Trail Running Calendar New Mexico 2026-2027

The 46th Narbona Pass Classic features 5K and 10K races in the Chuska Mountains at about 9,000 feet, with forested courses, online only registration, capped fields, finisher medals and post race awards.

Join this cross country community event in Santa Fe featuring 5K and 10K trail races. With specialized high school team divisions and free races for children of all ages, it is a comprehensive day of running for everyone.

Trail races in Red River, New Mexico on July 25, 2026 include a marathon, a heavy half, and The Face Challenge, all routed through Carson National Forest and the Enchanted Forest ski area with significant climbing.

A community trail event in Crownpoint, NM with 10K, 5K and a 1 mile course on mixed terrain. Veterans' names can be printed on race shirts and stars mark repeat dedications.

A mountain trail weekend in Taos Ski Valley featuring an alpine 10K and 20K, a 1K vertical up Al's Run, and a kids 1K, with timed races, age-category prizes, and an optional combined Double Trouble challenge.

Experience the rugged beauty of the Sangre de Cristo mountains at the Philmont Scout Ranch. Choose from four trail distances reaching up to 50 miles across the high adventure terrain of New Mexico.

A mountain trail event in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, featuring a 53K plus 9.5 mile, 4.75 mile and a 1 mile Kid's Dash. The out-and-back Rim Trail course includes a summit loop for the 53K, aid stations, chip timing, and finisher shirts and med..

A two day trailrun at Angel Fire Resort featuring a 5.2 mile summit ascent and a 10.4 mile up and down race on singletrack with about 2,000 feet of climbing.

Multiple trail distances in downtown Ruidoso, NM on August 22, 2026. The event includes race shirts, commemorative finisher medals, professional photos, awards by category, and a Trail Running Film Fest at Downshift Brewing.

A mountain trail race on August 22, 2026 in Los Alamos, NM listed as a 10K but slightly short. The route climbs to the Pajarito summit above 10,200 feet with about 1,350 feet of ascent and marked singletrack descents.

High-country trail races in Taos Ski Valley offering a full marathon, two half marathons and a new 10K with climbs to Kachina Peak and Fraser Peak and extensive single-track alpine scenery.

Looped trail event at Oak Flats Group Picnic Area in Cibola National Forest offering short and long loops to create distances from 5k to 30k. The event is self supported and unmarked, with volunteer check in and an honor system for results.

The 30th annual Corrales Ditch Run in Corrales, NM on September 13, 2026 offers 10K and 5K timed races plus a 1K kids fun run, post-race activities including a Search & Rescue challenge, and fundraising for local nonprofits.

A 6-hour trail endurance challenge where runners complete a 5K each hour and must finish each lap to continue. Partial finishers earn patches, full finishers earn a medal, and combined times count toward national ranking and prize awards.

A nonprofit, runner-built mountain 50K on Mt. Taylor near Grants, New Mexico. The course reaches 11,301 feet with about 7,000 feet of elevation change through singletrack, forest roads, and alpine meadows with staffed aid stations.

A September community fundraiser at UNM Lobo Football Stadium in Albuquerque offering bike rides, a 5K run/walk, a stadium stair challenge, a children's fun run and a virtual option to raise funds for the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center.

An annual trail run in Albuquerque on October 4, 2026, with 15K, 10K, and 5K routes, scenic valley and mountain views, participant shirts, medals for 10K and 5K, and age-group awards.

XTERRA World Championship, October 8 to 11, 2026 in Ruidoso, New Mexico, is a multiday off-road event featuring several triathlon distances and a 5 km trail run around Grindstone Lake and Wingfield Park, with international participation and..

A 12-mile out-and-back to Tesuque Peak in the Santa Fe National Forest, The Big T marks its 40th running on October 10, 2026, with proceeds benefiting Wings of America and a stated $5,000 fundraising goal.

A grassroots trail ultra near Silver City, NM, on October 17–18, 2026, offering 100 and 50 mile races through Gila National Forest with Continental Divide Trail ridgelines and remote backcountry sections.