Trail Running calendar near Ripon 2025-2026

Granite Head 2025, billed as Granite Bay’s Best Trail Run and part of Trails & Ales, is a two-distance trail race presented by Altra in Granite Bay, California. Runners can tackle a gnarly 6.6-mile short course or an epic 11.2-mile long course. Both start and finish at Granite Beach, with the course..

The Mt. Umunhum Trail Conquest-Fall is a trail running event held at Almaden Quicksilver County Park in San Jose, California. The race offers multiple distances including a 5K, 7 Mile, Half Marathon, 30K, Trail Marathon, and 50K.The longer courses venture into the scenic Sierra Azul Open Space Prese..

Go Wild Marin offers a trail and wilderness navigation challenge in Corte Madera, California, with 2-hour and 4-hour options. Teams of 1 to 5 use a custom map to locate up to 24 checkpoints scattered along trails and wild areas of the Tiburon Peninsula. The event emphasizes exploration and navigatio..

Ruth Anderson Memorial Endurance Run is an ultramarathon held in San Francisco, California, circling Lake Merced. Runners complete a multi-lap course on a 4.475-mile paved bike path, with aid stations at the start/finish and each loop. The event features distances associated with a 50M designation,..

The Napa Lapa Trail Adventure, held at Skyline Wilderness Park in Napa, California, is Inside Trail Racing’s first time-based ultrarun. Runners compete for a set amount of time rather than a fixed distance, choosing to cover as much terrain as possible within 3, 6, or 12 hours. Each loop is about 4...

The John Lawson Tamalpa Challenge is a three-race cross-country event held at Miwok Meadows in China Camp State Park, San Rafael, California. Each 4.2-mile course follows rolling single-track trails with about a quarter-mile on asphalt, starting near the Miwok Meadows gate and finishing in the Miwok..

Vampire Run - Unite for Bleeding Disorders is held in Roseville, CA, at Vernon Street Town Square in Downtown Roseville. It features a first-ever 5K on the Roseville trails, offered as a timed run with adult 5K and child 5K (under 14) and adult and child 1-mile options. The event fosters a festive,..

California Gold Rush Trail Run - Fall, Oct 18, 2025, is set in Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA, about 40 miles from Sacramento. The event offers Kids Run (1 mile) plus 5K, 10K, 15K, and half-marathon distances, all within the historic site that sparked the gold rush of 1848..

Willow Hills XC Open is the Buffalo Chips Running Club’s 16th annual cross-country race held in Folsom, California, near Folsom High School. The event features a single 5K course run in two laps around a water reservoir adjacent to Folsom High School, characterized by rolling hills. Runners compete..

The Diablo Summit Stomp is a Brazen Racing trail race in Walnut Creek, California, starting at Castle Rock Park and venturing into Mount Diablo State Park toward the summit. Runners can choose from four dirt-trail distances: 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, and 30K. The course features hills, potential mud a..

The Running Dead 5K Fun Run in Union City, California, is a Halloween-themed community race at Civic Center/City Hall (34009 Alvarado-Niles Road). It offers a 5K open to adults and a 5K Youth option for younger runners. The course follows the Alameda Creek Trail from City Hall and returns to the fin..

Trail Run at Sly Park - Fall takes place at the Sly Park Recreation Area in Pollock Pines, CA. The event offers seven distances: 5K, 10K, 8 Mile, Half Marathon, 17 Mile, Trail Marathon, and 50K. The course circles Jenkinson Lake on rolling single-track through pine trees and horse trails, with plent..

Oakland Hills Trail Run takes place in Redwood Regional Park, Oakland, CA, offering 35K, Half Marathon, and 10K distances. Runners traverse a forest of coast redwoods and other park communities, with most of the course on technical dirt trails and non-technical fire roads. Elevation gains are substa..

The Quicksilver Trail Challenge, hosted by the Quicksilver Running Club in San Jose, California, is an annual trail running event held in late summer or early fall at Almaden Quicksilver County Park. It features a half marathon, a 10K race, and a free one-mile kids' fun run. The courses traverse sce..

The 27th Annual Matt Yeo Memorial Aggie XC Open, presented by the HOKA Aggies, is held at Radke Martinez Regional Shoreline in Martinez, California. The meet features three 4.1-mile cross-country races for Women, Masters Men, and Open Men, all run on a course with grass, dirt, and path footing. The..

Haunted Hills 10K, held in Redwood City, California, blends Halloween fun with a competitive run on October 25, 2025. Runners choose the 10K or 5K course, weaving through neighborhoods decorated for the season. Participants form teams of 1–5 and carry headlamps or flashlights.It's trick-or-treating..

The 39th Golden Gate Park XC Open, held at Lindley Meadow (30th Ave & JFK Dr) in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, is a 5k cross-country race over grass, dirt, and rolling hills. It features Masters Women 40+ and Masters Men 40+ along with Open Women and Open Men, and serves as the USATF Masters 5k..

ZombieRunner Halloween is held at Hellyer County Park (Buena Vista Pavilion) in San Jose, CA, along the Coyote Creek trail. The event features distances of 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, and Marathon, plus youth options: 5K for under 12, 5K and 10K for ages 13-17, and a free Kid's Run (6 and younger, 50 yd..

Rio Del Lago 100 Mile Endurance Run is a premier ultramarathon held at Beal’s Point in the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, about 40 minutes east of Sacramento. The event features a 100‑mile race and a 50K endurance run, both looping from Beal’s Point toward Auburn and back along the American Rive..

Almaden Hills Trail Run - Fall takes place in Almaden Quicksilver Park in San Jose, California. The event offers multiple distances: 50K, Trail Marathon, 30K, Half Marathon, 8 Mile, 10K, and 5K, appealing to a wide range of runners. The course combines 60% dirt roads and 40% single-track trails, and..