Tennessee
Tennessee Trail Running Calendar 2026-2027
Explore the best trail runs in Tennessee for 2026-2027! Our updated list features 73 exciting trail runs across the region. Find your next trail run in Tennessee below and join the trail community at these great events!
October 2026
Night Serpent 5K is a nighttime trail event in Eads, Tennessee offering a family-friendly 5K and a full haunted 5K with moving creatures.
A community 5K at Mill Ridge Park with trail and short paved options, refreshments, and fundraising for park programs.
November 2026
Urban Nature 10K in Chattanooga, TN on November 1, 2026 mixes road and trail through North Chattanooga and Stringers Ridge, starting and finishing at Coolidge Park.
Trail ultraruns on the Wolf River Trails in Memphis on November 6 to 7, 2026, including a Western States qualifying 100 Miler; entries are sold out with a waitlist open.
A Last Man Standing backyard ultra in Jamestown TN on November 6 2026 with a 4.167 mile out-and-back course on private land, aid station, camping, and RV sites.
Third annual memorial timed 5K and 1 mile in Pleasant View, Tennessee, raising funds for student athlete scholarships and a Cheatham County track.
Natchez Trace Trail Run on November 7 2026 in Franklin Tennessee offers singletrack races from a 13 mile ruck to a 50 mile out and back, field capped at 180.
A USATF sanctioned trail event at Doe Mountain in Mountain City TN featuring 6 Miler, 4 Miler and a short Fun Walk with timed running courses.
A community 5K with playful, schoolyard-style challenges and a 1-mile kids trail run on Godsey Ridge Trails; proceeds benefit Red Bank Elementary.
A 5K run on the Maryville College campus with yard games, alpine tower activities, frequent raffle drawings, and proceeds supporting the Friends of the College Woods.
A free community trail festival in Nashville with a casual 2.2 mile loop run, expo, food, raffle prizes, and local running partners.
An afternoon on Lookout Mountain with a one hour community trail run, talks on gear safety and recovery, and light refreshments in Chattanooga.
Experience a trail event at Norris Dam State Park featuring 25 km and 50 km loops on single track trails and jeep roads. Enjoy a well supported course with finisher medals and on site park accommodations.
A trail endurance event at Long Hunter State Park where runners complete a 5K each hour for six or twelve hours.
A trail event at Percy Warner Park offering a 50K, a half marathon and a 6 mile route with substantial elevation and multiple aid stations.
Looped trail event near Petersburg TN offering 3, 6 and 12 hour options on 3 miles of former horse trails with about 1,000 feet of elevation gain and loss.
A rugged wilderness single track 50K near Soddy Daisy with steep climbs, minimal aid, and a post-race burger; $80 entry and a membership discount available.
A hilly trail 5K and a 1-mile walk at Maury County Park in Columbia, TN, featuring nearly 400 feet of elevation gain and proceeds to Narrow Gate.
A family-friendly fun run at Ijams Nature Center with a Greenway course, s’mores party, race swag and a virtual option.
Technical single-track trail races of 6.5, 10.2, and 20 miles on the Mullens Cove and Pot Point loops in Prentice-Cooper WMA near Chattanooga with river bluff views.