Trail Running calendar near Lookout Mountain 2026-2027

A multi-distance trail running event on the Pinhoti near Dalton, GA, held September 18–19, 2026, featuring mostly single track, ridgelines and rocky sections. Bus transport and crew access are provided for several distances.

A three-day health and wellness festival at Kingston Downs combining a choose your distance run on The Loop with a large sauna, yoga, talks, live music, camping options, and an experiential expo featuring vendors and wellness programming.

Savage Race - Georgia Fall on September 19 2026 in Dallas Georgia offers a short 3 plus mile course with 15 to 20 obstacles and a longer 5 to 7 mile course with 25 plus obstacles. Prices vary by registration window and parking is twenty dol..

The Run for the Widows & Orphans 5K will take place in Rockmart on Saturday 19 September 2026. You can run 5 kilometers.

Experience a unique 5K run through a scenic valley and a lit cavern in Alabama. Enjoy mountain views and a subterranean turn around point with constant cool temperatures.

A community fitness festival at Hays Farm Park in Huntsville on September 26, 2026. It features a certified half marathon, a timed 5K, a 1 mile community run, a short bike ride, pop up classes, vendors, and door prizes.

A third annual off-road 5K on a historic family farm in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee, with a course through sunflower fields and pastures and views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Little Dog's Backyard Ultra in Bell Buckle TN is a Last Runner Standing event on October 3 2026 using a 4.1666667 mile loop. Entry is limited to the first 75 with a wait list once the field fills.

A Stroll in the Park in Canton, GA on October 3, 2026 features 8 hour and 12 hour endurance runs on an approximate one mile crushed gravel loop. The event includes one aid station, lap counting technology, parking, and completion awards.

A community 5K and 1K kids run on October 3, 2026 at Model High School in Rome, GA that mixes wooded trail and paved road, supports school programs, and includes a commemorative T-shirt plus awards by age group.

A mountain trail event near Blue Ridge, Georgia offering 50K, 30K and 15K courses along the Benton MacKaye Trail with technical singletrack, creek crossings and six aid stations; the start and finish are at the historic Shallowford iron bri..

A Last Runner Standing backyard ultra at Wade Mountain Preserve in Huntsville, AL. Competitors run repeated 4.167 mile loops each hour; the last runner to complete a loop is declared the winner, with a buckle awarded at 24 hours or 100 mile..

A three-day, roughly 60-mile trail stage race around Chattanooga with stages on Lula Lake, the Cumberland Trail, and Signal Mountain; strict cut-offs apply and proceeds benefit Wild Trails.

Big Dog's Backyard Ultra in Bell Buckle, Tennessee on October 17, 2026 is a Last Man Standing team championship featuring athletes who qualified via silver tickets or At Large national rankings. The qualifying period ends August 15, 2026.

A 100 mile mountain road race around Tennessee and North Georgia with nearly 15,000 feet of elevation gain, starting from Camp YMCA Ocoee in Ocoee, TN. Registration closes October 14, 2026.

A 20-mile single-loop trail race on Sewanee's Perimeter Trail around the University of the South, with three aid stations, 10% of proceeds to the Perimeter Trail Fund, event partners HOKA, Feetures, and Huma, and a post-race gathering in Se..

Trail marathon and 12 mile races at Fort Mountain State Park on October 18, 2026, featuring roughly 5,500 feet of climbing across single track, rocky and mixed use trails and a summit stone wall with fall mountain views.

Trail marathon, half marathon and 10K on low-traffic Huntsville trails, with hooded sweatshirt, finisher medal and post-race meal included. The cupless event has fixed cutoffs and course maps are available on Strava.

A lakeside trail race in Cartersville with two distances, 3.8 miles and 7.5 miles, on an easy fire road surface. Registration includes a tri-blend shirt, chip timing, professionally marked course, and age-group medals.

A trail weekend in McMullen Cove on October 24–25, 2026 featuring a certified Sublett Point 5K plus 25K and 50K trail runs across single track trails with notable landmarks and aid stations; proceeds support childhood cancer research.