Trail Running calendar near Manhattan 2025-2026

The Snake 10-Mile Trail Race is an annual trail running event held at Overlook Park near Clinton Lake in Lawrence, Kansas. Now in its seventh year, the race features a challenging 10-mile course known for its winding layout through rugged trails and old-growth forest along the lake's north shore. St..

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 Iron Will 100 in Junction City, Kansas, is a challenging ultramarathon event featuring multiple distances: 100 miles, 100K, 50 miles, 50K, and a 36-hour timed option. The course is a flat, fast river trail with approximately 75% shade, designed as out-and-back loops—ten for the 100-mile race and..

The Heartland event in Cassoday, Kansas, is a challenging ultra-running race featuring multiple distances: 125 miles, 100 miles, 100K, Teter Rock 100K, 50 miles, marathon, and half marathon. The course primarily follows backcountry gravel roads with minimal pavement, winding through the scenic Flint..

The Free State Trail Run, held in Meriden, Kansas, offers challenging distances including a 40-mile, marathon, half marathon, and quarter marathon. The race takes place on a 6.75-mile single-track loop trail through a hardwood forest with rocky, technical terrain and moderate elevation changes. Runn..

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 of Sanders Mound. The 50K race consists of two l..

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. Runners spin a rou..

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, offering scen..

The Earth Day Buckle Mania is an ultrarunning event held in Abilene, Kansas, featuring 12, 24, and 48-hour race options. Participants run on a certified 1.8228-mile paved loop through a scenic, mostly shaded private park. The race offers a unique buckle system where runners earn awards at multiple d..

The Heartland 50 is an ultramarathon event held in Cassoday, Kansas, featuring 25K, 50K, and 50-mile distances. The course is an out-and-back route primarily on backcountry gravel roads with less than a mile of pavement, winding through the scenic Flint Hills tallgrass prairie. It offers a challengi..

Iron Will Backroads is an ultramarathon event held in Enterprise, Kansas, featuring 50K, 100K, and 100-mile race distances. The course consists of 7.7-mile loops on a mix of gravel and asphalt roads, with 50K runners completing 4 loops, 100K runners 8 loops, and 100-mile runners 13 loops. A full aid..