Trail Running calendar near Mechanicsville 2026-2027

Scenic trail races at Burke Lake Park on September 20, 2026, offering 5k and 10k courses plus virtual options with medals and shirts.

An in-person event on September 26, 2026 in Brunswick, MD featuring a trail-based 5K and timed 3-hour and 6-hour challenges on a 5 mile loop. Proceeds support Brunswick High School Track and Field equipment.

Run On The Rocks in Point Of Rocks, MD on September 26, 2026 features 10 mile, half marathon and 20 mile events. The race is chip timed and includes participant shirts, finisher medals and age group awards.

A 5K on the Ma & Pa Trail in Baltimore on September 26, 2026 with in-person and virtual options supporting Cancer Warriors Inc.

Run the Rock | Rockville is the fourth annual 5K at Luck Stone’s Rockville quarry near Richmond, featuring gravel terrain, quarry views, local food vendors, family activities, swag, and raffles supporting a charitable cause.

Scenic half marathon and 5K along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in Georgetown with virtual options and walkers welcome on September 27, 2026.

An annual community 5K run and walk at Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood, Maryland on September 27, 2026, organized by MD District 15 Democratic Caucus. Offers adult and youth entries plus a free youth option with an accompanying ad..

Experience the full reservoir trail system on this thirteen mile course in Fredericksburg. Runners navigate flowing singletrack and five distinct climbs totaling over nine hundred feet of elevation gain through scenic wooded terrain.

AUSA Southern Virginia Chapter hosts a timed 3rd Annual 5K and 10K on the Virginia Capital Trail in Charles City, with race timing, a finisher medal, event SWAG, and proceeds supporting the Charles City High School JROTC Scholarship Fund.

Trail canicross races at Caledon State Park offer two distances, allow leashed dogs, and provide a reusable speedCup; entry fees support Friends of Caledon State Park.

A parkside series of races at Burke Lake Park on October 3, 2026 offering 5K, 10K, half marathon and virtual options, with walkers welcome.

A community charity race in Gaithersburg on October 3, 2026, featuring cross-country 10K and 5K, a paved 1-mile accessible fun run, and a kids Trike-A-Thon. Proceeds support Comfort Cases and Covenant Life School and include a post-race bac..

Adventure Trail Run in Prince William Forest Park on October 3, 2026 offers a 30 km option plus a 12 hour timed event and a 2 person relay. The course is a 6.5 mile figure eight loop on trails with about 650 feet elevation gain per loop.

A trail 5K at Claude Moore Park in Sterling, VA on October 3, 2026, with in-person and virtual entry options and published registration fees.

Join this annual community trail run through the wooded trail network of Potomac Shores. Residents and guests can choose between 5K and 10K courses for a free morning of outdoor activity in Dumfries.

Experience a unique trail run through 1600 acres of former prison grounds at Laurel Hill Park. Choose between 5.4 or 10 mile distances on scenic singletrack featuring historic guard towers and open meadows.

Run or walk the trails at Pohick Bay Regional Park on October 4, 2026, with in-person 5K and 10K options plus several virtual entry choices and tiered registration fees.

District 19 in Anacostia on October 4, 2026 is a run crew led, unsanctioned road and trail event offering 5K, 19K and 19 Mile options with course markers, corral seeding, and a shirt, snack, and medal for finishers.

First annual 4 miles trail run and hike at York River State Park on October 10, 2026. Dirt trails include single track and gravel, the format is non competitive, all finishers receive medals and leashed dogs are allowed.

Experience a unique trail event at Milkhouse Brewery in Mount Airy featuring a 5 mile race and timed ultra challenges. Complete as many loops as possible over four or eight hours on this scenic farm course.