Trail Running calendar near Charlotte 2025-2026

The Cheraw 24 Hour is an endurance running event held at 100 State Park Road in Cheraw, South Carolina. Organized by Mountaineer Rumble, this event challenges participants to run continuously for 24 hours, testing their stamina and mental toughness. The race takes place in a scenic park setting, off..

Perennial: A Time Based Endurance Run is a unique running event held at the scenic Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden near Charlotte, NC. It offers 3-hour, 6-hour, and 10-hour time-based race options on a roughly 5K loop course featuring 95% trails and crushed gravel with minimal elevation. Participants..

The Naked Mountain Ultra is a trail running event held at Morrow Mountain State Park in Albemarle, North Carolina, featuring distances of 50 miles, 25 miles, and 10 miles. The course traverses four of the park's mountain peaks within the Uwharrie Mountains, offering runners a challenging experience..

The New South Trail Marathon is a trail running event held at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. It offers both full marathon (26.2 miles) and half marathon (13.1 miles) distances, utilizing the center’s scenic trail system. The race features courses marked with colored arrows over..

The Leatherwood Marathon, held at Leatherwood Resort in Ferguson, North Carolina, offers multiple race distances including 10 miles, 25K, 50K, 50 miles, and a challenging 100-mile ultra. The course features private horse land trails with scenic, shaded tree lines and beautiful overlooks. Each loop i..

Uforea is a unique trail running event held in Troy, North Carolina, within the Uwharrie National Forest. The race features two 50K challenges: a daytime clockwise loop and a nighttime counter-clockwise loop, each covering approximately 32 miles through the Uwharrie and Dutchman's Creek Trail system..