Trail Running calendar near Shelby 2026-2027

A dusk to dawn trail challenge near Enoree South Carolina on a one mile off road farm loop. Participants run continuous laps overnight with headlamps and aid stations while the competitor with the most laps at sunrise wins.

A 12 hour night trail event at the ASC Greenway in Fort Mill, SC. Runners complete laps of a 5K loop around Lake Haigler on the Saturday before Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving morning trail event in Boone, NC featuring 5K and 10K timed trail races, an untimed paved Fun Run/Walk, and a Sleep In shirt only option. The updated course reduces elevation gain and mixes gravel, grass, and paved sections.

The Sawmill Gauntlet is a relentless last-runner-standing race on a 2.5-mile loop. A new lap starts every 45 minutes, and you must finish each one to stay in the running division. A separate 12-hour ruck division challenges participants to..

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.

Two trail races at Lake Norman State Park in Troutman, NC offer 30K and 50K courses on single-track loops with a nine hour cut off, stocked aid stations, and finisher medals for those who complete their distance.

A trail event at Crowders Mountain near Kings Mountain NC offering distances from a half marathon to a 100-mile ultra with substantial elevation gain. Four aid stations support runners; trekking poles allowed and pacers permitted for 100K a..

A roughly 5 mile trail race in Lenoir, NC with mostly single track plus gravel and a short paved section. It is the final event of the Foothills Run Series and includes age group awards, post race s'mores and hot cocoa.

Test your endurance under the stars at the Lakewood Nature Preserve. Choose your distance from 10k to 50 miles and complete 1.5 mile loops through the night on wide grassy trails.

Trail events at George Poston Park in Gastonia, NC with 50K, 10K, 5K and a separate 1 mile route, a 10 hour cutoff, stocked aid station, and unique handmade pottery finisher medals; proceeds support brain deterioration and learning disabili..

Test your endurance at this backyard ultra in South Carolina. Run 4.167 mile laps every hour on the hour until only one participant remains at the Pleasant Ridge Camp and Retreat Center.

Trail races at Table Rock State Park on March 6, 2027: a 25k single loop and a 50k two-lap course over Pinnacle and Table Rock, with 16,000 feet of elevation change, chip timing, finisher medals, and park entry included.

The Charlotte Spartan Event Weekend will take place in Concord from Saturday 3 April 2027 to Sunday 4 April 2027. You can run between 5 and 10 kilometers.

Trail races at Chimney Rock, NC offering 50K, 25K and 10K out-and-back courses with a waterfall, observation deck and long stair sections; aid stations supply food and hydration and a 10 hour cutoff applies.