Trail Running Calendar California 2025-2026

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..

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..

Twilight's Last Gleaming Cross Country Challenge is a rare evening cross-country race held in Ventura, California. Now in its 40th year, it takes place on the last Saturday in October, except Halloween when it will be a week earlier. The course is notorious and punishing: the first mile climbs a cit..

Casper's Trail Races on Oct 25, 2025, take place in San Juan Capistrano, California, offering trail distances: 10K, 13.2 miles, 30K, marathon, and 50K. The event, hosted by KHraces, aims for a well-supported, well-marked experience with swag, highlighting Orange County’s fall trail atmosphere. While..

The Santa Cruz Island Eco-Extreme Trail Half Marathon is a challenging 13.3-mile trail race held on Santa Cruz Island in Channel Islands National Park, California. Organized by the Ventura County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Upper Ojai Team, this rugged course features steep hills, creek crossings, a..

Oakland Hills Trail Run, staged in Redwood Regional Park just east of downtown Oakland, offers three distances: 35K (about 22.8 miles), a Half Marathon (13.3 miles) and a 10K. Runners traverse a lush coast redwood forest and other parklands on a mix of technical dirt trails and non-technical fire ro..

The Machete Muertos 200 is an ultramarathon event held at Lake Perris, California, featuring multiple race distances including 10, 20, 50, 100, and 200 miles, plus a 20-mile ruck division. The course consists of challenging loops with significant elevation gains—2,300 feet per lap for shorter distan..

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 Santa Clarita Trail Race takes place on Saturday, November 1, 2025, in Santa Clarita, California. The event offers multiple trail distances: 5K 10K Half Marathon 28K The race is organized by New Global Adventures. Registration uses tiered pricing with periods labeled Early-bird, Spring, Summe..

The Roosters Backyard Ultra will take place in San Diego on Saturday 1 November 2025.

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..

Wildwood Canyon Trail Run takes place in Wildwood Canyon State Park, Yucaipa, California. The event features an 8-hour loop course: a 3.6-mile loop with roughly 600 feet of vertical gain per lap, offering rugged canyons, meadows, and oak-studded terrain. Runners may complete as many loops as time al..

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..

Griffith Park Trail Marathon, organized by KH Races, is held in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park, starting at the Merry-Go-Round Lot 1. The event offers multiple distances: 50K, Marathon, 30K, Half-Marathon, and 10K. The course is an out-and-back route weaving through the park’s trails, mixing single-trac..

The Kaweah Lake Bottom Trail Run is a scenic trail race held in Three Rivers, California, just six miles from Sequoia National Park's entrance. Scheduled for November 1, 2025, the event features 5K and 10K out-and-back courses combining paved and dirt trails along the lake bottom near slick rock for..

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..

The Oakland Tech 5km Fundraiser Race and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk takes place at Joaquin Miller Park Meadow in Oakland, California. This event features a 5K trail run and a 1-mile fun run/walk, offering participants scenic views with towering trees and a course that is both enjoyable for casual runners a..

The Mount Laguna Trail Marathon, held in Mount Laguna, California, is a well-organized Southern California trail race featuring a challenging single-loop course of technical single-track trails. The marathon covers rolling terrain with a total elevation gain of 3,358 feet. The first half of the cour..

NorCal Backyard Ultra returns to Beals Point at Folsom Lake, near Granite Bay, CA, for its third edition. Two formats: Last Person Standing (4.2-mile loop, hourly until one remains) and Mini Last Person Standing (24 hours). The scenic course runs on rolling singletrack with lakefront views.No on-cou..

Catalina Island Half-Marathon & 10K is a mountain-trail running event held in Avalon, Catalina Island, California. The program features a 13.1-mile Catalina Island Half Marathon, a 6.2-mile Catalina Island 10K, plus a Kids Run and an optional Triple Crown challenge. The course begins in Avalon, proc..