Trail Running Calendar Mississippi 2025-2026

The Ivy Trek Ultra is a trail running event held at Clarkco State Park in Quitman, Mississippi. Distances offered: 50K 25K 12.5K The race uses a loop format based on a 7.78 mile loop. Runners complete the loop multiple times: the 50K requires four laps, the 25K two laps, and the 12.5K one lap. RF..

The Field Fest 5K Trail Run is scheduled for Saturday, October 18, 2025. The event program includes a trail race and a separate children’s fun run. Distances offered: 5K Trail Run Kids One Mile Fun Run The event is held to support the University of Mississippi Research Foundation. The event loca..

The Clear Creek Ultra, held in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, is a unique 10-hour running event focused on fun and community rather than competition. For a $25 entry fee, participants can camp on-site, enjoy food and drinks, and run on a challenging one-mile single-track loop featuring creek crossing..

Run the River Ultra Challenge and Relay returns to Petal, Mississippi, set along the Leaf River and Petal River Park. This 4th annual event offers a 6-hour, looped trail format for runners of all abilities, with 2.5-mile loops that can be completed solo or as part of a relay (2–4 teammates). Communi..

Run For Hope in Meridian, Mississippi, is a long-running multi-distance race at Bonita Lakes Park. The event features a 10K Trail Run, a 5K Run, a 2-Mile Walk, and a Fun Run. The 10K follows the Jeep Trail around the upper lake through shaded woods with views; the 5K is a road course starting and fi..

Tupelo Trail Shuffle returns for year 4 at Trace State Park in Belden, Mississippi, near Tupelo. The event offers 10K and 20K trail races run on mostly single-track through hardwood timber and old-growth pines, with portions along Trace State Lake. The course is fun but challenging, with rolling hil..

The Great Scorpion Trail Run, held in Meridian, Mississippi at Bonita Lakes Park, offers runners three distance options: 50K, 25K, and 12.5K. The course features a challenging mix of single track and jeep trails with roots, rocks, and hills, providing a scenic experience through the wooded areas aro..

Mississippi Trail 50 takes place on the Longleaf Horse Trail in the De Soto National Forest just south of Laurel, Mississippi. The event offers four distances: 100 miles, 50 miles, 50K, and 20K, all run on rolling forest terrain with mostly single-track and some double-track logging roads. It featur..

The Honoring Our Heroes 4th Annual 5K & 2 Mile Ruck is a fundraising event held at Camp Meridale in Meridian, Mississippi. This all-terrain race features a 5K run, 5K walk, and a 2-mile ruck, with courses winding through wooded trails, hills, and uneven ground on 170 acres of scenic terrain. The eve..

The Clear Creek Ultra is a looped trail ultra held on private single-track trails near Crystal Springs, Mississippi. The course is a one-mile loop with creek crossings and hills. Participants must self-report loop totals in UltraSignup; a race clock will be provided and the event uses a 10-hour tim..