Trail Running Calendar Louisiana 2025-2026

Tackle scenic, technical trails at Sam Houston Jones State Park with 50K, 25K or 7.78 mile options on an 8 mile loop full of roots, water crossings and modest climbs. Top finishers get awards and each race has a DFL prize.

Run through the scenic Jungle Gardens on Avery Island with 1 mile, 5K, 7K trail and virtual options on Nov 1, 2025. Join a family friendly event supporting St Jude Children’s Research Hospital with jambalaya and local sights after the finis..

Join LOPA Trail Run for Life on Sunday November 2 in Carencro at Cherokee Horse Farm to honor organ tissue and eye donors, donor families and transplant recipients. Choose from a Super Hero Fun Run, 5K or 10K on scenic trails.

Run under the stars at Q50 Races Chupacabra, a night trail at Bogue Chitto State Park featuring scenic rolling dirt trails. Choose 5 or 10 mile loops, bring a headlamp, and enjoy post race food and camaraderie.

Explore moss draped cypress swamps and pine trails at the Wild Cajun Trail Runs in Lake Charles. Distances from 10K to 40 mile, including a ruck option, offer scenic 13 mile loops, finisher medals and a special 40 mile award.

Join Screaming Monkey, a scenic trail race in Keithville, Louisiana, with 50 mile, 50K and 25K options across rugged single track loops near a chimpanzee sanctuary. Expect roots, red clay hills and a unique belt for 50 mile runners.

Turkey Trails - Shreveport is a Thanksgiving-themed running event held at Walker Park and the Arthur Ray Teague Running Trail in Bossier City, LA. The race offers 1 Mile, 5k, 10k, Kids Dash, and a Virtual Race, plus a Volunteer-then-Run opt..

Run the Trail Life USA Campfire Run in West Monroe on November 15 with a 5K and 1K to support Troop 0316. Enjoy s'mores, water stations and local booths at a family friendly finish line celebration.

Run scenic, mostly flat trails around Bussey Brake Reservoir near Bastrop LA on November 15 with 50K, 16 mile and 8 mile options. Aid stations, finish medal and swag make this a friendly, well supported fall trail challenge.

Take on the Armadillo Dash at Bonnet Carré Spillway in Norco, LA with 5K and half marathon on scenic unpaved trail. Chip timed race includes a shirt, finisher medal and a beer ticket for the post race party.

OUTLAST Shreveport is a six hour trail endurance challenge where you run a 5K loop each hour on rooty, hilly single track. Stay on pace to keep laps coming and earn patches, a shirt, and spots on the national leaderboard.

Run the festive Q50 Santa on Trails 5k on Dec 6 and earn a Santa hat, t shirt and handmade medal. Post race food is by the New Orleans Mission and runners are asked to bring a new unwrapped toy.

Celebrate the season at the Reindeer Run on Dec 6, 2025 at Arthur Ray Teague Trail in Bossier City with distances from 5K to half marathon and on course support. Enjoy medals, goodie bags, free photos and same evening results.

Run the Loup Garou Trail Run in Ville Platte Louisiana through cypress swamps, hardwood and pine singletrack with long swamp bridges. Choose 20, 40, 60 or 100 miles and enjoy on course support and Cajun flair, pronounced loo gah roo.

Run Caney invites trail lovers to enjoy scenic loops around Upper Caney Lake in Kisatchie National Forest with 5K, 6 mile, and 12 mile options. Expect gentle hills, oak flats, a relaxed Old School Style vibe, and handmade awards for top fin..

Event format and course OUTLAST New Orleans is a 6-hour trail endurance challenge held on a loop course. Runners complete a 5K lap every hour. Each lap must be finished within the hour to remain in the event; those who fail to finish a lap..

Run or ride the Wild Azalea Trail at the 14th Wild Azalea Trail Challenge near Alexandria LA on Jan 3, 2026. A 26 mile loop winds through hardwood, creek and pine terrain with race distances from 10K to 50 mile.

Explore scenic single track loops at Bogue Chitto State Park in Franklinton, LA, with distances from 5 miles to 50 miles for trail beginners and ultrarunners alike. Complete the 50 mile and earn a half buckle and big trail bragging rights.

Run the 10th Red Dirt Ultra in Kisatchie National Forest with 100K and 50K options along sandy trails through longleaf pines and beside Kisatchie Bayou. Aid stations and vegan finish fare welcome runners of all levels.

Geaux Wild Ultra returns to Lake Bistineau State Park in Doyline LA with 50 Miler and 50K options on a mostly flat 10 mile loop through muddy woodland trails. Enjoy hearty aid station fare, new swag, and finisher medals.