Trail Running calendar near Acworth 2026-2027

Experience a low-key trail tradition at Sweetwater State Park with 25 km and 50 km loop courses. This member exclusive event features a local chili cook-off and a relaxed atmosphere for post-holiday running.

MAD Backyard Ultra at Camp Jordan Park in East Ridge TN asks runners to repeat a 4.167 mile loop each hour until one remains. The event offers a coin for all finishers and a belt buckle for those who reach 100 miles.

A community race in Clarkesville, Georgia featuring the Hogpen Hill Climb 18K and shorter 5K events. Proceeds support Habitat for Humanity of Northeast Georgia's operating costs and housebuilding efforts.

On January 16, 2027 Huff N' Puff Trail Races in Jackson, GA offers marathon, half marathon and 5K on wooded single track trails with aid stations, race shirts, finisher medals and post race food and beverages.

A 6.7-mile trail race on the lower slopes of Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga with hilly gravel, dirt and rough double-track trails. The event uses an age and sex handicapping system and is held at Reflection Riding Arboretum.

A looped trail event in Griffin GA with 6 hour and 3 hour races, a scenic lakeside 2 mile loop, central aid station, guaranteed t shirt deadline, and a 100 percent refund policy until three months before the race.

An 11.5 mile trail race at Red Top Mountain State Park featuring winding wooded trails, bridge crossings and views of Lake Allatoona. The event is run as a non-profit with parking on site and a 7.7 mile aid station cutoff.

A point-to-point 50K trail ultramarathon finishing at the summit in Cheaha State Park, featuring mostly single-track trails, scenic overlooks and six aid stations, organized by Pinhoti Trail Races with a 9 hour 30 minute time limit.

Test your endurance with multiple summits of Yonah Mountain in this technical trail event. Choose from distances up to 75k and experience steep climbs and bouldering scrambles in the Georgia mountains.

Timed trail running at Fort McClellan on a 4.1-mile single-track loop with 4-hour and 8-hour options, stocked aid, a cupless policy, shirts (deadline Feb 3) and awards for top distances.

March 6, 2027 trail races near Signal Mountain TN feature a 50K and a 10 Miler on mostly single track sandstone trails with staffed aid stations and a 10 hour cutoff for the 50K.

Atlanta Spartan Trifecta Weekend features Sprint 5K, Super 10K and Beast 21K obstacle races at the Georgia International Horse Park on Mar 13 and 14, 2027. Courses move through woods, rolling hills, red clay, mud pits and water crossings.

A trail 10K at Georgia International Horse Park on former 1996 Olympic mountain biking trails, featuring technical singletrack, punchy hills and tight forested turns. Spectator access and additional Spartan events take place the same weeken..

A point-to-point mountain trail ultramarathon following the Pinhoti Trail across 202.41 miles with 27,933 ft of gain, staffed aid stations and sleep tents, a 100-mile option with a pacer category, and volunteer credit opportunities.

A 100 mile trail race in Flovilla, Georgia using a 12.5 mile loop with two aid stations and crew access. The event is a Western States qualifier and awards a buckle to 100 mile finishers.

A Last Man Standing ultrarun in Rome, GA with 4-mile loops and a one minute shorter cutoff each lap. The event offers an aid station at the start/finish, on site camping, porta-potties, and limited merch for purchase.

Trail endurance event in Lithia Springs with 3, 7 and 11 hour options on a roughly 4 mile loop. The course includes single and double track, scenic features, a 7 Eleven style aid station, and chip based timing with live lap tracking.

Canebrake stages 200 mile and 100 mile ultramarathons March 22 to 26, 2027 near Atlanta with looped courses at Sweetwater Creek State Park, on-course aid, sleep station, and chip timing for real-time tracking.

The Georgia Death Race in Blairsville, GA on March 27, 2027 features a 74 mile course. Course records for the current 74 mile layout are 13:31:29 (female) and 11:26:54 (male).

Fort Yargo Ultra is a trail race at Fort Yargo State Park using a 15.6 mile single-track loop for 25K and 50K distances, with stocked aid stations, drop-bag support for 50K runners, and a canine 25K option.