Trail Running calendar near Jackson 2026-2027

Kick Up the Dust in Clinton MS on April 4, 2026 offers 4k, 8k and 14k trail routes through Choctaw Trails and supports the Good Samaritan Center.

Test your endurance at this 30 hour ultra run festival in Vicksburg. Run as many half mile loops as you like at this small event limited to 50 participants.

A 12 hour chip timed road ultra on a *3.1 mile* loop in Jackson's Fondren neighborhood, limited to 165 runners and run on a USATF certified 5k course that will be used for Mississippi state ultra records.

A multi distance trail running event at Mt. Zion Bike Trail near Brookhaven MS, offering 5K, 10 mile, 20 mile and 50K courses on narrow, well marked singletrack with wooden bridges and staffed aid stations.

Trail race in Jackson, MS offering 100K, 100K relay, 50K, and 25K on shaded 7.75 mile single track loops with two aid stations and time limits for each distance.

Complete ten 5k runs every two and a half hours in this 24 hour challenge in Brandon. Enjoy hot meals and community activities between laps while striving to earn a custom finisher coffin.

A 10 hour loop event on private single track trails in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. Runners repeat a one mile loop for any distance, including a 50k option, with one aid station and on-site camping.

A multi distance trail event on the Longleaf Horse Trails in DeSoto National Forest near Laurel Mississippi, held each March with 100 mile, 50 mile, 50K and 20K options and time limits per distance.