Trail Running Calendar Kansas 2025-2026

Valley Center, Kansas hosts the KUS 6/12/24 Hour Run on a fast, flat 400-meter track at Valley Center Intermediate School. The event offers four distances: 24-hour, 12-hour night, 12-hour, and 6-hour, all chip-timed on a USATF-certified course (KS24008TJD) eligible for state records, with directions..

Sanders' Saunter Charity Race, now in its 17th year, takes place at Clinton State Park in Lawrence, Kansas. The event offers 50K, 25K, and 10K distances with staggered starts and a course that begins and ends at Shelter 1, Corp of Engineer. Runners traverse white and yellow trails, climb Sanders Mou..

Miola Madness - Fall Edition, the third event in the Miola Madness Series, takes place in Paola, Kansas, near Miola Lake. The course is a roughly six-mile crushed limestone loop around the lake, with formats including 12-hour, 9-hour, 6-hour, 3-hour, and a new 10K distance. New 10K distance records..

Tour de Trail: Shawnee Mission Park South in Shawnee, Kansas is the 10K-ish trail race in the Tour de Trail Series. The course winds through Shawnee Mission Park South’s trails, with an alternate route if sections close for weather. It is cupless: runners must carry their own hydration device, but o..

Turkey Trails - Goddard is an annual Thanksgiving-themed running event held at Lake Afton in Goddard, Kansas. The race offers multiple distances including 5k, 10k, 1 Mile, and a Kids Dash for children 10 and under, along with a virtual race option. Participants enjoy chip-timed races with live resul..

Ollie’s Ultra is a USATF-certified endurance event held at Santa Fe Park in Chanute, Kansas. Runners compete on a 2.022-mile loop through a soft trail that was once part of Safari Golf Course, across multiple timed formats: 24-, 12-, 9-, 6-, and 3-hour races. The course runs counterclockwise and req..

WinterRock, held in Independence, KS, offers 25K and 12K options along the Elk River Hiking Trail from the Outlet Channel Shelter. The route is technical and predominantly single-track, an out-and-back through limestone bluffs, rock formations, and scenic vistas. The event features a lean, unmanned..

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 is a trail ultramarathon in Topeka, Kansas, centered at Skyline Park (3511 SW Skyline Pkwy). Runners tackle a rugged 2.15-mile loop through wooded hills with rocky, rooty terrain and boardwalks, gaining about 250 feet per lap. The route climbs to Burnett’s Mound, the site of the..

The Carry Your Cross 10K, held at Kanopolis Lake State Park in Kansas, is known as the "World's Toughest 10k." This unique endurance event challenges participants to conquer 10 kilometers of rugged trail terrain while carrying a wooden cross weighing over 50 pounds. The event also offers 5k and 10k..

Location: Wilson State Park (Hell Creek area) outside Dorrance, KS, with start/finish in the Switchgrass Mountain Bike Trail parking lot. The course begins with 3/4 mile of pavement before switching to 100% single-track along Wilson Lake, touted as Kansas’ clearest lake, and the Switchgrass Trail, r..

FlatRock 101 is a trail ultramarathon held near Independence, Kansas at Elk City Lake. The race offers 101K, 50K, 25K, 12K, and 5K distances. The course is a double out-and-back along the Elk River Hiking Trail, winding through limestone bluffs, rock formations, and scenic single-track with rocky fo..

Earth Day Buckle Mania is a multi-day ultrarace held in Abilene, Kansas, at 1943 Indy Road, in a private park. The event offers 12-, 24-, and 48-hour options, with participants running on a 1.8228-mile certified paved loop through a shaded, picturesque setting. Runners earn buckles for completing an..

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

Iron Will Backroads takes place in Enterprise, Kansas. The event offers three distances—50K, 100K, and 100 mile—run on 7.7-mile loops composed of gravel and asphalt. The 100 mile option requires 13 loops, 100K eight loops, and 50K four loops.Each loop has a full aid station at the start/end with sta..

The Sticks is a low-key timed ultrarace set on a farmstead outside Norton, Kansas, offering 72-, 48-, 24-, 12-, and 6-hour options. Runners cover the same 3-mile loop, with an optional 4.3-mile dirt-road loop available every six hours. The course blends mowed pasture and dirt roads, with rolling hil..