Trail Running calendar near Makanda 2026-2027

Test your limits at the Mythic Race in Missouri featuring over 25 obstacles across a 5k course. Choose between competitive laps, open waves, or a five hour endurance challenge to earn your finisher medal.

A collection of trail races at Camp Ondessonk in Ozark, Illinois on April 11, 2026, including a half marathon, 10k, 5k, and a family one-mile run, with entry fees, T-shirts, and awards for top finishers.

An ascent-only hiking challenge at Sam A. Baker State Park where participants climb Mudlick Mountain eight times to total about 21 miles and 7,980 feet of elevation, with shuttles, aid stations, and an optional evening Spark of Strength cer..

Experience technical single track trails and creek crossings in the Shawnee National Forest. This event offers several distances across the scenic Red Cedar Trail with significant elevation and full support at Giant City State Park.

Experience a high school style cross country meet in Carterville featuring a 5k course on grass and gravel. Join as a team or run solo in this evening event with awards for top individuals and teams.

Experience the wilderness of Southern Illinois at the Shawnee Hills Trail Races. Run through the Shawnee National Forest past stunning waterfalls and sandstone canyons with distances ranging from a half marathon to 100 miles.

Test your resilience at Ferne Clyffe State Park in this classic backyard ultra format. Runners take on a 4.167 mile loop every hour through technical trails and hills until only the Last Boyscout remains.

A 13 mile trail event on rugged sections of the Ozark Trail from Taum Sauk Mountain to Johnson Shut-ins State Park, offered as both a run and a hike and held to raise funds for the Ozark Trail Association.

Experience a 22 km trail run crossing both the Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake bridges. Participants can run the full course individually or join a two or three person relay team through the Land Between the Lakes Recreation area.

This Halloween-themed 5k run/walk takes place on October 31st at Otahki Lake KOA. It features a 3.5-mile trail course. Proceeds support the Care Camps Foundation.

A certified trail and road ultramarathon in Vienna Illinois featuring 100 mile, 100 km, USATF 50 mile championship, 50 mile and marathon distances on a smooth crushed limestone course with a 30 hour limit.

Honor history through a winter endurance trek in the St. Francois Mountains. Choose between a 40 mile expedition, a 17 mile overnight challenge, or an accessible 4 mile hike through Johnson Shut Ins State Park.

Land Between the Lakes Trail Runs on March 13, 2027 in Grand Rivers, Kentucky offers four trail distances on an 11.3 mile Canal Loop with views of Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. The course is mostly single-track packed dirt with rolling an..