Trail Running calendar near Carmichael 2025-2026

Bad Ass Backyard Ultra (B.A.B.U.) takes place at Dry Creek Parkway in Rio Linda, Sacramento, California. The event uses the traditional backyard ultra format: a 4.16-mile loop with a new loop starting each hour; anyone not in the start corral at the hour is eliminated, and the winner completes the m..

Knickerbocker Canyon Trail Run, staged by Inside Trail Racing, unfolds in the Auburn/Cool area of California along the historic Western States Trail. Runners choose from four distances: 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, and 35K. The routes go out to No Hands Bridge, tackle the K2 training hill, and return via..

Diablo Trails Challenge is a trail-running event held at 1700 Castle Rock Road, Walnut Creek, CA, in support of Save Mount Diablo. The race offers multiple distances to suit all levels: 50K, half marathon, 10K, and 5K, plus a Remote Runner option. The course traverses Mount Diablo’s open-space trail..

American River Endurance Runs is a three-race ultra series from Folsom to Auburn, California, along the scenic American River Parkway. The flagship AR50 has become the second-largest 50-mile race in the United States, attracting veterans and newcomers, with companion 25- and 10-mile events finishing..

Located in Calistoga, California, the Napa Valley Endurance Run comprises four trail distances: 50K, 35K, half marathon, and 10K. The loop starts and finishes on the Calistoga Fairgrounds' Great Lawn and climbs into Robert Louis Stevenson State Park, culminating at Mount St. Helena.The 50K is renown..

The Outlands Endurance Race, held at Peninsula Campground in Pilot Hill, California, offers challenging trail running distances of 25K, 50K, and 50 miles. Set along the rugged, scenic edges of Folsom Lake, the courses feature a mix of runnable single track and double-wide trails with significant ele..

Badger Cove Half Marathon/10K/5K 2026 is held at Del Valle Regional Park in Delvalle, Livermore, California. The emerald hills of Lake Del Valle form the backdrop for three races: a half marathon, 10K, and a 5K, with a virtually hill-free 5K option when conditions permit. The event, hosted by Brazen..

The Canyons Endurance Runs will take place in Auburn from Friday 24 April 2026 to Saturday 25 April 2026. You can run between 25 and 161 kilometers.

Rim Rock 50 Mile Trail Challenge is the inaugural ultramarathon in Napa Valley, staged at Skyline Wilderness Park and weaving through the Napa Open Space Preserve and the new Suscol Headwaters Trail System. The event offers a 50-mile solo option or a two-person relay, with two roughly 26-mile loops..

Napa Wilderness Trail Runs, held at Skyline Wilderness Park (2201 Imola Ave, Napa, CA), offers a spectrum of trail races from a 10K up to a 50K. The event emphasizes accessibility for all levels, with a 50K and 30K designed with guidance from ultra runner Angela Abbey. The courses feature Rim Rock T..

Wildcat 2026, held at 3800 Clark Road in El Sobrante, California, offers a Half Marathon, 10K, and 5K. The page highlights spectacular 360-degree views of the Bay Area from the course. Specific route details aren’t described, but the event is run by Brazen Racing and takes place within East Bay Regi..

Nitro Trail 2026 is a trail-running event held at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline Park, 5551 Giant Highway, San Pablo, California 94806. It offers three distances: a half marathon, 10K, and 5K, appealing to a range of runners and walkers. The event is branded with an energetic theme, described as an..

Bay Area 100 is a 100-mile ultramarathon held in Oakland, California. The race is associated with a location at 12500 Campus Drive in the Bay Area, indicating the event’s hub in Oakland. The official site bayarea100.com provides registration details, noting that registration opens on October 1, 2025..

Tahoe 200 is a 200.2-mile ultramarathon around Lake Tahoe, starting at Heavenly Stagecoach Lodge in California. The route climbs 36,857+ feet and stays on National Forest lands along the Tahoe Rim Trail, with a fully marked course and detours to aspen meadows and ridges overlooking the lake. The atm..

Tahoe 100k is a rugged ultramarathon set in the Sierra Nevada around Stateline, Nevada. The 62.9-mile course features about 11,766 feet of climbing and roughly 23,532 feet of total elevation change, with altitudes reaching nearly 9,800 feet. Runners traverse mostly singletrack trails through high-el..

Broken Arrow Skyrace is a California skyrunning event held at Squaw Valley, now Palisades Tahoe, near Lake Tahoe. The race series offers multiple distances, including 11K, 18K, 23K and a 46K ultra, plus ascent formats and specialty challenges such as Iron Face, Iron Crown, and Triple Crown. Marketed..

The Western States Endurance Run is the world’s oldest 100-mile trail race, starting in Olympic Valley, California, and finishing 100.2 miles later in Auburn, California. Established in 1974, the course traverses traditional lands of Indigenous Peoples and features over 18,000 feet of climbing and n..

Lost Sierra Endurance Race, presented by Bad Luck Run Club, takes place in the Sierra Nevada high country around Downieville, California. Runners choose from 25K, 50K, or 100K. The 100K is an out-and-back epic, starting in Downieville, climbing toward the Sierra Buttes then north to Plumas-Eureka St..

The Skyline 50k Endurance Run will take place in Castro Valley on Sunday 2 August 2026.

Signal Peak Trail Runs take place near Bear Valley Group Campground, Nevada City, CA, with Emigrant Gap as a reference point. Organized by Sky Breaker Racing, the event offers two distances: 50K and 24 miles. The course is an out-and-back with a loop at the east end that summits Signal Peak for the..