Trail Running calendar near Kansas City 2025-2026

The Kansas City Backyard Ultra is a unique endurance running event held at Mill Creek Park on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri. The race features a challenging format where participants run a 4.16667-mile loop every hour, continuing until only one runner remains, crowned the "Last Run..

The Tour de Trail: Cedar Niles is a 10k trail running event held in Olathe, Kansas, as part of the Tour de Trail series showcasing various Kansas City area trail systems. The course ranges between 5.5 to 6.5 miles, designed to be close to 10 kilometers, with alternate routes available in case of tra..

The Hawk Hundred is a challenging trail running event held at Clinton State Park in Lawrence, Kansas. It offers multiple race distances including 100 miles, 75 miles, 50 miles, and a marathon. The course features a 25-mile loop of technical, rolling trails with aid stations providing vegan, vegetari..

The Wandering Wolves event in Kansas City, KS, offers 50k, 25k, and 12k trail races starting from Shelter 14 at Wyandotte County Lake Park. The course features a scenic, mostly single-track trail loop with some rocky and rooty sections, providing a moderately technical but fast and competitive race..

The Tour de Trail: Lexington Lake is a 10k trail running event held in DeSoto, Kansas, as part of the Tour de Trail series showcasing Kansas City area trails. The course ranges between 5.5 to 6.5 miles, designed to be close to 10 kilometers, with alternate routes available in case of trail closures...

Midwest Endurance Ultrapalooza is a multi-distance running event held in Osawatomie, Kansas, featuring races from 5K to 100 miles. The course runs along the scenic Flint Hills Trail, one of the longest rail-trails in the U.S., showcasing tallgrass prairies, river bluffs, farmland, and woodlands. The..

The Watkins Mill Get Outdoors 6.6K is an annual running event held at Watkins Mill State Park in Lawson, Missouri. The certified 6.6K trail course circles the scenic 100-acre Williams Creek Lake, offering runners a peaceful experience under a canopy of native woods with several picturesque resting s..

The Tale of Two Trails is a trail running event held in Shawnee Mission Park, Johnson County, Kansas, featuring distances of 10, 20, 40, and 50 miles. The race uniquely combines two separate trail systems within the park, with the longer distances covering both the North and South shore trails conne..

The Free State Trail Run, held in Meriden, Kansas, offers challenging distances including a 40-mile, marathon, half marathon, and quarter marathon (6.75 miles). The race takes place entirely on single-track, rocky, and technical hardwood forest trails with moderate elevation changes (752 feet ascent..

The Unbridled 50 Mile is a challenging endurance race held in Hillsdale, Kansas, featuring distances of 50 miles, 50K, and 10 miles. The course consists of a 10-mile loop primarily on technical single-track horse trails (90%), with some pavement and gravel sections, including several hills to test r..

The Kansas Rails-to-Trails Extravaganza is a multi-distance running event held in Ottawa, Kansas, featuring races of 100 miles, 100K, 50 miles, 50K, marathon, half marathon, and 5 miles. The course runs primarily on the scenic Prairie Spirit Trail, a crushed limestone path passing through charming s..

Miola Madness - Fall Edition is a timed running event held in Paola, Kansas, featuring a scenic 6-mile crushed limestone loop around Miola Lake. Participants can challenge themselves by running for 3, 6, 9, or 12 hours, or opt for a new 10K distance, perfect for those seeking a shorter race. The cou..

The Sanders' Saunter Charity Race, held at Clinton State Park in Lawrence, Kansas, offers 10K, 25K, and 50K trail running distances. The course features scenic routes along the white, yellow, and blue trails, including challenging ascents and descents around Sanders Mound. The 50K race consists of t..

The Cactus Roulette Endurance Event is a unique trail race held at Clinton Lake State Park in Lawrence, Kansas. Offering four time options—24-hour, 12-hour Owl (Saturday PM), 12-hour Lark (Sunday AM), and 6-hour—the race features three distinct loops ranging from 1.9 to 3.6 miles. Before each loop,..

The Skyline Scramble in Topeka, KS, is a challenging trail running event featuring 3-, 6-, and 12-hour time blocks. Held at Skyline Park, runners navigate a rugged 2.15-mile single loop course with rocks, roots, and boardwalks, including a climb to the highest point on Burnett’s Mound, site of the 1..