Trail Running calendar near St. Louis 2026-2027

Challenge yourself on the trails at West Tyson County Park. The Double Chubb offers a 50K, 25K, 8M run, and a new 25K rucking event where you carry 20 pounds. Aid stations are plentiful, but remember your own bottle for this cup free race.

Experience the scenic Pork Chop Loop in St. Charles on a half marathon course featuring the Katy Trail and Busch Greenway. Runners enjoy a mix of paved and gravel paths followed by a unique beer and bacon finish line celebration.

This multi-day trail running festival in Wildwood, Missouri offers a wide range of distances from a free kids run to a 100-mile ultra. It features a night 50K and is part of a trail race series. The event supports diversity initiatives thro..

Join the Green Park Viking Dash in Saint Louis for a 5k or 1 mile run starting at Green Park Lutheran School. Finishers receive medals and top performers across various age groups earn individual awards.

This spring event in Queeny Park offers four distances on rolling gravel trails, including a ruck division. Participants receive a finisher's medal, t-shirt, and professional timing. Top finishers in each age group receive awards.

Experience a three day trail running stage race through the rugged forests and scenic bluffs of Western St. Louis County. Tackle over 100 kilometers of technical terrain across Rockwoods Reservation and Greensfelder Park.

Experience the historic Berryman Trail with a single track loop through the Mark Twain National Forest. Choose between a marathon or 50 mile distance featuring continuous hills and a fully forested landscape.

Test your endurance at Pere Marquette State Park with technical trail races through rugged Illinois bluffs. Choose from 12.5k, 25k, or 50k distances in solo or buddy divisions.

Test your limits at Horseshoe Lake State Park with an escalating weight endurance event. Complete multiple loops of a five mile course where the load increases every time until only one person is left.

Test your teamwork at the Meramec Adventure Ranch with a nine mile obstacle course featuring over 50 challenges. Navigate mud and water while carrying a team egg or enjoy the shorter two mile fun run for all ages.

Experience a fun 5K obstacle run for all ages at Brookdale Farms in Eureka. Take part in adult waves or join the dedicated family waves for a day of outdoor activity and mud.

Test your endurance at Missouri Freedom Camp in this last runner standing event. Complete a 4.16 mile loop every hour on a course featuring woods and creek crossings to benefit military veterans and law enforcement.

A team-based trail relay in Saint Louis covering 82 miles, offered in six-person and three-person formats with staffed transition zones, on-course support, and post-race refreshments.

Tackle the rugged trails of the Beaumont Reservation at the Baby Shippey. This cupless event features a challenging Half Marathon and 10K course with steep climbs, rocky terrain, and primitive paths. Test your mettle on Missouri's demanding..

Experience an all night trail run featuring wooded single track and open fields at Indian Camp Creek Park. Choose from fixed time ultra options or a 10K distance with overnight camping included.

Experience a unique trail run through the vineyards of Hermann Missouri. Navigate through rows of grape vines and enjoy a downhill finish followed by a wine slushy at the historic Adam Puchta Winery.

This off-road trail run in Queeny Park offers a roughly four-mile course. The event is known for its post-race party with free bagels and beer, plus a unique long-sleeve tech shirt.

Test your endurance at the Watershed Nature Center with a timed run on a scenic one mile loop. Complete as many laps as possible before the midnight finish in this small field event featuring both running and rucking divisions.

The 3 Legged Monster is a unique trail running, mountain biking, and paddling relay for teams of two on Missouri's Ozark Trail. Choose between a long or short course, navigating through the scenic Mark Twain National Forest. The event concl..

Hit the shady trails of Queeny Park for this Labor Day weekend event featuring a 5k, 10k, half marathon, and a 10k ruck. All finishers receive a custom medal and backpack, with age group awards for top performers. It's a shared, fully marke..