Trail Running calendar near Independence 2026-2027

Run through the historic Keystone Ancient Forest on trails past old-growth cedars and rock formations. Choose from 5K, 10K, or 15K distances in this professionally timed event with no time limit. All finishers get a custom medal, and top fi..

Trail Madness at Turkey Mountain in Tulsa offers trail races of 4K, 8K and 16K. The event starts and finishes at the lower parking lot and includes a post race cookout with beer for those over 21.

Trail races at Elk City Lake near Independence, KS offering distances from 5K to 101K on a rocky, mostly single-track course with multiple aid stations, drop bag and crew options for longer distances, and a Triple Crown award for completing..

An out and back ultramarathon near Cassoday, KS across Flint Hills prairie offering 25K, 50K and 50 mile options with marked gravel roads, multiple aid stations, drop bag support, finisher shirts and awards.

Trail races at Camp McClintock near Bartlesville use a 5 mile loop and include distances from 5K up to 50 miles, plus ruck options. The event offers free photos, a military discount, child entry benefits, and volunteer credits.

Trail Nut 5K and 1 Mile is a trail race at Turkey Mountain in Tulsa offering a 5K, a 1 mile, and a combined double entry. Both distances are timed and include finisher medals, with two medals for the double entry.

A looped multi distance running event in Nowata, OK on July 25, 2026 with 12 hour and 6 hour time limited races plus a separate 5K. The 3.3 mile loop is mixed asphalt and gravel and includes aid stations and finisher medals.

Trail races at Turkey Mountain on September 7, 2026 offering 5 Mile and 2 Mile courses that start and finish at the lower parking lot. Entrants receive a race t-shirt and a finisher medal and the event closes the Turkey Triple series.

Trail races at Elk City Lake near Independence KS on technical single-track with limestone bluffs, offered at 50K, 25K, 12K and 5K, with multiple aid stations and a Friday packet pickup that includes a pre-race spaghetti dinner.

A multi-distance event near Cassoday, Kansas, on mostly gravel backcountry roads through the Flint Hills; options range from a half marathon to a 125-mile graduate-level ultramarathon with varied aid station and crew access.