Trail Running calendar near Walnut Creek 2025-2026

The Women's Headlands Half Marathon is a trail running event held in the scenic Marin Headlands near Mill Valley, California. This race features a brand-new half marathon course that highlights the area's stunning singletrack trails, challenging climbs, and exhilarating descents, offering runners a..

Run by the Sea is an annual running event held at Wilder Ranch State Park in Santa Cruz, California. Scheduled for October 5, 2025, the race offers three distances: a 4K run/walk, a 12K run, and a half marathon. The courses primarily follow flat, packed dirt trails along the scenic coastal bluffs of..

Mile Madness Endurance Run takes place at Sunset Whitney Recreation Area in Rocklin, California. The race uses a 1.05-mile loop (85% dirt, 15% paved) with about 62 feet of elevation per lap and a central Start/Finish hub. Runners choose from 6-, 12-, 24-, 48-, or 72-hour events, plus a 100-mile chal..

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 annual multi-distance ultramarathon staged in San Francisco, California. Runners compete on a 4.475-mile paved bike-path loop around Lake Merced, with dirt shoulders and one aid station per loop. Each participant can pursue the event’s standard distances —..

The Napa Lapa Trail Adventure is Inside Trail Racing’s first time-based run, held at Skyline Wilderness Park in Napa, California. Instead of a fixed distance, runners go as far as possible in a set time across 3, 6, or 12 hours. Each loop is about 4.16 miles with roughly 815 feet of elevation, on a..

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..

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 California Fall Classic at Lake Sonoma offers two ultramarathon distances: 100K and 55K, run at Lake Sonoma near Healdsburg, California. The weekend features on-site camping, live music, and local food, wine, and beer, with proceeds supporting the Children of Vineyard Workers Scholarship Fund. R..

Oakland Hills Trail Run takes place in Redwood Regional Park, Oakland, CA, offering 35K, half marathon, and 10K distances through a coastal redwood forest and surrounding foothill habitat. The course comprises mostly technical dirt trails and non-technical fire roads with significant elevation gain..

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..

2025 Napa Fall Wine Country Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K takes place in Bothe-Napa Valley State Park along Saint Helena Highway in Saint Helena, CA. The course uses lush single-track trails with hills, streams and rocky sections, delivering a rugged and rewarding challenge, set just minutes from Na..

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..

ZombieRunner Halloween in San Jose, California, is staged at Hellyer County Park (Buena Vista Pavilion, 985 Hellyer Ave). The event features multiple distances: 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, and Marathon, plus youth options and a Kid’s Run (free). The course is described as relatively flat and well marked..

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..

The Rio Del Lago 100 Mile Endurance Run is a premier ultramarathon held annually in the scenic Sierra Foothills of California, near Folsom Lake, about 40 minutes east of Sacramento. The challenging 100-mile course features approximately 13,874 feet of elevation gain and loss, traversing oak woodland..