Trail Running calendar near Old Fort 2025-2026

The Old Fort Strong Endurance Festival, held at Camp Grier near Old Fort, NC, is a trail running and mountain biking event featuring 3, 6, and 12-hour races. The festival offers a vibrant atmosphere with live music, vendors, and guest speakers from the trail running and mountain biking communities...

The Dirty Santa Trail Run will take place in Lenoir on Saturday 13 December 2025. You can run 5 miles.

The Beast of the East 100 is an ultramarathon event held in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, featuring multiple race distances including a 100-mile, 100K, 50-mile, marathon, and half marathon. The courses traverse the entire Crowders Mountain trail system, summiting both peaks and offering scenic vie..

The Longest Night is a unique overnight trail running event held at Lakewood Nature Preserve in Greenville, SC. Runners can choose from multiple distances including 50 miles, 50K, marathon, half marathon, and 10K, all run on a 1.5-mile loop through wide grassy trails with rolling hills. The race sta..

The 12 Hour Resolution Run/Walk will take place in Greenville on Saturday 3 January 2026. You can run between 3 and 12 kilometers.

The Pleasant Ridge Backyard Ultra will take place in Slater-Marietta from Saturday 31 January 2026 to Sunday 1 February 2026. You can run 4 miles.

The Land and Lakes Relay will take place in Swannanoa on Saturday 28 February 2026.

The Catawba Falls 15K, held in Old Fort, North Carolina, offers runners a unique blend of speed and rugged mountain terrain. The race starts at the Foothills Watershed property with a smooth 2-mile stretch along the scenic Catawba River before tackling a challenging 3.5-mile trail loop featuring ste..

Perennial: A Time Based Endurance Run is a unique timed running event held at the scenic Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden in Belmont, North Carolina, just minutes from Charlotte. Participants choose from 3-hour, 6-hour, or 10-hour race options, running multiple laps of a roughly 5K loop featuring mostl..

Conquer the Rock 50k is a challenging trail race held at Table Rock State Park in Pickens, South Carolina. The event features two distances: a grueling 50k Foothills race consisting of two demanding laps, and a 25k Bear Crawl single loop. Runners tackle steep, rocky trails with a total elevation cha..

The Tough Frog - Last Man Standing Run or Ruck is a challenging endurance event held in Williamston, South Carolina. Participants choose to either run or ruck with a 30-pound pack, completing 1-mile loops within a strict 20-minute cutoff. The race continues until only one competitor remains, testing..

The Llama Experience Ultra is a unique trail running event held at Earthshine Lodge in Lake Toxaway, North Carolina. Participants can choose from 3-hour, 6-hour, or 12-hour race options, running loops on private, scenic land inhabited by llamas, which runners can see and pet during the race. The cou..

The Camp Croft 50K, 50 Miler, and 100 Miler is a trail running event held at Croft State Park in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Participants run multiple loops of a 10.05-mile course featuring the Fainforest Creek Connector and Southside Trail Loop, which offer a mix of flat sections, rolling hills, a..

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..

The Lake James 7 Miler & 5k will take place in Nebo on Saturday 11 April 2026. You can run between 5 and 13 miles.

The Knock On Woodstock Trail 13.1 & 10k is a trail running event held at Camp Spearhead within Pleasant Ridge County Park in Marietta, South Carolina. Participants can choose between a half marathon or a 10K loop course featuring approximately 650 feet of rolling elevation per lap and over 90% shade..

The Smoky Mountain Relay is a challenging team running event held in the scenic Pisgah National Forest near Brevard, North Carolina. Covering over 200 miles across 36 legs, teams of 6, 9, or 12 runners navigate a marked course featuring rugged mountain terrain and beautiful Western North Carolina sc..

The Troublesome Hollow 50K is a trail running event held in Bristol, Virginia, set in the scenic heart of Southwest Virginia. The race features a 50K distance on Saturday and a 25K plus a 3-mile walk on Sunday, offering a two-day mountain adventure. The course includes flat, fast riverside trails, i..

The Firefly Trail Run, held in Hendersonville, North Carolina, offers a unique trail running experience on a scenic ~3-mile loop featuring over 400 feet of elevation gain. Runners pass by a stunning waterfall, mountain creeks, and a vintage event barn each lap. The event includes 5K, 6-hour, and 12-..

The Quest for the Crest is a challenging trail running event held in Burnsville, North Carolina, featuring 50K, 25K, and 11K distances. Known as one of the hardest and most scenic races in the Southeast, the courses are point-to-point with significant vertical climbs—up to 12,000 feet gain in the 50..