Trail Running calendar near Oxford 2025-2026

The Friday Night Lights - Elon Opener is a cross country running event held in Elon, North Carolina, serving as the season opener for Elon's cross country team. The race features a men's 6k and a women's 4k, with women running four laps and men six laps of a 1000-meter course. This evening race offe..

The Small Team Challenge is a running event held in McLeansville, North Carolina, at Keeley Park. It features multiple races catering to different age groups and skill levels, including an Elementary Mixed 2K, Middle School Girls and Boys 3K, and High School/Open Girls and Boys 5K races. The event e..

Carpe Diem – Carpe Noctem Half Marathon and 10K, staged by Trivium Racing, brings Michigan’s favorite format to Hagan-Stone Park in Pleasant Garden, North Carolina. The event offers a Half Marathon and 10K in both daytime and nighttime editions, with a Double option that pairs day and night races on..

The Roanoke Canal 5k is a trail running event held in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, following the historic Roanoke Canal Trail built in 1823. The course features a natural surface with mostly flat terrain and some hills, passing over original canal culverts and a large bulkhead once used for mill..

The Sugg Farm Ultra, held in Holly Springs, North Carolina, is the town's first ultramarathon event, featuring 20, 40, and 50-mile trail races. Scheduled for September 13, 2025, the race takes place on a scenic 5-mile out-and-back course composed of mulch, gravel, and singletrack trails with some hi..

The Cane Creek Mountain Trail Run, held in Snow Camp, NC, offers a challenging and scenic trail running experience with 10K and half marathon distances. Set in the 1,000-acre Cane Creek Mountain Natural Area, the courses feature stellar single-track trails, steep climbs including a 300-foot ascent t..

Central Children's Home Cross Country Run takes place in Oxford, North Carolina at the Central Children’s Home grounds (211 W Antioch Dr). This festival-style event comprises 14 races, including the women's 6,000-meter and men's 8,000-meter cross-country runs, plus youth divisions and the Granville..

Cape Fear 24 Hour Endurance Run takes place in Lillington, North Carolina, on a USATF-certified 0.59-mile asphalt loop surrounding the town’s Parks and Recreation baseball fields. The course is mostly flat with one small incline, and offers ample parking and space to camp near your car; tents are al..

The Rootrock Trail Run is an annual trail running event held at Briar Chapel in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, featuring 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon distances. Set within a 900-acre green community, the race courses traverse over 20 miles of single-track trails characterized by roots, rocks, and hills,..

Medoc Trail Races, held at Medoc Mountain State Park in Hollister, North Carolina, offers two trail distances: a 10-Miler and a 5-Miler. Runners share the same start/finish area and run similar courses, with the 10-Miler adding mountain bike trails and a summit loop. The routes traverse wooded, ofte..

Triple Lakes Trail Race is a fall trail running event in Greensboro, North Carolina, centered around Lake Brandt, Lake Townsend, and Lake Jeanette at Bur-Mil Park. Athletes describe a friendly, supportive atmosphere on scenic watershed trails. It offers half marathon, marathon, and 40-mile ultra dis..

Held in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Schenck Forest Trail Race is staged at the Carl Alwin Schenck Memorial Forest near NC State on Reedy Creek Road. The 6.2-mile trail course winds mostly on single-track through creeks and rolling hills adjacent to Umstead Park, crossing streams, bridges, and the s..

The Eno River Run is an annual trail running event held at Eno River State Park in Durham, North Carolina. Celebrating its 14th year, the race offers two distance options: 6 miles and 11 miles. The course features challenging single-track trails, a river crossing on foot, and a brief bouldering sect..

The Tough as Trails Race Series, presented by Bull City Running Co., is a challenging off-road trail running series held in North Carolina across multiple scenic locations including Eno River State Park, Uwharrie National Forest, and the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. The 2025-2026 series features three ra..

The Hybrid 8K is a unique running event held in Danville, Virginia, that combines both trail and road running for an exciting race experience. Participants can run solo or as part of a four-person team. The course begins at Anglers Park, where runners start in the parking lot before entering the woo..

Oakwood24 is an annual 24-hour ultra running and walking event benefiting Healing Transitions, held at Lakeside Retreats in Raleigh, North Carolina. The event features multiple race options including 24-hour, 12-hour, 6-hour challenges, relay teams, and a 5K walk or run. The course is a flat, scenic..

The Camp Chestnut Ridge Trail Race, held annually at the Chestnut Ridge Camp and Retreat Center in Efland, NC, offers a scenic trail running experience through rolling hills and old hardwood forests. The event features two main trail races of approximately 4 and 8 miles on single-track dirt and grav..

The Birds of a Feather Trail Trot is an annual Thanksgiving Day trail running event held at Briar Chapel in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Participants can choose between a mellow 2-mile course featuring paved trails, grass, and smooth paths, or a more rugged 5K course with roots, rocks, and hills. Bo..

The Black Toenail Friday Half Marathon and 7.5 Miler is a trail running event held in Snow Camp, North Carolina, at the Cane Creek Mountains Natural Area – Pine Hill Trail Head. Scheduled for the Friday after Thanksgiving, this race offers two distances: a half marathon (13.1 miles) and a 7.5-mile r..

The Turkey Chase is an annual running event held in Cary, North Carolina, featuring in-person and virtual race options. Scheduled for November 29, 2025, it offers multiple distances including a half marathon (13.1 miles), 10K, 5K, and a Kids in Strollers event for children aged four and under. Parti..