Trail Running calendar near Athens 2025-2026

Worlds Fair Ultras in downtown Knoxville lets you lap a USATF certified loop with events from 3 hour to 24 hour and distances up to 100 miles and a custom buckle for 100 mile finishers. Food trucks, music and on site aid make it a festival.

Stillhouse 100K in Soddy Daisy TN is a brutally beautiful trail ultra on technical single track with nearly 12,000 feet of climbing over rugged creeks and ridgelines. This demanding 100K is suited for experienced ultrarunners only.

Inaugural Feral Mtn 100M/50M in Ellijay, GA offers rugged singletrack through national forest. Pick 100 mile or 50 mile courses with huge climbing and staffed aid stations for a true backcountry ultramarathon.

Join the Veterans Heritage Ridge Run on Saturday April 25, 2026 to support Sharps Ridge Veterans Memorial Park. Choose a 5K trail run, 10K ruck race or a 1 mile family walk through scenic wooded hills while cheering on JROTC teams.

Test your endurance on a flat USATF certified 2.00 mile loop at Camp Jordan in East Ridge, TN with 3 hour, 6 hour, 12 hour or 24 hour timed run walk options. Crew support is allowed and awards honor top finishers and milestone distances.

Challenge yourself at the Brasstown Bald Buster, a 3.1 mile road climb to Brasstown Bald with roughly 1700 ft of ascent. Choose the 5K or the ruck carrying 25 lb for men and 15 lb for women, earn a shirt and medal and vie for summit prizes.

Conquer the Bluff is a 4.2 mile mountain run in Jacksboro climbing to Eagle Bluff and back with 930 feet of elevation gain. Proceeds support Campbell County High School scholarships and high school athletes run free.

Test your limits on the Cruel Jewel 100, a rugged 104 mile trail through the North Georgia mountains with roughly 33,000 feet of climbing and 20 aid stations. This Western States and Hardrock qualifier offers wild scenery and serious challe..

Cruel Jewel 50 is a rugged 57.5 mile point to point trail race through the North Georgia Mountains, finishing in Blue Ridge on May 16, 2026. Expect technical single track, steep climbs, a scenic Toccoa River crossing and big elevation gain.

Three Sisters Ultra Festival in Maryville College Woods offers 24 hour, 12 hour and 6 hour timed trail options plus relays on a friendly 2 mile loop with aid available every lap. Enjoy live music and a lively festival vibe as you stack loop..

Vol State is a legendary 314 mile self supported road ultramarathon from a Mississippi River ferry across Tennessee to the Rock atop Sand Mountain. Tackle remote backroads in July with mandatory twice daily check ins for safety.

The Cherokee on July 18, 2026 in Tellico Plains, Tennessee is a rugged trail event with multiple distances, highlighted by a 130K with massive elevation gain. Lantern lit aid stations and a finisher buckle await finishers.

Experience the Dog Days of Summer Trail Race weekend in Grandview, Tennessee, with looped trails from 1 mile to 24 hour events over hilly summer terrain. Camp by the course and run to benefit Flying Pigs Animal Sanctuary.

Run a 50K on a secret course at Frozen Head State Park with steep climbs, runnable sections and sparse markings revealed the night before. Finish early or push for the full test and vie for guaranteed Big Barkley spring slots.

Take on Assault on Yonah Mountain, a 2.5 mile one way ascent in Cleveland GA that climbs about 1,650 feet to a summit field finish. The timed ascent on technical, scenic trails is a bold, climb focused challenge.