Trail Running calendar near Mountain City 2026-2027

A 24 hour Halloween ultrarun in Galax, Virginia hosted by Froggy Mountain Adventures. Medals for reaching 50k or 50 miles within 24 hours, an overall most laps award, seasonal food and costume prizes add to the event atmosphere.

A 25-hour timed trail event at Camp Grier in Old Fort, NC, run on a scenic 3.6-mile loop with about 600' of gain per lap. Free tent camping, staffed aid stations, electronic timing, and milestone awards for 25/50/75 miles.

A 24 hour format where participants run 5.2 miles every 4 hours to total about 50K. The event has an in-person edition in Damascus, Virginia and a flexible virtual edition with self reported results and mailed medals.

Experience an off road 5K cross country run in the Vein Mountain area of North Carolina. All finishers receive a medal and the first thirty participants to register receive an event t-shirt.

Seven Trails in Damascus uses a 7.7 mile out and back loop so runners can stack laps into distances from 25K to 100 miles over a 30 hour window. The event has no cutoffs, medals for all finishers, and live lap timing.

A Thanksgiving morning trail event in Boone offering 5K and 10K timed races and an untimed paved Fun Run/Walk. The 2026 course reduces elevation and improves footing, with finisher medals, shirts, awards, and a shirt-only option.

Trail race at Lake Norman State Park near Troutman NC offering 30K and 50K courses on single-track loops. Multiple aid stations provide drinks and food, finishers receive a medal and awards are given for overall and masters.

Experience a free 17 mile trail run along the scenic Virginia Creeper Trail. Hosted by the State of Franklin Track Club, this cup less event features handmade mementos for select finishers and post race refreshments in Damascus.

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.

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 race in Roaring Gap, NC with 8 Miler, 25K and a 50K Quest that requires collecting six stones; aid stations and a unique handcrafted pottery finisher medal are part of the event.

A loop based trail ultra near Ferguson NC with steep, technical terrain and large elevation per loop. Distances range from 25K to 100 miles, marked trails, staffed aid stations, handmade finisher medals, and on site cabin and campground opt..

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 trail event in New River Trail State Park offering 100K, 50K, 25K, 10K and a free untimed 5K on a flat, dirt out and back course with stocked aid stations, a cupless policy, and finish medals or a buckle for longer distances.

Trail races in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia offering 50 mile, 50K, 25K and 8 mile options with significant climbing, timed cutoffs, awards, a pint glass and finishers medal. The event benefits the state park and local rescue services.

The Bear Crawl OCR is a locally operated obstacle course event in Morganton, North Carolina, held at a motocross training facility. It offers one- to six-mile courses with rolling terrain, a dirt bike track, creek and pond crossings, and se..