Tennessee
Tennessee Trail Running Calendar 2026-2027
Explore the best trail runs in Tennessee for 2026-2027! Our updated list features 81 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
Three-day 60 mile trail stage race around Chattanooga with daily stages of 22, 18, and 20 miles, organized by Wild Trails.
A 7K run and a 2-mile walk on the historic grounds of Andrew Jackson's Hermitage, featuring mixed surfaces and views of Tulip Grove and the Hermitage Mansion. Proceeds support the Andrew Jackson Foundation.
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.
A 5K trail run in Fairview, Tennessee on October 24, 2026 supporting Love One International, which provides life saving medical treatment to children in Uganda. Registration opens April 24 and the entry fee is $40.
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.