Trail Running calendar near Pomaria 2025-2026

The Longest Night is an overnight trail and ultra running event at Lakewood Nature Preserve featuring repeated 1.5 mile loops around a barn hub. Choose distances from 10K to 50 miles and run to support the Upstate Running Club Youth Team.

Mo Big Butt on December 27, 2025 is a self timed, unsupported 50 km run with on site parking for those familiar with the course. The route recently hosted a 50 km ultramarathon that saw 28 finishers and two state records.

Start the new year on the trails at the 13th annual Gnome Run in Fort Mill on January 1, 2026. Choose a 10 mile ruck or run or a 5K family fun run, then enjoy a traditional New Year lunch while supporting the Baxter Trail Club.

Tackle 3, 6, or 12 hour timed challenges on a scenic 2 mile loop in Simpsonville while supporting the Upstate Running Club youth team. This self timed, cup free event mixes friendly competition, endurance fun, and community spirit.

Join the Godzilla Thrilla 30 hour endurance run in Anderson, SC and run as many laps as you like on a flat two mile loop while supporting Ronald McDonald House of Japan. Overnight camping, casual aid and finisher awards await.

The Charlotte Running Company Trail Race will take place in Fort Mill on Saturday 17 January 2026. You can run between 4 and 13 miles.

Honor Roy Abernathy in Gastonia on Jan 17, 2026 while supporting research into brain deterioration and learning disabilities. Choose 1 Mile 5K 10K or 50K on mixed paved and trail loops and earn a unique handmade pottery medal.

Run the Mill Stone 50K at ASC Greenway in Fort Mill SC, a rugged scenic trail with creek crossings and technical single track. Pick the 50K three loop ultra or the 10M one loop and enjoy race swag, shirts and a custom 50K finisher medal.

Explore sandy ridges and singletrack loops around Sesquicentennial State Park at the Sandhills Trail and Ultra Festival on February 21 and 22, 2026. Choose from ultra and shorter looped distances for a scenic, community driven trail challen..

Push your limits at the Dark Horse 24/48 Hour Ultra at Stable View in Aiken, SC. Choose 24 or 48 hour solo or a 48 hour team relay on a scenic 4 mile loop with live tracking and milestone buckles.

Perennial is a time based endurance run at Daniel Stowe Conservancy with 3, 6 and 10 hour lap races on a scenic mostly trail 5K loop. Limited to 150 runners, it blends supportive aid, sustainable practices, and charity spirit.

Push your limits at Sufferfest 26 in Williamston SC, a Last Man Standing run or ruck where competitors repeat one mile loops under a strict time cutoff until one remains. Choose the ruck with a 30 lb pack or run, grab swag, and support SCQR..

Test your endurance at The Sand Monster, a 6 hour trail challenge at Sesquicentennial State Park in Columbia on March 15, 2026. Run as many 3.5 mile shaded, sandy loop laps as you can and compete for overall and masters awards.

Take on the Camp Croft 50K, 50 Mile, and 100 Mile at Croft State Park, running scenic single track and rolling hills on a 10.05 mile loop. Options range from a 10 Mile up to the 100 Mile, with aid stations and finishers medals or a custom b..

Join the Bunny Run 5K in North Augusta to benefit Friends of North Augusta Animals and collect puppy and kitten food. The paved course starts and finishes at Sharon Jones Amphitheater and follows the N. Augusta Greenway.

Run or hike a scenic 10K on the Palmetto Trail in Pomaria, South Carolina, finishing atop the Broad River Trestle. Proceeds support the Palmetto Trail and finishers receive a custom bottle opener medal.

Tackle scenic, technical trails at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte with your choice of a 13.1 or 26.2 mile course. Enjoy varied natural surfaces, friendly aid stations, and finisher swag for early registrants.

Hit the trails at Stable View in Aiken on April 18, 2026 with a Half Marathon, 15K, 5K and Kids Fun Run. Enjoy finisher medals, race shirts and post race food while exploring scenic courses and nearby downtown Aiken.

Take on the Devil Makes Three trail races in Waxhaw NC on May 16, 2026 with a 50K three loop challenge or a single lap 10 mile option. Enjoy scenic technical trails, prairie and lake views, aid station support and a finisher medal.

Run the Momentus Back Yard Ultra on May 30, 2026 at Williams Rushing Farm in Monroe NC: repeat 4.167 mile loops each hour until one runner remains. Or try the Celebrity Fun Run for a single relaxed 4.167 mile loop on scenic farmland.