Trail Running calendar near Devils Elbow 2026-2027

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 free six-hour endurance event in Devils Elbow, MO, offering 30-minute, 3-hour, and 6-hour options on shaded gravel loops along the Big Piney River with aid stations and prizes.

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.

Multi-distance ultrarun in Waynesville, MO on August 15 to 16, 2026 featuring a 10 mile out and back loop through Ozark gravel and rolling hills. Entries support the OneSolePurpose shoe project.

A three-leg relay on the Ozark Trail for two-person teams, combining trail running, mountain biking and paddling through the Huzzah area and Meramec waterways. Proceeds benefit the Ozark Trail Association.

A Last Man Standing event near Half Way, Missouri where each lap is a 4.167 mile out and back and the allowed lap time drops by one minute each circuit. Rural highway course with staffed and grab and go aid stations and on site camping.

A weekend of road races in Waynesville, Missouri with 5k, 10k and half marathon options. A Friday evening 5k plus Saturday races follow a riverside course near Frog Rock and fall foliage.

A roughly 13 mile Ozark Trail event with steep climbs, technical rock sections and a final river crossing at Johnson Shut-ins State Park. Proceeds benefit the Ozark Trail Association.

A backyard ultra at Lions Club Park in Rolla, Missouri, run on a 4.167 miles loop completed each hour until one runner outpaces the rest. Daytime laps use a wooded dirt trail and night laps use a paved creekside route.

Trail races at Rock Bridge State Park offering 25K and 50K on mostly single track with creek crossings. The event includes chip timing, aid stations, a cup free policy and an eight hour course limit.

A roughly 100 mile point to point trail race through the Ozark Trail near Steelville Missouri. The 18th running features technical single track, about 12,000 feet of climbing, 13 aid stations and pacer and crew support options.

A timed-loop endurance event at Ballparks National where runners repeat a 3.1 mile loop within chosen 1, 3, 6, 9, or 12 hour leagues, choosing either obstacle Gauntlet or a Pure Running Division.

A team focused winter trekking event at Johnson Shut-Ins State Park from December 4 to 6, 2026. Three courses range from a wheelchair accessible 4 mile walk to multi day 40 mile and 17 mile treks, honoring Korean War service members.

Trail event at Maramec Spring Park in February 2027 offering distances from 5K to 100 miles, on two named park trails with aid, camping, and awards including buckles for the longest distances.

A USATF-certified *50K* rails-to-trails out-and-back in Columbia, Missouri, featuring river and bluff scenery, multiple aid stations, a halfway cutoff, and cash awards for top overall finishers.

Three trail races at Lake of the Ozarks State Park: a 5 mile course, a heavy 25K, and a combined run-and-paddle Traverse with multiple aid stations, finisher awards, and required personal boats and life jackets for the paddle leg.

Trail races at Echo Bluffs and Current River state parks with distances from a 1 mile youth run to a full trail marathon, featuring single-track sections, bluff views, rolling hills, and a cupless format.