Trail Running calendar near Kannapolis 2026-2027

HAROC at Hanging Rock State Park in Danbury NC offers technical trail races of 50K and 25K across rocky, wooded terrain with significant elevation gain and multiple aid stations. The event is organized by Tanawha Adventures.

A trail race at Lake Norman State Park offering 30K and 50K single-track courses with a nine-hour cutoff, multiple aid stations, finisher medals, and awards for top overall and masters finishers.

A trail event at Crowders Mountain offering 5 distances from half marathon to 100 miles on looped routes with substantial elevation gain, four aid stations, trekking poles allowed, and specific pacer and cutoff rules for the ultramarathons.

Experience the natural beauty of Cedarock Park with a variety of trail races in Burlington. Enjoy twisty single track trails followed by hot soup and a finisher hoodie at this long running December event.

A roughly 5-mile trail race in Lenoir on 12/12/2026 featuring single-track, gravel and short hardtop sections, part of the Foothills Run Series, with early packet pickup, post-race s'mores and awards including Dirty Santa gift selection.

A weekend of trail races at Salem Lake offering a night 5K, looped 12.5K courses up to a 50K, and a four-person 50K relay, with water stops on looped courses, a seven hour cap for the 50K, finishers swag, and post-race food and beer.

Trail race at Gorges State Park with 50K, 25K, 10K and 5K on a 16 mile loop; 25K is one loop and 50K is two loops. Aid station support and unique handmade medals, with proceeds funding brain deterioration and learning disabilities research.

A January trail event in Gibsonville, NC offering a 13.1 mile half with two river crossings, a 5 mile race, ruck divisions and virtual options. The race includes chip timing, on-course support, a hoodie and finisher medal.

A 6 hour trail race on a private 6.2 mile loop in Concord NC with about 1,350 feet of elevation gain per lap; mostly singletrack with creek crossings, a stocked aid station, parking on site, and awards including a 50K for five laps.

A rugged trail event near Roaring Gap, NC offering an 8 Miler, 25K, and a 50K quest that requires collecting six stone tokens at aid stations. Finishers of the full route receive a handcrafted pottery medal and may complete a Blood Book rel..

Trail races at Anne Springs Close Greenway near Fort Mill SC featuring a 50K run as two 15.5 mile loops, a new 25K, a 10K and a kids run. The course is mostly technical single-track with some gravel, creek crossings and likely mud.

A weekend obstacle-racing event at Porter Farms near Charlotte featuring Sprint 5 km, Super 10 km, Kids Race, and Hurricane Heat formats across mud and creek crossings. Team entries can share start times and eligible service members may rec..

A series of ultramarathon events in the private Leatherwood Mountains near Ferguson, NC on April 3, 2027 featuring distances from 25K to 100 Miles, marked trails, stocked aid stations, and handmade pottery medals for finishers.

Full and half marathon trail races at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte on April 10, 2027, featuring marked courses, aid stations, packet pick up the day before, and age group awards.

The Bear Crawl OCR is a locally operated obstacle course event in Morganton, North Carolina, held at a motocross training facility. It offers one- to six-mile courses with rolling terrain, a dirt bike track, creek and pond crossings, and se..

Conquer mountain trails in the scenic Uwharrie Mountains of North Carolina. This chip timed fundraiser offers 5K and 10K distances featuring forest paths, mountain summits, and beautiful lake views to support local youth camp scholarships.