Trail Running calendar near Wilkes County 2026-2027

July 4 races at the Historic Crab Orchard Museum Corn Maze in Tazewell, VA, featuring a 5K made of five maze laps and a one-lap fun run with a patriotic puppy parade. Maze perimeter is about 0.63 miles.

Muddy Dash in Charlotte is a family friendly mud run on a 5K course with obstacles, mud pits and slides. The event includes a pre party, a post race festival with music and food, and both standard and VIP registration options.

A 10 km trail race at Bays Mountain Park presented by Fleet Feet Kingsport/Johnson City, starting on the park's floating bridge and routing through singletrack, ridgelines, climbs, and mixed runnable and technical terrain. Tuesday evening e..

Backyard Ultra in Concord, NC on July 25, 2026, run on a 4.167 mile loop repeated each hour until one runner completes the final extra loop. The event is open ended and follows standard backyard ultra rules.

Races and a hike at Hungry Mother State Park on July 25, 2026 include a one lap 15 mile mountain race plus 8 mile options along lakefront trails. Post-event awards, refreshments, live music and games are planned.

A 5K out and back run and walk on the Creeper Trail in Damascus, Virginia, on July 25, 2026. Organized by the Penny F. Garrett Sarcoma Foundation, with proceeds directed to rare cancer research at MD Anderson.

A trail race in Danbury, North Carolina on August 1, 2026 covering about 11 miles with 1600 feet of climb, rock scrambles and a short river crossing. Aid stations are on course and volunteers provide limited car shuttles between start and f..

A community 5K and kids 1K at West Davidson High School to raise funds for school athletics, featuring a mixed-surface two-loop 5K course, awards for top finishers, and an evening packet pick-up before the race.

A three day guided trail running retreat in Roaring Gap, North Carolina, with daily guided routes, lodge accommodation, meals, and trailhead transportation. Routes range from about 7 to 10 miles with optional extra miles on the final day.

An outdoor obstacle mud run at the Bennick Compound in Morganton, NC. The one-mile course features 16 obstacles, giant sprinklers, a lazy river and extensive mud sections.

Timed trail events at Crystal Springs Recreation Area near Wytheville VA offer 12 hour, 6 hour and 3 hour looped courses with significant elevation. The race is cupless so runners must carry a collapsible cup or bottle.

Join this student led 5K at McAlpine Creek Park to support local food banks. Run or walk through scenic regional championship trails to help provide meals for families in North Carolina.

Old Fort Fifty takes place in Old Fort, North Carolina on August 8, 2026, with an event schedule and course maps available. Results may be posted automatically to Twitter when participants connect their accounts.

An eight-hour endurance event at Daniel Stowe Conservancy where participants walk or run as many 5K loops as they choose; the format emphasizes personal goals, sustainable race practice, and a fundraising campaign for the conservancy.

A 10th anniversary trail event at Hobby Park in Winston-Salem featuring 5K and 10K single track courses with roots, rocks and varied terrain. Field is limited to 200 runners and registration runs from May 1 to July 10.

Trail races at Rocky Branch Park in Belmont NC on August 15, 2026 include 50K, 25K and 5K options. The looped course is marked, offers staffed aid stations with varied food and drink, and awards a handmade pottery finisher medal.

Experience a technical mountain race at Grandfather Mountain featuring fixed ropes and ladders. This 14 mile course climbs the highest peak in the Blue Ridge Range twice for a true Appalachian trail adventure.

A themed 5K and a 500 m kids run on August 22, 2026 at East Davidson High School in Thomasville, NC. The event uses a campus cross country course, encourages decade attire, and includes an award for best dressed.

Muddy Princess Charlotte is a 5K obstacle mud run at Porter Farms in Concord, NC on August 30, 2026. The event features mud obstacles, finisher medals and event photos, offers Standard, VIP and Volunteer ticket types, and supports the Natio..

A trail race in Damascus, Virginia with 16, 30, 40 and 50 mile options along Iron Mountain ridgelines and mixed terrain. The 2026 event uses a modified town route, the field is limited to 400 runners, and time limits apply for each distance..