Trail Running calendar near Pigeon Forge 2025-2026

The Baby Dragon event, held at Vogel State Park in Blairsville, Georgia, features multiple trail races including a 100-mile ultra, a 40-mile race, and a 40-kilometer race called the Dragon Egg. The 100-mile race involves multiple traverses of the Duncan Ridge Trail, with a 50-hour time limit and sev..

The Fort Frenzy Ultra Festival is an endurance running event held at Fort Loudon State Historic Park on Tellico Lake in Vonore, Tennessee. Featuring a scenic 3.65-mile loop trail with about 500 feet of elevation gain per lap, the course is mostly runnable and trails through beautiful lake views and..

The Dog Days of Summer Trail Race will take place in Grandview from Saturday 16 August 2025 to Sunday 17 August 2025. You can run between 1 and 24 kilometers.

The Panther Creek Challenge will take place in Morristown on Saturday 6 September 2025. You can run between 5 and 10 miles.

Chasing Trails Ultras is a trail running event held in Old Fort, North Carolina, featuring timed races of 3, 6, and 12 hours, plus a 5k option. The course consists of a challenging yet beginner-friendly ~3.2-mile loop with about 380 feet of elevation gain, winding through the scenic Gateway Trail sy..

The Jones Gap Trail Half Marathon will take place in Slater-Marietta on Saturday 13 September 2025. You can run 13 miles.

The Barkley Fall Classic is a challenging 50-kilometer trail race held in Frozen Head State Park, Tennessee, designed to emulate the legendary Barkley Marathons. The course features rugged terrain through the Brushy Mountains, with significant climbs and descents, scenic vistas, and limited course m..

The Dirt Circuit is an ultra-running event held at Panther Creek State Park in Morristown, Tennessee. Set around scenic Cherokee Lake, the race features a 2.9-mile loop course combining wide and single-track trails through fields and woods, including two wooden bridge crossings. The event offers mul..

The Big South Fork Trail Race, held in Oneida, Tennessee, takes place at the Bandy Creek Campground within the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. The event features two distances: a challenging 17.5-mile out-and-back loop starting at the John Litton General Slavens Trailhead, with th..

The Lady of the Lake race in Blairsville, Georgia, is an annual 4-hour and 8-hour trail running event held at Vogel State Park. Participants run on a scenic 1-mile loop around Lake Trahlyta, nestled at the base of Coosa and Blood Mountains. The course features gently rolling terrain with hard-packed..

The Papertown 20K Trail Race will take place in Canton on Saturday 4 October 2025. You can run between 10 and 20 kilometers.

The Color Me Mutt 5K & 1 Mile Color Walk/Run is an annual, pet-friendly event held at NASCAR SpeedPark Smoky Mountains in Sevierville, Tennessee. Participants can choose between a timed 5K color run or a 1-mile fun run/walk, both featuring non-toxic color powder stations along the course. Dogs are w..

The Naturalist Trail Race in Franklin, NC, offers challenging 25K and 50K distances through historic trails once explored by William Bartram in the late 1700s. The course features significant elevation gains—over 5,500 feet for the 25K and 8,500 feet for the 50K—highlighting a tough climb from Walla..

The Blue Ridge Ultra is a challenging trail running event held in Blue Ridge, Georgia, within the scenic Chattahoochee National Forest. It offers three race distances: 50K, 30K, and 15K, all featuring rugged terrain including single-track trails, creek crossings, steep ascents and descents, and vibr..

The Payson’s Run 10k will take place in Bryson City on Saturday 11 October 2025. You can run 10 kilometers.

The TreeTops 8.5 Mile Race will take place in Hendersonville on Saturday 18 October 2025. You can run 8 miles.

The FSR 100 is a challenging 102-mile mountain road race held in Copperhill, Tennessee, featuring a loop through the Tennessee and North Georgia mountains. With nearly 15,000 feet of elevation gain, the course offers rugged mountain views, rivers, and vibrant fall colors, making it ideal for mountai..

Firewater Ultra is a trail running event held in Greenback, Tennessee, along the scenic East Lakeshore Trail of the Tellico Reservoir. Celebrating its 11th year, the race offers multiple distances including a 100K, 50K (with Sunrise and Sunset start options), a 50K two-person relay, and a new 25K ru..

The Trick or Trail 5K & 1-Mile event in Hendersonville, NC, offers a festive running experience through the Historic 7th Avenue District and the scenic Oklawaha Greenway. Participants can run or walk a fairly flat, speedy course blending nature and pavement, with a water station near Sullivan Park...

The Georgia Sky to Summit is a scenic trail running event held in Sky Valley, Georgia, featuring two race distances: a challenging 50K with 7,500 feet of elevation gain and an 11-hour cutoff, and a 25K with 3,500 feet of gain and a 5.5-hour cutoff. The course showcases stunning mountain landscapes,..