Trail Running calendar near Clinton 2026-2027

A multi-distance trail event at Crowders Mountain near Kings Mountain, NC on December 12, 2026, featuring ultra and shorter trail races, significant elevation gain, four on-course aid stations, and pacer rules for the longer distances.

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..

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.

Millstone Trail Races in Fort Mill, SC features a returning 50K run on two 15.5 mile loops at Anne Springs Close Greenway plus a new 25K option. The route is mostly single track, technical, and may be muddy with a few creek crossings.

A trail festival at Sesquicentennial State Park with a 7.5 mile loop plus 25K, 50K and a 30 hour ultra, chip timing, aid stations, finisher medals and on-site camping.

A 100 mile out and back on the Enoree Passage of the Palmetto Trail through Sumter National Forest, with aid about every 6 to 8 miles, roughly 6,200 feet of climbing and a 32 hour cutoff.

A 24 and 48 hour looped ultrarun at Stable View in Aiken, South Carolina, with a 4 mile loop, chip timing, solo and team relay options, onsite lodging and an event bistro.

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 six hour timed trail event at Sesquicentennial State Park in Columbia SC where athletes complete as many 3.5 mile loops as they can. The course mixes single and double track with a sandy climb and about 270 feet of vertical gain.

New South Trail Marathon in Charlotte, NC offers full and half marathon distances on the Whitewater Center trail system on April 10, 2027, with pre-registration, packet pick-up, aid stations, guaranteed shirts and medals by registration dea..

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..