Trail Running Calendar Colorado 2025-2026

Join the USCSA Cross Country Ski Racing Festival at Snow Mountain Ranch in Granby Colorado on Jan 24 and 25 2026. Collegiate teams and middle and high school racers take on classic distances and a skate sprint over two action packed days.

Test your winter legs on the frozen Rio Grande in Alamosa with a chip timed 5k on January 24, 2026, complete with ice themed awards. An alternate pond course will be used if ice is unsafe and traction footwear is recommended.

Brave the cold at the Freakin Freezin 5K in Denver on Jan 25 at Northfield High School. Run a flat, car free trail 5K or go virtual, earn a custom finisher medal, and get guaranteed swag if you register by Jan 15.

The Sourdough Snowshoe Race in Nederland, CO is a donation based backcountry event offering 18K and 30K routes where snowshoes are required. Enjoy rugged alpine scenery with a warming tent and hot drinks at the finish.

Join the Super Sunday 5K on February 8, 2026 in Littleton for a scenic run along the Mary Carter Greenway. Celebrate at a post race party at Breckenridge Brewery Farmhouse with 20% off food and drinks and community fun.

Join Pine Needle Langlauf, a freestyle cross country ski race at Durango Nordic Ski Club with scenic climbs, descents and mountain views. Choose 30K, 15K, 7.5K or 3K and enjoy live music, schwag and an awards ceremony as the series finale.

Ski around Gothic Mountain at the Gothic Mountain Tour in Crested Butte on Feb 15, 2026. Choose a 23.5 mile competitive or 17.85 mile recreational course and support Crested Butte Nordic in this intimate 200 person fundraiser.

Run scenic, varied loops at Cheyenne Mountain State Park with 10K, half marathon, 20 mile and 6 hour and 15 hour timed options plus two day passes and camping. Expect rugged mountain trails, stocked aid stations and finisher medals.

Run the scenic Run Through Time trail marathon and half in Salida Colorado, over rugged single track and jeep roads with Arkansas Valley views at 7000 to 9000 feet. Entrants get custom socks and proceeds support local trails and SAR.

Race The Ranch is a scenic snowshoe race at Snow Mountain Ranch in Granby Colorado on April 4 2026, with 50k, 25k and 5k loop options over snowy singletrack and groomed trails. Finishers receive a custom bib, Fractel beanie and engraved Mii..

The Desert Rats Trail Running Festival will take place in Fruita from Friday 10 April 2026 to Sunday 12 April 2026. You can run between 9 and 100 kilometers.

Join Run the Ranch April 10 and 11, 2026 at Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch in Loveland, Colorado for trail races on private ranch trails, from 5K and 10K to timed 4 hour, 6 hour and 12 hour solo and relay events. Virtual options available.

Run scenic single track trails around Highlands Ranch with options from 5K to 21 mile courses. Enjoy rolling climbs, aid stations, and a cupless race with reusable cups available for purchase at registration.

Take on the scenic Poudre River Trail April 11 and 12 2026 in Northern Colorado with 50 and 100 mile solo and relay options. Stocked aid stations, finisher swag, belt buckles for solos and a lively post race party await.

Run Palmer Park's singletrack at the Rattler Trail Race on April 18, 2026, with 50K, 25K, 10K and 5K options. Enjoy technical trails, sandstone bluffs and sweeping views of Colorado Springs and distant Pikes Peak on a low elevation gain cou..

Run the rim at Royal Gorge Groove in Cañon City, Colorado, with distances from a 5K to a rugged 50K. Enjoy technical trails, sweeping Arkansas River views, live chip timing, and an energetic resort atmosphere.

May 2, 2026: Greenland Trail Races at Greenland Open Space in Larkspur offer distances from 4 miles to 50K plus a virtual option. Scenic dirt trails with Pikes Peak views, aid stations, tech shirts, medals, and a 50K buckle.

Niwot's Challenge is a by invitation only endurance event near Sedalia, Colorado that prizes off trail navigation and self reliance over racing. Limited to 40 entrants, it offers routes up to 100 miles for experienced wilderness runners.

Run among iconic red rock formations with sweeping views of Pikes Peak at Take 5 in the Garden on May 2, 2026 in Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs. Road and trail races range from a 5K to 9.5 miles and the park will be closed to vehicles..

The Pilgrimage is a 150 hour ultrarun in Mack Colorado over five scenic off pavement loops that form a roughly 55 mile circuit. Enter crewed or uncrewed, aim for four full Journeys to finish and vie for prizes including lifetime entry for t..