Trail Running calendar near Petal 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 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..

Q50 Races Chupacabra takes place on November 7, 2025 at Bogue Chitto State Park in Franklinton, LA (Meeting Room area). It is a night trail event offering the following distances: 10 miles 5 miles Registration closes November 4. A park entrance fee of $3 per person will be collected at the site...

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..

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..

Q50 Races Trails Extravaganza takes place at Bogue Chitto State Park in Franklinton, Louisiana. The event offers five distances: 50, 30, 20, 10, and 5 miles, run on mostly single-track dirt through the park with campsites. The atmosphere emphasizes safety, self-sufficiency, and mutual respect, with..

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..