Trail Running calendar near Blue Ridge 2026-2027

Trail races in Chattanooga on December 13, 2026 with roughly 3.7 and 7.2 mile looped courses on Aetna Mountain, one aid station, holiday swag and pancakes, and start area amenities for spectators.

Experience a trail race through Little Mulberry Park featuring significant vertical gains and scenic views. Enjoy post race pancakes and coffee after tackling the 5K or 10 Mile course.

Trail races on Lookout Mountain, GA, offering a 50 Miler, 18 Miler and 10K on mostly single track with bluff views, creek crossings and a route through Lula Lake Land Trust.

Trail races near Sapphire, North Carolina, with 50K, 25K, 10K, and 5K options on a 16 mile loop; aid stations, a 10 hour cutoff, handmade finisher medals, and proceeds supporting research into brain deterioration and learning disabilities.

A 25K trail race on Raccoon Mountain in Chattanooga organized by Bad Beard Events. The 2027 course runs clockwise on named trails, is cupless with two aid stations, and includes shirts, finisher prizes, awards, and post race food.

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.

Trail runs at Camp Chet in Whitwell, TN featuring a 6.5 mile loop with about 1,500 feet gain per loop. Options include a half-marathon and six and twelve hour endurance races across forest, bluffs, creeks, and logging roads.

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.

Trail races of 4.34, 16.81 and 30.1 miles at Tsali Recreation Area near Bryson City. Winter trail conditions, limited parking, cupless aid stations, and a midrace drop bag for 50K runners.

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.

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.

Gone Loco takes place on the flat, gravel Eureka Trail in Athens and uses a certified marathon course. The route follows a former railroad bed through woodlands, rural areas, and the community of Mashburn.

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.

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.

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.