Trail Running calendar near Palmdale 2026-2027

A Thanksgiving Day community run in Santa Clarita offering a 5K cross country course through Central Park and a 1K for children. The event benefits the Santa Clarita Track Club and awards medals to the first 600 competitors.

A Thanksgiving morning trail race in the Santa Monica Mountains with half marathon, 10k and 5k options, ocean and valley views, finisher medals, free course photos, a beer garden and taco breakfast, and a canned food drive for the West Vall..

A Thanksgiving morning 1K, 5K and 10K along Huntington Beach that passes the pier and Surf Museum. Participants support clean water projects with 85% of every dollar raised going toward drilling wells.

A 28k trail run in Fremont Canyon at Irvine Regional Park featuring about 3800 feet of elevation change and four aid stations. The course runs on fire roads, is cupless, and participants are asked to carry personal hydration.

Ray Miller 50/50 in Malibu on December 5, 2026 offers three trail distances: 50 Miler, 50K and 30K. Registration opens April 1 and closes June 1.

A Ridgecrest ultramarathon offering 50K, 30K and 10K loop courses on rolling desert dirt roads with multiple aid stations, on course cutoffs, on site facilities, and handmade finisher medals.

A night trail race in Tarzana on December 5, 2026, with lighted routes through the Santa Monica Mountains. Offered as 5K and 10K, the event has notable elevation, aid stations, required headlamps, and post race medals and shirts.

A holiday themed Jingle Bell run in Valencia on December 6, 2026 offering 5k, 10k, 15k and a half marathon on marked out and back loops with aid stations and finisher medals.

A nighttime Last Person Standing race in Yucaipa, CA on Dec 11, 2026 where runners repeat a 4.167 mile loop each hour and must finish each lap before the bell. Headlamps and a firelit basecamp frame the event as it runs through the night.

Trail races at Crystal Cove State Park near the beach featuring a 15k with a $2,000 prize purse, a 6k and a Kids 1k; courses include aid stations, marked single track and post-race amenities like breakfast and free photography.

A multi-distance run at Griffith Park on December 19, 2026, with 5k, 10k, 15k and half marathon options on a marked dirt trail and an aid station at the turnaround.

A 68 miles point to point trail event across the Backbone Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains on January 16, 2027, with about 13,600 feet of climbing. Solo entrants need a prior 50 miles finish; relay teams of two, three, or four are allowe..

SoCal Spartan Trifecta Weekend at Lake Perris on Jan 23 and 24, 2027 offers 5K, 10K and 21K obstacle races plus kids races and spectator options at a lakeside park with camping and facilities.

Event Overview This event takes place in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. It offers several trail run and hike distances. The start/finish location is on a fire road just north of the Old Zoo. Distances Participants can choose from the following..

Trail running and hiking events in Griffith Park on 01/24/2027 with 8 Mile, 8K, 5K and 2.2K courses; the 8 Mile is an out-and-back to a Hollywood Sign viewpoint. Marked courses have aid stations, chip timing, finisher medals and event shirt..

Inaugural 24HR trail race at Lake Perris, Perris, California. Solo runners and teams of four run repeated 4 mile Molcajete 1.0 loops over 24 hours with awards for top individuals and teams.

Trail races in Calabasas, California on January 30, 2027 offering 100K, 50M, 50K, marathon and 30K distances. The 100K is a 2026 WS100 qualifier and registration opens July 1, 2026.

Timed 6 hour, 12 hour and 24 hour events on a rolling 2.2 mile loop at Will Rogers State Park in Pacific Palisades. Solo and relay entries, with a stocked aid station each loop and crew access for longer distances.

Trail running at Tejon Ranch near Lebec, California offering 100k, 50k, 25k and 11k courses on fire roads with marked routes, aid stations, chip timing and a finish festival with hot meals and a beer garden.

Tough Mudder Los Angeles on March 20, 2027 at Lake Elsinore Raceway is a mud obstacle event over scrubland and motor-cross terrain. Race options include 15 plus km, 5 to 8 km, Infinity laps, spectator access, and group packages.