Trail Running calendar near Kings Mountain 2026-2027

A single-loop 100k trail race in Pisgah Forest, NC that visits Looking Glass Rock and several summits above 6,000 ft. The course covers varied terrain, uses nine aid stations, requires strict safety gear, and has a 20 hour time limit.

Experience an off road 5K cross country run in the Vein Mountain area of North Carolina. All finishers receive a medal and the first thirty participants to register receive an event t-shirt.

Carolinas Spartan Trifecta Weekend offers Sprint, Super, Beast, Ultra and kids obstacle races at The Johnson Farm in Newberry, South Carolina on Nov 21 and 22, 2026.

An overnight dusk to dawn trail event in Enoree, SC on a 1 mile off road loop around a barn, woods and Beaverdam Creek. Headlamps are required and an aid station will provide food, water and a hot breakfast at sunrise.

A 12 hour timed race on Nov 21, 2026 at ASC Greenway in Fort Mill, SC. Runners complete laps of a 5K loop around Lake Haigler, with an aid station at the loop start and finish and limited entries.

Trail race in Brevard, NC on November 21, 2026 offering 7.5 miles, 25K and 50K on looped technical fern-lined trails with aid stations every 7.5 miles. Organized by Dirty Wolf Ultras.

A Thanksgiving morning running event in Boone offering 5K and 10K races, a fun run/walk, and a shirt-only nonprofit option, with on-site music, photo staging, costumes, giveaways, and a picnic shed with food and hot drinks.

Regional cross country meet in Charlotte on November 28, 2026, with multiple 5K and 3K races for high school and youth divisions. Top 10 boys and girls in the championship race advance to the national championships in San Diego.

Experience a self timed ultra marathon through the wooded trails of a former military training base. Participants complete 5 km loops over 24 hours while contributing to a community style aid station in Spartanburg.

A loop endurance event in Laurens, SC with a last person standing running division and a 12-hour ruck division requiring a 25 lb pack on a 2.5 mile loop.

Trail races at Lake Norman State Park offering 30K and 50K on single track loops with about 1,600 feet elevation gain, stocked aid stations, a nine hour cut off, and a finishers medal for all who complete their distance.

A nighttime trail event at Anne Springs Close Greenway on December 11, 2026 featuring a timed 5K, an untimed Hike Challenge on the same course, and a one mile fun run with a finisher’s prize. The course starts and finishes at Lake Haigler e..

A trail race weekend at Crowders Mountain near Kings Mountain NC with distances from a half marathon to a 100 mile event, multiple aid stations and significant elevation gain across singletrack and ridge trails.

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.

Overnight, lap-based trail races at Lakewood Nature Preserve on a 1.5 mile loop with distances from 10K to 50 miles, a cupless aid station with hot soup and drinks, and space for personal base camps.

Timed 3, 6, and 9 hour run and walk at Bridgeway Station in Simpsonville, on a 2 mile loop with aid station leftovers, finisher medals, and race photos.

Trail running event in Lake Lure NC on January 9, 2027 offering 50K, 25K, 10K and 5K, organized by Dirty Wolf Ultras.

A six hour trail race in Concord, NC on January 16, 2027. Runners loop a 6.2 mile route with 1,350 feet of elevation gain per lap on mostly singletrack; a stocked aid station and finisher awards are provided.

An endurance event at Pleasant Ridge where runners complete roughly 4.1 mile laps every hour until only one runner can complete a full lap.

Trail races at Anne Springs Close Greenway near Fort Mill, SC featuring a 50K of two 15.5 mile loops, a new 25K, a 10K and a kids run on mostly single track.