Trail Running Calendar Kentucky 2026-2027

24 hour and 12 hour endurance event at Belfry High School on a one mile loop with chip timing, rucksack division, team and individual categories.

A Thanksgiving trail event at Pulaski Park in Nancy, Kentucky on November 26, 2026 featuring a 5K and a 1 mile fun run with proceeds benefiting the American Cancer Society and awards for overall, age group, and team divisions.

Experience an exclusive trail event at the Harry S. Frazier Scout Reservation featuring looping courses through Kentucky forest and a runner's village by John Barr Lake with distances from 5K up to 100 miles.

Trail races at Waverly Park in Louisville offering a 6.6-mile loop and a half marathon plus virtual options. The event is cupless, has an aid station about halfway, on-site restrooms, limited parking, and overall male and female awards.

A winter event in Bowling Green on January 2, 2027 offering a 4 mile run (two laps on a gravel perimeter track) and a 2 mile walk with walking only rules. Entry fee is $40 and each paid participant receives a sweatshirt or hoodie.

Trail races at Pulaski County Park on Lake Cumberland, featuring a 13.1 mile half marathon, a 10K and a 5K. Trails are well marked and include rolling hills plus a notable finisher hill.

Experience an endurance challenge at Elizabethtown Nature Park featuring an 8 hour race and a 5K trail run. Navigate a scenic loop of lakeside trails and rolling woodland terrain with full aid station support.

Land Between the Lakes Trail Runs on March 13, 2027 in Grand Rivers, Kentucky offers four trail distances on an 11.3 mile Canal Loop with views of Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. The course is mostly single-track packed dirt with rolling an..

A multiple distance trail running event in Hyden KY featuring a 100 mile backcountry loop plus 50k and half marathon courses over rugged terrain.

Trail events in the Red River Gorge on March 27, 2027 offering 25K and 50K courses from Natural Bridge State Resort Park with mixed road and single track terrain, aid stations, and a 200-runner field cap.

Timed ultraloop races and ruck events on a 5.4 mile loop in Parksville, Kentucky, with individual, relay, and ruck divisions. Full-service aid station, cup free policy, chip timing, and on site primitive camping.

Team based two hour 10K on the 575 acre Versailles farm with 18 checkpoints including biking, zipline, archery and canoeing; proceeds fund scholarships.

A night time 10 hour endurance run at Carson Park Fairgrounds in Paducah with chip timing on a lighted half mile oval, a large aid station, on site parking, and options to stop at common race distances or continue into ultras.