Trail Running calendar near Reidsville 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 in Pleasant Garden, NC, hosted at Hagan-Stone Park, is the inaugural NC edition of Trivium Racing’s day-and-night trail events. Runners can choose a daytime half marathon or 10K, or the corresponding nighttime versions; a 'double' option combines both..

Located at Sugg Farm (Bass Lake Park), Grigsby Ave, Holly Springs, NC, Sugg Farm Ultra offers Holly Springs’ first ultramarathon. The event features 20-, 40-, and 50-mile trail races on a 5-mile out-and-back course composed of mulch, gravel, and single-track trails with a few hills. Aid stations at..

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..

Run the Rock | Mount Airy is an exciting 5K trail race held at the active Luck Stone quarry in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Scheduled for September 20, 2025, this unique event offers runners an adrenaline-pumping experience through a gravel course within a working rock quarry. Open to all ages up to..

Pilot Mountain to Hanging Rock Ultra is a scenic, challenging trail ultrarun in North Carolina. The race runs from Pilot Mountain State Park to Hanging Rock State Park, offering options of a 50-mile, a 50K, a 50-mile relay, plus virtual versions. It’s touted as one of the Southeast’s most beautiful..

The Buzzard Rock Ultra, held in Robbins, North Carolina, offers challenging trail running on the Bear Creek Trail System. Featuring a demanding 10-mile loop known as the hardest in Moore County, the course includes rolling singletrack trails, steep climbs, and scenic views, including a summit at Buz..

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..

The Salem Lake Trail Run in Winston Salem, NC, offers three race distances: 30K (18.6 miles), 7 miles, and 5K (3.1 miles). Set on a beautiful, mostly shaded, wooded trail around Salem Lake, the course is recognized as one of America's best running trails. This well-organized event serves as an excel..

The Virginia Trail Running Festival, held in Max Meadows, VA, is an adventurous trail running event featuring 100-mile, 100-mile relay, and 50-mile races. Scheduled for October 11-12, 2025, the festival offers challenging courses with moderate elevation gains—1,500 feet for the 100-mile and 750 feet..

The Yadkin Valley Pumpkin Run is a community-focused running event held at Elkin Municipal Park in Elkin, North Carolina. It features a 5k race and a 1-mile fun run for kids, both on an improved trail with no road crossings, offering scenic views suitable for all running levels. This event supports..

The Deep Hollow Half Marathon & 5K Trail Race is a premier trail running event held at the Hydaway Outdoor Center in Lynchburg, Virginia. The race features two distances: a 13.1-mile half marathon primarily on single-track trails with some forest roads, and a 3.1-mile 5K on an out-and-back forest ro..

Uwharrie 100 Mile and 100K Trail Run takes place in the Uwharrie National Forest near Troy, North Carolina. The course is a 20.5-mile figure-8 loop that is highly technical, with roots and rocks and a dense forest canopy. 100-mile runners complete the loop five times; 100K runners complete it three..

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,..

The Into the Darkness Night Trail Run is a unique 4-mile night race held in Roanoke Valley's Explore Park. The course features a mix of twisty, rolling single-track trails and grassy, gravel roads, primarily on IMBA-designed trails. Runners navigate the route marked with reflective arrows and glow s..

The Big Elkin Trail Relay is a team-based trail running event held in Elkin, North Carolina, featuring a 5K loop on single-track trails and granite dust paths along the old E&A Railroad grade. The course offers shaded terrain with scenic views of waterfalls, Big Elkin Creek, and Elkin Reservoir. Tea..

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..