Tennessee
Tennessee Trail Running Calendar 2026-2027
Explore the best trail runs in Tennessee for 2026-2027! Our updated list features 79 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
A 7K run and 2 mile walk across the historic Andrew Jackson Hermitage grounds, featuring paved paths, fields, trails, and several historic sites.
A Last Man Standing backyard ultra in Bell Buckle TN on October 17, 2026, held as part of the World Backyard Ultra Team Championships for qualified athletes.
A single-loop 100-mile forest service road run in the Ocoee, Tennessee area with around 11,254 ft of gain, remote crew-access rules, cupless aid stations, and pacers allowed from mile 50.8.
Trail event at Big Hill Pond State Park offering 50K and 25K courses with single track, a fire tower challenge coin, and strict time cutoffs.
Obstacle-course event at Neal Farms near Lebanon TN on October 17, 2026 with 15K and 5K courses, Infinity laps, spectator passes, and finisher rewards.
A 24 hour trail event in Sevierville on a 3 mile loop with a 9 to 5 eight hour option, finisher medals, a Dolly themed buckle at 80 miles, and a 300 runner limit.
A 20-mile loop on Sewanee’s Perimeter Trail with three aid stations, race shirts, and a post-race gathering in Sewanee, TN on October 17, 2026.
A 5K at Nicewonder Farm & Vineyards in Bristol VA featuring pavement, wooded trails and a run through the vineyard; early registrants receive a shirt and finisher's medal.
Experience a technical hundred mile loop through the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. Runners will encounter sandstone arches and waterfalls across Tennessee and Kentucky with a thirty four hour cutoff.
Trail races on the East Lakeshore Trail near Greenback TN with 100K, 50K, relay, and a 25K ruck option along Tellico Reservoir.
5K trail run in Fairview, Tennessee on Oct 24, 2026 supporting Love One International's life saving medical work for children in Uganda; $40 registration.
A flat 6 Miler in Shelby Park, Nashville on October 25, 2026, with start and finish at Cornelia Fort Airpark, HOKA prizes, and options to donate to local nonprofits.
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
A 10K in Chattanooga that combines road sections in North Chattanooga with trail at Stringers Ridge, starting and finishing at Coolidge Park by the Tennessee River.
A Western States qualifier in Memphis offering 100 mile, 100K, 50K and 25K on a fast 14 mile loop of Wolf River singletrack with regular aid stations.
Last Man Standing backyard ultra on a 4.167 mile out and back through private woods and across Barn Creek, with hourly loops until a single finisher emerges.
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 Nov 7, 2026 in Franklin, Tennessee offers 50-mile, marathon, half and 13-mile ruck options on singletrack through historic trail.
Trail races and a fun walk at Doe Mountain Recreation Area in Mountain City TN, with awards, race beanies for finishers, and proceeds shared with the local PTO.