Trail Running calendar near Firestone 2025-2026

Run scenic Lake Norman State Park on challenging singletrack with options of 30K or 50K courses. Enjoy stocked aid stations, a finisher medal and a long sleeve shirt if you register by Nov 13. Spots are limited.

The Dirty Santa Trail Run is a 5-mile trail race held annually in Lenoir, North Carolina, serving as the final event in the Foothills Run Series presented by UNC Ortho. The course begins and ends at the Lenoir Rotary Soccer Complex and feat..

Bridge & Trestle 17 Mile Run is a free out-and-back running event on the Virginia Creeper Trail, starting at Alvarado Station in Abingdon, Virginia. The 17-mile course runs from Alvarado Station to the Abingdon Trailhead, offering scenic ra..

Event overview The Beast of the East 100 is scheduled for Saturday, December 13, 2025 in Kings Mountain, North Carolina (130 Camp Rotary Rd). The event offers multiple trail race distances that run on the Crowders Mountain trail system and..

Event overview The Longest Night is an overnight trail and ultra run scheduled for December 20-21, 2025 at Lakewood Nature Preserve, 220 Lakewood Drive, Greenville, SC. Donations and race proceeds support the Upstate Running Club youth team..

The Gnome Run 5k Trail Run/Walk will take place in Fort Mill on Thursday 1 January 2026. You can run between 5 and 10 miles.

Event overview The Resolution Run/Walk is a timed loop event held on January 3, 2026. It is presented by Upstate Race Series with donations and race proceeds supporting the Upstate Running Club Youth Team. The event uses a scenic 2-mile loo..

Run the Frosty Cox 6 Hour Trail in Concord NC, logging as many scenic 6.2 mile singletrack loops as you can within six hours. Expect hearty aid station snacks, a friendly vibe, and awards including a 50K prize for five laps.

Run a scenic, challenging half marathon through South Mountains State Park on January 10, 2026. Mostly trail course with big climbs, overlooks and creek crossings, limited to 200 runners.

Located in Gastonia, North Carolina, the legacy race is a trail event at George Poston Park offering 50K, 10K, 5K, and 1-mile distances. Courses feature a mountain-bike style trail with a 3-mile trail loop, and a separate paved 1-mile loop;..

Run scenic trails at Anne Springs Close Greenway near Charlotte with 4, 9, or 13 mile options, plus virtual entries for each distance. Enjoy food, beer, a cozy bonfire, and a Recover hoodie and finisher medal.

The Pleasant Ridge Backyard Ultra is an endurance running event held at Pleasant Ridge Camp and Retreat Center in Marietta, South Carolina. This unique race challenges participants to run 4.167-mile laps every hour on the hour, continuing u..

Event information Stone Mountain Massacre takes place in Roaring Gap, North Carolina, on February 7, 2026. The event offers these distances: 50K 25K 8 Miler Registration closes on February 17, 2026. Packet pickup is available only on race..

Run the Mill Stone 50K or 10M on technical single track at ASC Greenway near Charlotte with creek crossings and a landmark stone to touch. 50K finishers receive a custom medal by a local artist and all runners get a shirt.

Event overview The 2026 Land and Lakes Relay is the fourth edition of a point-to-point team relay that starts at Warren Wilson College in East Asheville and finishes at Fonta Flora Brewery-Whippoorwhill Farm in Nebo near Lake James. The rac..

Enjoy the Catawba Falls 15k in Old Fort NC, a riverside start that climbs into technical trails with staircases, creek crossings and waterfall views. Race proceeds support local trail conservation and finishers get partner provided post rac..

Event overview Conquer the Rock 25k & 50k is scheduled for March 7, 2026 at Table Rock State Park in Pickens, South Carolina. The event offers two trail races: a 25k called Bear Crawl (one loop) and a 50k called Foothills 50k (two laps)..

Perennial at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden on March 7, 2026 is a time based endurance run with 3, 6 and 10 hour options on a roughly 5K trail loop. Limited to 150 spots and benefiting Daniel Stowe Conservancy.

Event overview The Llama Experience Ultra takes place on March 14, 2026 near Lake Toxaway, NC at Earthshine Lodge private property (1600 Golden Rd). The event offers timed loop formats: 12 Hour 6 Hour 3 Hour The trail route follows privat..

Camp Croft invites runners to a weekend of looped trails at Croft State Park in Spartanburg, SC with distances from 10 miles up to 100 miles. Tackle a scenic 10 mile loop with aid stations, campsite options, and special finisher swag.