Trail Running calendar near Waynesville 2026-2027

A team obstacle run at Meramec Adventure Ranch featuring a 9 mile course with 50 plus obstacles and a 2.3 mile fun-run option. Teams stay together, face land and water challenges including two swims, and carry a provided egg while supportin..

An hourly loop endurance race at Missouri Freedom Camp on June 6, 2026, where runners complete a 4.16 mile loop each hour until one remains. Proceeds benefit The Freedom 13 veteran support organization.

Experience a 6.2 mile fun run hosted by the Marines at Fort Leonard Wood. Navigate natural Missouri terrain and various obstacles as an individual or in a team of four.

Experience the historic beauty of Finley Farms in Ozark Missouri with an out and back run through an urban farm and the Chadwick Flyer Trail. Enjoy a chef prepared breakfast at the Market Shed after you cross the finish line.

A non competitive trail run at Rock Bridge State Park on June 6, 2026, raising funds for in2Action Recovery Services. Options include a three mile fun run and a half marathon on a well marked, mainly trail course with volunteers and aid sta..

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.

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 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 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.

Last Chance Ultra near Springfield, MO on December 5, 2026 offers looped trail races from 10 miles up to 100 miles plus a Double Tap challenge. Laps return to a central basecamp with one aid station and on site camping.

A timed endurance run on a roughly 4.15 mile single track loop in Springfield MO with 12, 6, 3 and 1 hour options. Aid station and crew space are at Base Camp Pavilion and proceeds support a local academy.

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.