Trail Running calendar near Lompoc 2025-2026

Ryan's Ranch Run is a community running event held in Pismo Beach, California, featuring 5K, 10K, and Kids Mile races. Participants enjoy a unique course that winds through a private working cattle ranch located on the back side of the Pismo Preserve, offering scenic views and a distinctive outdoor..

The Back On The Ranch Trail Run, held at the private Sand Creek Ranch in Los Olivos, California, is an annual trail running event featuring multiple timed race options: 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 hours. Participants complete as many 3.25-mile loops as possible on a scenic course with about 302 feet of ver..

The Spooner's Cove Trail Run, held at Montana de Oro State Park in Los Osos, California, offered scenic trail running with views of rugged cliffs, sandy beaches, and the ocean. The event featured multiple distances: an 8K with minimal climbing along the bluff, a 13K ascending the 1,347-foot Valencia..

Twilight's Last Gleaming Cross Country Challenge is a rare evening cross-country race held in Ventura, California. Now in its 40th year, it takes place on the last Saturday in October, except Halloween when it will be a week earlier. The course is notorious and punishing: the first mile climbs a cit..

The Santa Cruz Island Eco-Extreme Trail Half Marathon is a challenging 13.3-mile trail race held on Santa Cruz Island in Channel Islands National Park, California. Organized by the Ventura County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Upper Ojai Team, this rugged course features steep hills, creek crossings, a..

The Rancho Ramble Trail Run takes place at Santa Margarita Ranch in Central California, offering runners a scenic experience across rolling grassy hills, oak-lined arroyos, and wide-open cow pastures. The course features deceptively steep and long hills with varied terrain that challenges footing an..

The Island View Endurance Run, held in Goleta, California near Lompoc, is a challenging trail running event featuring distances of 25km, 50km, 100km, and 100 miles. The course is primarily on trails and fire roads, offering stunning views of the Central Coast and the Channel Islands. Runners face si..

The La Cuesta Ranch Trail Run, held on January 24, 2026, takes place at the scenic La Cuesta Ranch near San Luis Obispo, California. This event offers three distance options: 10km, 20km, and 30km, all run on 100% dirt trails and ranch roads with stunning views of West Cuesta Ridge and Poly Canyon. T..

The Santa Barbara Nine Trails is a trail running event held in Santa Barbara, California, featuring two distance options: 35 miles and 17 miles. Organized by AllWeDoIsRun, the race takes place on scenic trails along the California Central Coast, offering runners a challenging and picturesque course...

Coyote Two Moon is a mountain trail race in the Los Padres National Forest near Ojai, California. Distances span six options: 100 miles, 100K (about 62 miles), 55 miles, 55K (about 34 miles), 30K, and 10K. The courses feature substantial vertical gain—ranging from about 1,200 feet on the 10K to roug..

The Born to Run Ultra Marathon Extravaganza is a premier trail running event held in Los Olivos, California. Scheduled for May 16, 2026, it offers a variety of race distances including 10, 20, 30, and 100 miles, as well as multi-day options spanning 3 and 4 days. The event is part of a series of tra..