Trail Running calendar near Sand Mountain 2026-2027

Community-focused trail event at Boling Park featuring a roughly 5K trail run, a kids one mile fun run, live music and food trucks.

Trail races in Chattanooga including a half marathon and a 4.5 mile race on dirt with substantial climbing and set cutoff and pace requirements.

Trail races on Bauxite Ridge in Collegedale, TN on September 7, 2026, featuring a 15K, 8K and 1K kids run with marked single track, stocked aid stations, cupless hydration policy, and awards for podium finishers.

Trail races through the Caney Fork and Scotts Gulf backcountry near Sparta, Tennessee, offering a 50 mile, a 25K run, and a 25K ruck, all starting and finishing at Camp Latimer with on-site tent and cabin lodging.

Trail race at Sloppy Floyd State Park near Summerville GA on Sep 12, 2026 with 5K, 10 mile, half marathon and a special 20 mile option for 2026 only. Course includes wide trails, single track, Marble Mine and climbs to Becky's Bluff.

A 7 mile out and back on the Guild-Hardy Trail near Chattanooga on September 12, 2026, with a 3.5 mile climb to a boulder turnaround and a 3.5 mile descent back. The field is limited to 100 and parking is restricted.

Trail races on the Pinhoti near Dalton, GA offering 100 mile, 50 mile, 35 mile and 18 mile options. Mostly single track with ridgelines, a notable climb, bused starts for shorter distances, and close crew access on the 100 mile loop.

A three day health and wellness festival at Kingston Downs, Rome GA combining a choose your own distance run on The Loop with sauna sessions, yoga, live music, speakers, an experiential expo, camping and glamping options.

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.

A Last Runner Standing Backyard Ultra in Bell Buckle, TN, run on a repeat loop of 4.1666667 miles. Entry is limited to the first 75 registrants and a wait list opens when the field fills.

An endurance run at Boling Park in Canton, GA held on October 3, 2026. Runners complete repeated one mile crushed gravel laps in an 8 hour or 12 hour format with on-course aid, electronic lap counting, and completion awards.

Trail races of 50K, 30K and 15K run in the Chattahoochee National Forest on the Benton MacKaye Trail and forest roads, featuring technical singletrack, creek crossings and six aid stations.

A backyard ultra at Wade Mountain Preserve near Huntsville where runners complete repeated 4.167 mile loops, move to road during darkness, and keep running until one person completes more laps than anyone else.

A three day, 60 mile trail stage race around Chattanooga with stages on Lula Lake, the Cumberland Trail and Signal Mountain. Evening gatherings take place at the Crash Pad and race proceeds support the trail group Wild Trails.

A Last Man Standing backyard ultra in Bell Buckle TN on October 17 2026, part of the World Backyard Ultra Team Championships; field is limited to athletes who qualified via silver tickets or at large selection.

A mountain road running event in Copperhill, Tennessee on October 17, 2026, covering about 100 miles with nearly 15,000 feet of elevation gain and a loop route that travels into North Georgia.

A 20 mile loop on Sewanee's Perimeter Trail across the Cumberland Plateau, featuring three aid stations, race shirts for early registrants, and a post race gathering at Shenanigans while supporting the Perimeter Trail Fund.