultramarathon in Lake Cuyamaca, California, starting and finishing at the Lake Cuyamaca Recreation Area south parking near Julian. The loop course is about 90% single-track mountain trails, crossing four San Diego east county recreation areas and segments of t..

O'Neill Park Trail Races is a multi-distance trail running event held in O'Neill Regional Park, near Trabuco Canyon, California. The race offers 50k, Marathon, 30k, Half Marathon, and 10k courses, described as spectacularly beautiful and a gem of South Orange County. Participants can pre-pick bibs a..