Trail Running calendar near Zirconia 2026-2027

A roughly 5-mile trail race in Lenoir on 12/12/2026 featuring single-track, gravel and short hardtop sections, part of the Foothills Run Series, with early packet pickup, post-race s'mores and awards including Dirty Santa gift selection.

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.

Celebrate the New Year at Bridgeway Station with a flexible endurance event. Choose to run or walk a scenic two mile loop for three, six, or nine hours and track your progress with a unique lap tradition.

Trail event at Lake Lure, NC on January 9, 2027 offering distances from 5K to 50 miles, flagged course, staffed aid station, a 25 hour cutoff, and unique handmade pottery finisher medals.

Trail event in Sapphire, NC on January 9, 2027 offering 50K, 10K, 5K and a 1 Mile loop with yellow-flagged Spencer Mountain trails, stocked aid stations, and unique handmade pottery finisher medals; proceeds fund research into brain deterio..

Trail races of 4.34, 16.81 and 30.1 miles at Tsali Recreation Area near Bryson City. Winter trail conditions, limited parking, cupless aid stations, and a midrace drop bag for 50K runners.

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.

A timed in-person run on the Clemson University campus plus a virtual eight day challenge, featuring distances from an 800 m kids run to 8 mile options. Proceeds support Clemson's military affiliated student organizations.

Trail ultramarathon events at Table Rock State Park on March 6, 2027 feature a 25k one-loop race and a 50k two-lap race over Table Rock and Pinnacle Mountain. Registration opens September 1, 2026 and the first 100 entrants receive custom ra..

A mountain trail Marathon and a 40 mile Challenge in Black Mountain, NC, with an optional summit segment for the first 250 runners who reach the Parkway turnaround within the cutoff. The course is mostly single track and rough gravel with m..

A multi-person team relay on April 30, 2027, starting at the Pisgah Ranger Station and covering over 200 miles in 36 legs. Teams of 6, 9, or 12 run with professional timing, on-course support, and a finish line gathering.

Trail run and hike at Camp Spearhead in Pleasant Ridge County Park offering a 13.1 mile race and a 10 kilometer option. The course is a shaded 10K loop with one aid station per lap and proceeds support Camp Spearhead.

An 8K run and walk through wooded trails at Lakeside Park in Piedmont, South Carolina on May 2, 2027. The soft trail course covers about 5 miles and features overall and age group awards plus new apparel and socks for the first 100 entrants..