Trail Running calendar near Sparta 2025-2026

The Hill is a challenging multi-hour looped trail running event held in Petersburg, Tennessee. Participants choose to run for 3, 6, or 12 hours on a 3-mile trail that has previously been used only for horses. The course features a demanding 1,000 feet of elevation gain and loss, promising a tough an..

Santa Trail 5K at Dugas Community Park in Scottsville, Kentucky, offers a festive 5K on the Dumont Hill trail system. The main event is a 5K trail run/walk, with an accessible loop for walkers, runners, and those pushing strollers or rolls. A Child Dash for ages 10 and under and a virtual participat..

Circle Endurance Event 24 Hour is a USATF-sanctioned ultramarathon held at Ringgold High School in Ringgold, GA. The race invites 24-hour endurance on a track, with option distances of 3, 6, 12, and 24 hours. Runners circle the track continuously, aiming to complete as many laps as possible; each la..

The Fall Creek 100 is an ultramarathon event held in Spencer, Tennessee, within the scenic Fall Creek Falls State Park. The race offers three distances: 50K, 100K, and 100 miles, with the 50K and 100K introduced in 2025. The course features stunning natural landmarks, including suspension bridges ov..

Fiery Gizzard Run is a trail ultramarathon held at Foster Falls State Park in Tracy City, Tennessee, offering marathon, half-marathon, and 13-mile ruck divisions on the Fiery Gizzard Trail—one of the US’s Top 25 trails. Runners are treated to waterfalls, striking rock formations, and expansive overl..

The Tennessee Mile takes place on private land near Franklin, Tennessee, about 20 minutes from downtown. Dubbed the Toughest Little Mile in Tennessee, this looped ultramarathon features a 1.1-mile course with about 340 feet of elevation gain, two steep climbs, and runnable sections before a field de..

The Lookout Mountain Trail Race, held at Covenant College atop Lookout Mountain, Georgia, features challenging courses with stunning views. The event offers three distances: a 50-mile ultra, an 18-mile race, and a demanding 10K. The 50- and 18-mile courses share much of the route, traversing exposed..

The Holiday Hustle in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is a festive trail running event held in the scenic Black Creek subdivision near Mt. Aetna. Featuring approximately 3.7-mile (5K) and 7.4-mile (10K) courses, runners tackle new trails on Aetna Mountain with about 600 feet of elevation gain per loop.The 5..

The Rabid Raccoon 25k, hosted by Bad Beard Events, is a challenging trail race held in Chattanooga, Tennessee, starting atop Raccoon Mountain at Laurel Point. The 25-kilometer course traverses the north and western sides of the mountain, featuring trails such as Megawatt, Grindstone Ridge, Lower Chu..

Snow Bull Endurance Runs take place at Camp Chet in Whitwell, Tennessee, on nearly 1,000 acres of private forest on Whitwell Mountain in the Cumberland Plateau. The event offers a half-marathon, 6-hour, and 12-hour races on a 5-mile loop with about 1,000 feet of gain per lap. The course mixes single..

Mad Backyard Ultra is held at Camp Jordan Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The race features a 4.167-mile loop run hourly, with a strict one-hour limit for each lap. Runners must start each hour in the start/finish corral; if a loop isn’t completed in time, they are out.The event ends when only one c..

The Black Toe Run is a challenging 12- or 24-hour trail running event held at Hardin Farm in Watertown, Tennessee. Participants run on a roughly 5-mile loop featuring about 1,000 feet of vertical gain, either solo or in teams of two or four, aiming to complete as many laps as possible within the tim..

Gone Loco Ultra, held on the Eureka Trail in Athens, Tennessee, offers three distances: 55k (~34 miles), 11 miles, and an 11-mile ruck. The marathon-certified course (TN25001MS) runs on a flat, gravel rails-to-trails route that follows a former railroad bed from Mashburn to Englewood, with woodland..

River to Clouds Trail Run, also known as The River to Clouds Trailfest, blends trail running with a whiskey festival on Lookout Mountain, finishing at Ross’ Landing in Chattanooga, TN. The event features multiple distances: 100‑mile and 50‑mile trail runs, a 27‑mile Barely Ultra, and relay options f..

Stump Jump 50K & 10 Miler, staged by Bad Beard Events, is held on Signal Mountain near Chattanooga, Tennessee. The race offers 50K and 10-mile distances on a 90% single-track course along Signal Mountain and Walden Ridge, with jaw-dropping views of the Tennessee River Gorge, cascading streams, hemlo..

Big Al’s 200 is a private-land ultra held near Franklin, Tennessee, at 9600 Big East Fork Rd. The event offers a 200‑mile and a 100‑mile option run on a 2‑mile loop through scenic woods with ridge lines and black slate springs. Elevation gain reaches about 55,000 feet for the 200‑mile course and 27,..

The Bad Beard Events Stillhouse 100K is a challenging trail ultramarathon held in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee, featuring a demanding out-and-back course along the Cumberland Trail. This 100K race doubles the popular Upchuck 50K route, known for its technical single-track terrain and significant elevation..

Locomotion Endurance Event in East Ridge, Tennessee, at Camp Jordan Recreation Area offers 3-, 6-, 12-, and 24-hour timed races on a flat, USATF-certified 2-mile loop. The event serves as the RRCA Tennessee Ultra Championship and honors top male and female finishers in each distance, plus recognitio..

The Vol State is a challenging 314-mile ultramarathon from Missouri to Northeast Georgia, starting with a ferry crossing of the Mississippi River and ending atop Sand Mountain. Held in July, runners face intense heat and humidity as they traverse highways, backroads, hills, rivers, and valleys over..

Located in Tellico Plains, Tennessee, The Cherokee Ultra runs in the Cherokee Forest and offers 130K with 19,000 ft gain, 70K with 10,000 ft gain, and the 24-mile Waucheesi Vert Challenge with 5,000 ft climb and 5,000 ft descent. Start/finish is Tellico Plains High School. Course highlights include..