Trail Running Calendar Missouri 2026-2027

A family friendly 5K mud run on June 13, 2026 at Valley Speedway featuring obstacles, waist deep mud pits, a pre race music party, and a finish area festival with food and drinks. VIP and value registration options are available.

A team-based trail race at Sycamore Creek Ranch where teams of four to six navigate themed obstacles, a carried-teammate challenge, and an archery-based time bonus before a final climb to a summit marked by Conestoga wagons.

An all night trail event at Indian Camp Creek Park in Foristell, MO offering a 10K and timed 6 hour and 9 hour ultra options on an approximate 6.7 mile loop with aid at the start finish.

A 5K trail run at Adam Puchta Winery in Hermann, Missouri, with a course that passes rows of Vignoles and Estate Norton vines and includes a second lap. The downhill finish features a Puchta Slushy trailer and finisher medals.

A first ever mud obstacle course in Adrian City Park on June 27 as part of the 250th Independence Day celebration, titled 5K with a listed distance of 3 miles, featuring mud, fitness challenges, and awards for the top three finishers.

A 5K gravel race at Klondike Park in Augusta, Missouri on June 28, 2026, featuring a course that uses the Katy Trail and lakeshore. Registration includes a custom singlet, post-race breakfast, and awards for top finishers.

Five midweek trail races at Castlewood State Park in Ballwin from July to August 2026, with distances from 8K to 4K. Series awards use points from each runner's best four races and individual races award top-three ribbons.

Hades Climb in Ozark is a timed stair loop event on July 11, 2026 offering 1 hour, 2 hour and 4 hour options, with stamped loops for a medal, spark and fire effects, a lap bell, music, and a finish line Certificate of Death.

A trail race at Queeny Park on July 11, 2026 with an approximately 4 mile off road course, free bagels and beer, and a long sleeve tech race shirt. The event is supported by Fit4adventure Touring Company.

A 6-hour endurance event in Devils Elbow, Missouri, held in July 2026 with shaded 6-mile and 3-mile gravel loops, free entry with optional donations to Operation Christmas Child, aid stations, post-race beach access, and several costume and..

Timed 3 hour and 6 hour loop races on a measured 2.425 mile course through shaded trails at Route 66 State Park. Cupless event with main aid at Forest Shelter and required hydration and lights.

A certified 8K out and back on the Katy Trail at McBaine with staggered starts based on predicted finish times. Registration is online only; Columbia Track Club members enter free and other participants pay $10.

A continuous loop trail race at Indian Camp Creek Park offering 40 and 50 mile distances on a 3.1 mile loop with centralized aid, crew access, pacers allowed, and a 12 hour time limit.

A trail event at Camp Lake of the Woods in Swope Park on August 1, 2026 featuring a 5K walk, a 5K run and an approximately 11K rocky loop intended for experienced trail runners, with water stations, packet pickup and a postrace raffle.

A Backyard Ultra at Mill Creek Park where runners complete 4.16667 miles each hour until one remains. Three, six, nine and twelve hour timed events use the same loop in the opposite direction.

A three-week night trail running series near Wildwood, MO, featuring three 10K races with increasing hill climbs. Options include the full series, pick-two, or individual races, with race-specific finisher stickers, post-race snacks, and li..

A paved out and back running event on the Spirit Trail in Knob Noster, Missouri. Distances include 5K, 10K, 15K and 20K, and all finishers receive a medal.

Bad Dawg Ultra is a multi distance endurance event in Waynesville, Missouri on August 15 to 16, 2026, with a 10 mile out and back Ozark loop. Distances range from 12 miles to 100 miles and entries support the OneSolePurpose shoe project.

A two-person relay on the Ozark Trail that combines running, mountain biking and paddling through the Mark Twain National Forest, offered in roughly 33 mile and 55 mile formats with on-course aid and supplied paddles.

Loop based trail event at Cliff Cave Park on a marked 3.1-mile (5K) loop with a stocked aid station and varied terrain by the Mississippi River. Distances range from 5K to 50K and athletes may stop after any completed loop.