Trail Running calendar near Watertown 2025-2026

The MuuvWell Hot Rod 24 Hour Ultra is staged in Bowling Green, Kentucky, at the Bowling Green Hot Rods Baseball Park. The main 24-hour race follows a 0.31-mile loop around the concourse perimeter of the stadium, allowing runners to churn out laps for up to 24 hours. In addition to the 24-hour event,..

Little Dog's Backyard Ultra, held in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, is the sport’s famous Last Runner Standing event. The course features 4.1667-mile laps at the historic site where Backyard Ultra began and the World Championship is decided. The event invites runners to test endurance in a setting describe..

The Long Hunter Trail Runs take place in Long Hunter State Park near Hermitage, Tennessee, just outside Nashville. The event offers three distances: 50K, marathon, and half marathon. The courses loop around Couchville Lake and include trails such as Bryant Grove, Cliff Trail, and Jones Mill, with th..

The Sewanee Slammer is a 20-mile trail race held in Sewanee, Tennessee, featuring a scenic loop along the Perimeter Trail at the University of the South atop the Cumberland Plateau. Runners experience beautiful overlooks, geologic formations, lakes, ponds, and upland deciduous forests. The course st..

The Big Dog's Backyard Ultra will take place in Bell Buckle on Saturday 18 October 2025.

No Business 100 is held in Jamestown, Tennessee, October 24–25, 2025. The race begins and ends at Pickett CCC Memorial State Park and features a single 102-mile loop through the Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area, crossing into Kentucky and back. Expect a highly technical, predominantly..

The Mammoth Cave 50K/25K is a trail running event held in Mammoth Cave National Park, Park City, Kentucky. Scheduled for October 25, 2025, it features two distances: a 50K and a 25K. The race takes place on the scenic Bike & Hike Trail, a crushed gravel out-and-back route named after a historic rail..

Running for Love is a 5K trail run held in Fairview, Tennessee, at 7211 Bowie Lake Road. This event supports Love One International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing life-saving medical treatment to children in need in Uganda. The race offers participants a scenic trail course and a m..

Nashville Running Company's Shelby 6 Miler is a flat 6-mile race held at Shelby Park in East Nashville, starting and finishing at Cornelia Fort Airpark. The course runs on primitive trails through Shelby Park, offering a setting for first-timers and those chasing personal records. Highlights include..

Natchez Trace Trail Run takes place at Garrison Creek Rest Stop on the Natchez Trace in Franklin, Tennessee. The event offers four distances: 50-miler, marathon, rucking 13 miles, and half marathon, on about 25 miles of scenic, fast single-track trails with road crossings. Elevation can be rugged, w..

Barn Creek Backyard Ultra in Jamestown, Tennessee, is a Last Man Standing ultramarathon on a 4.167-mile out-and-back course through private woods adjacent to Colditz Cove State Natural Area. The route blends gravel, road, and trail with less than 300 feet of elevation gain and crosses Barn Creek on..

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..

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..

Bell Ringer Trail Run takes place at Montgomery Bell State Park in Burns, Tennessee, in December. The event offers 50K, 25K, and 15K trail distances, showcasing roughly 30 miles of park trails for the 50K and about 15 miles for the 25K, and 9 miles for the 15K. Runners encounter multiple uphill and..

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..

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..

Music City Trail Ultra takes place in Pegram, Tennessee at 2150 Sams Creek Road, starting on a family farm near the Cheatham Wildlife Games Reserve. The event offers 50K, 25K, and 12K distances across rugged, scenic terrain: a mix of single-track, steep forest trails, jeep and gravel roads, with rid..