Trail Running calendar near Poway 2025-2026

The Ramona Wine Country 5K is a unique running event held at BackCountry Gardens in Ramona, California. This scenic race features a challenging 1.5-mile loop course with natural obstacles including hills, streams, boulders, and mud, offering participants the option to complete one or two loops. Beyo..

Badwater Salton Sea, presented by Mount to Coast, is an 81-mile team ultramarathon in Southern California, from Salton City (about 234 feet below sea level) to Palomar Mountain (about 5,500 feet). The course blends road and single-track trail—eight miles pass through Anza-Borrego State Park—with a t..

San Diego, California hosts a memorial trail event on the Los Peñasquitos Canyon Trail. This is not a race: there is no support, no course markings, and no timing. Participants run on their own, choosing any portion of the clockwise route with a seven-hour limit.The event starts and finishes at the..

San Diego 100 is a challenging 100-mile ultramarathon in Lake Cuyamaca, California, starting and finishing at the Lake Cuyamaca Recreation Area south parking near Julian. The loop course is about 90% single-track mountain trails, crossing four San Diego east county recreation areas and segments of t..

O'Neill Park Trail Races is a multi-distance trail running event held in O'Neill Regional Park, near Trabuco Canyon, California. The race offers 50k, Marathon, 30k, Half Marathon, and 10k courses, described as spectacularly beautiful and a gem of South Orange County. Participants can pre-pick bibs a..

The Nanny Goat race, held at a private horse ranch in Riverside, California, offers a unique ultrarunning experience over Memorial Day weekend. Participants can choose from distances of 6, 12, 24 hours, a 100-mile solo race, or a 24-hour relay for teams up to four runners. The course is a flat, one-..

The PCT 50 is a 50-mile out-and-back trail race through the Cleveland National Forest in eastern San Diego County, California. The course largely follows the Pacific Crest Trail, beginning around 3,000 feet and climbing to about 6,000 feet with roughly 7,500 feet of total elevation gain. Runners tac..

The Black Mountain Trail Races, held in San Diego, California, feature challenging 50K, 25K, and half marathon trail runs. The event takes place on scenic trails that honor the land of the Kumeyaay People, emphasizing respect for the area's cultural heritage. The 50K course has recently been updated..

Elder Creek Night Runs takes place in Anza, California, on land belonging to the Cahuilla Band of Indians. The centerpiece is a 4.6-mile loop of single-track trails and wide dirt roads through manzanita and rock formations, with views of Cahuilla Mountain. Runners choose from four distances: 9 miles..

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