Trail Running calendar near Groveland 2026-2027

Experience the natural beauty of Lakeland at Colt Creek State Park for a trail event featuring distances from 14 miles to a 60 mile ultra. Enjoy a loop based course with handcrafted medals and a post race picnic.

A set of runs on November 21, 2026 in Brooksville, Florida features a 5K trail run, a 2.5K Turkey Trot with costumes encouraged, and a short Color Fun Run with colored powder. Proceeds support Scouting programs.

Turkey Day 5K Clermont is a Thanksgiving tradition themed 5K at Waterfront Park in Clermont, FL on November 26, 2026. The out and back course uses the Upper Tampa Bay Trail and entries include chip timing, a finisher medal and a shirt.

A Thanksgiving 5K on the Upper Tampa Bay Trail in Tampa, FL on November 26, 2026. The chipped timed 5K includes a finisher medal, a soft short sleeve shirt, age group awards, free photos, and holiday-themed elements.

Trail ultras at Lake Louisa State Park with 50K and 25K on a 16.2 mile loop featuring 75% singletrack, four aid stations, free race media, and awards across age and overall categories.

Trail races at Alafia River State Park on December 4-5, 2026 offer individual options: a 5.3 mile Red Loop, a timed 6 hour ultra, and a 24 hour ultra. The village includes camping, bonfires, music, food trucks, and finisher items.

A marked 16.8 mile loop course preview and training run at Colt Creek State Park in Lakeland, FL. Unstaffed water stations provide water only, so participants should bring food and secure gear in vehicles. Primitive tent camping is availabl..

RunFluent Christmas in Lutz, FL (Dec 12, 2026) features multiple trail distances including a new 13.1 half marathon, 7-hour formats and a 4-mile race; finishers receive a wooden "woodal" and age-group awards are offered.

Candy Cane Course in Orlando on 12/13/2026 offers 5K, 10K, 15K, a 1 Mile, a Kids Dash and a virtual option. Entries normally include a designer shirt, custom bib and finisher medal, with youth pricing for ages 12 and under.

A Spartan Trifecta weekend at Skipper Ranch in Sebring on December 19 to 20, 2026, featuring Sprint, Super, and Beast obstacle races over farmland, marsh, and mud. The weekend also includes a kids race, an obstacle workshop, and spectator a..

A holiday run in downtown Dunedin on December 19, 2026 featuring 5K 10K and 15K routes on the Pinellas Trail with electronic timing finisher medals shirts and a post race beer option for those 21 and over.

A timed loop event at Lake Wailes Park offering individual 6 hour and 12 hour options, a single 4.17 mile run, and a 12 hour team relay. Aid stations and hot food are provided and all entrants receive a long sleeve shirt.

Holiday-themed races at Gadsden Park in Tampa on December 27, 2026, with distances from a kids 50 m dash to 15K, plus a virtual option, chip-timing, shirts, medals, photos, and finish-line treats.

A 100-mile ultramarathon and a 100 furlongs (12.5 mi) event at Colt Creek State Park on January 16–17, 2027, run as six 16.8 mile loops with three staffed aid stations and loop-by-loop drop bag access.

A chip timed 5 km run and walk at Masaryk Winery in Masaryktown, Florida on January 16, 2027, with a helper registration option, race items including a t-shirt and wine glass, and results posted online by J3 Timing.

A multi-distance trail event in Christmas, Florida on January 30 and 31, 2027, running through Tosohatchee and nearby state forests with single track, varied terrain, wildlife viewing, course maps, aid station details, and crew and voluntee..

A relaxed 12 hour trail event at Whispering Pines City Park in Inverness, FL, featuring a marked 5 mile loop, an aid station potluck, and finisher awards for at least 10 miles. Capacity is 185 runners.

Trail races at Bone Valley ATV Park include a 10K, 5K, and a 1 mile color run on hilly, uneven trails. Back to back challenge options require an 18 minute per mile pace and awards are given by age category.

Trail races from Magnolia Park along the Lake Apopka shoreline offering 30K, half marathon, 8 mile, and 5K courses. The event uses hard-packed and packed lime rock trail surfaces with aid stations, technical shirts, and finisher medals.

Trail races on February 14, 2027 in Seminole State Forest at the Bear Pond Trail Head offer 5K, 12K and half marathon distances. The nonprofit event directs proceeds to forest improvements and registration fees may be tax deductible.