Trail Running calendar near Monterey 2026-2027

Fort Ord Trail Run is a two day trail event at Fort Ord National Monument in Salinas, CA offering 50K, 25K, and 10K options. The event is organized by Inside Trail Racing, uses cupless aid stations, and includes timed results.

A two day trail running event near Monterey featuring a 50 mile and 50K on February 6 and 25K and 10K on February 7. Races run on Fort Ord trails with varied terrain, multiple aid stations, drop bag support, and official timing.

Run or walk along the San Francisco Bay starting from the San Leandro Marina. Choose from half marathon, 10K, or 5K distances with professional timing and custom finisher medals for all participants.

Experience the unique Coastal Mountain Habitat and Pacific Coast views at this trail event in Pacifica. With distances from a kids dash to a 50K there are options for many different types of trail runners.

Trail races in Sanborn County Park on mostly single track, technical forest trails with multiple distances, significant elevation gain, marked courses, and full aid at key points.

A point to point half marathon to the summit area of Mt. Umunhum on March 8, 2025, covering about 13.35 miles with 4,767 feet of ascent, marked mainly by pink ribbons and supported by aid stations with toilets.

A multi-distance trail event on March 22, 2025 at Calero County Park in San Jose offering runs from a kids race to a 50K, single track and dirt-road courses, multiple aid stations, and per-distance time limits.

Western Pacific 2027 takes place March 27, 2027 at Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area in Fremont, California, offering a half marathon, 10K and 5K on a mostly flat course that follows the historic Western Pacific Trail.

A spring trail race at Pueblo Day Use Area in Santa Teresa County Park on April 5, 2025 offering 5K, 10K, 10 Mile and a half marathon across marked, hilly trails with aid stations and a four hour half marathon limit.

A trail event at Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve offering distances from a 50 yard kids dash to a 50K race. Routes run largely on the Bay Area Ridge Trail with ocean and Santa Cruz Mountains views.

Badger Cove is a running event in Livermore, CA on April 17, 2027 offering a half marathon, 10K, 5K and a hiker division. Registration opens January 1 and closes February 2 with fees varying by event.

A trail event at Lake Chabot Regional Park offering distances from a 50‑yard kids dash to a 50K ultramarathon. The looped course circles the Lake Chabot reservoir and surrounding hills with measured distances.

No Foolin' Foot Race in San Carlos on April 24, 2027 offers 15K, 10K, 5K and a 1K kids trail course across Big Canyon, Eaton and Pulgas Ridge, with proceeds supporting local open space trail maintenance.

Trailquake in Saratoga on Mother's Day offers 5K, 10K, a half marathon and a hiker division on redwood and pine forest trails. Finishers receive custom medals and shirt options.

Run for Amma in Los Gatos on May 22, 2027 offers trail races of 50K, 30K and 10K with significant elevation gain; all registration proceeds go to a UCSF cancer research lab.

Obstacle course races at Toro Park near Salinas include a Sprint (5 km), Super (10 km) and kids events across wooded trails and rolling hills, plus spectator options and team registration.

Trail races of 10K, half marathon, and marathon at Toro Park, Salinas on May 30, 2027, over rocky trails and dirt roads with summer temperatures around 16ºC and an average altitude of 520 meters.