Trail Running calendar near Ville Platte 2025-2026

The Jungle Gardens 7K Trail, 5K Run & 1 Mile Fun Run takes place in Avery Island, Louisiana, offering scenic races on hard-packed roads winding through the world-famous Jungle Gardens. Participants can choose from a 1-mile fun run, 5K, or 7K trail run, with options for virtual participation as well...

No Man's Land Trail Run takes place at Sam Houston Jones State Park in Lake Charles, Louisiana, offering three distances: 50K, 25K, and an 8-mile loop (about 7.8 miles). The trail course loops the park perimeter, using the Riverwalk, Longleaf Pine (purple/blue), and Stagecoach (yellow) trails, with..

The LOPA Trail Run for Life is an annual event held at Cherokee Horse Farm in Carencro, Louisiana. The 12th edition, scheduled for November 2, 2025, features a Super Hero Fun Run, a 5K run/walk, and a 10K run. The race celebrates organ, tissue, and eye donation by honoring donors, their families, an..

Wild Cajun Trail Runs takes place at Sam Houston Jones State Park in Lake Charles, Louisiana, featuring 40-mile, 27-mile, 13-mile, 13M RUCK, and 10K trail distances. Runners follow a 13-mile loop through Louisiana’s pine forests, winding rivers, Cypress swamps, and moss-draped trees, starting and fi..

Located in Ville Platte, Louisiana, the Loup Garou Trail Run offers four ultramarathon distances: 100, 60, 40, and 20 miles. The course is described as a distinctly Louisiana trail, featuring long bridges over cypress swamps and segments through hardwood forest and piney woods. Much of the single-tr..

The Red Dirt Ultra, held in Provencal, Louisiana, takes place on the scenic Sandstone and Caroline Dormon Trail within Kisatchie National Forest. Celebrating its 10th edition, this challenging ultra features rugged terrain with loose and hard-packed sand, stream crossings, climbs, descents, and long..