Trail Running calendar near Lowell 2025-2026

ScoCo50 is a trail running event held at Scott County Park in Long Grove, Iowa, offering 50K, 10-mile, and 5-mile race distances. The course features a mostly dirt and grass trail system through wooded and prairie areas, with gentle elevation gains—approximately 950 feet per 10-mile loop for the 50K..

The Royal Oaks Sunrise Trail Race, held in Kirksville, Missouri, offers a scenic off-road running experience through the Big Creek Conservation Area and Thousand Hills State Park. Participants can choose between a 10K run or a 3-mile walk, both starting and ending at the Royal Oaks Trailhead. The co..

The Big Horse Vineyards 5K, hosted by Gut Check Fitness in Lewistown, Illinois, is a unique trail and mud run featuring natural obstacles like hills, hollers, streams, ponds, and an epic slip-n-slide. Set on the scenic grounds of Big Horse Vineyards, this event offers a fun and challenging experienc..

The 4sta Hike is an annual trail running event held at Loud Thunder Forest Preserve near Andalusia, Illinois, along the Mississippi River. Participants run a challenging 1-mile loop featuring smooth single track, rocks, roots, downed trees, and steep gradients up to 48%. The course offers two option..

The Broken Anvil Backyard Ultra is a challenging endurance running event held in West Point, Iowa, at Pollmiller Lake Park. Participants run repetitive 4.167-mile loops on a mixed-surface course featuring paved paths, gravel, and trails with minimal elevation change. The race tests physical and ment..

The FLATS Trail Half Marathon, held in Kirksville, Missouri, is a scenic 13.1-mile point-to-point race along the shores of Forest Lake. The course features a mix of hills, rocks, roots, fast singletrack, and water crossings, offering a moderately challenging trail run with beautiful forest and lake..

The Geode Challenge Races, held annually at Geode State Park in Danville, Iowa, offer trail running events of 5K, 12K, and 25K distances. The courses feature diverse terrain including dirt and single-track trails, rocky sections, gravel, sand, grass, road segments, hills, and a creek crossing, with..

Tom Sawyer's Trial by Trail is a 10K trail race held in Hannibal, Missouri, known as America’s Hometown. The course features a mix of technical single track, double-wide dirt paths, and scenic paved walking trails within the Sodalis Nature Preserve. Runners face 900 feet of elevation gain, including..