Trail Running calendar near Julian 2025-2026

Badwater Salton Sea is a challenging 81-mile (130 km) team ultra running event held in Southern California, starting from Salton City below sea level and finishing atop Palomar Mountain at 5,500 feet elevation. The course traverses desert and mountain terrain, including an 8-mile single-track trail..

The Dingneng Wang event, held in San Diego, CA, is a marathon taking place on May 2, 2026, at Los Penasquitos Canyon Trail. Formerly known as the PQ & GZ Trail Marathon, it was renamed to honor Dingneng Wang, a beloved runner and outdoor enthusiast. This unique event is not a race and offers no offi..

The Nanny Goat race, hosted at a private horse ranch in Riverside, California, offers a unique ultrarunning experience featuring distances of 6, 12, 24 hours, a 100-mile solo race, and a 24-hour relay for teams up to four runners. The course is a flat, one-mile loop on mostly dirt and grass with goo..

The Saddleback Marathon, held in Silverado, California, is a premier trail running event set in the scenic Saddleback Mountains within the Cleveland National Forest. Offering marathon, half marathon, and 10K distances, the race features challenging courses with significant elevation gains—4,244 feet..