Trail Running Calendar Texas 2025-2026

Cedar Park Cross Country Invite – Fun Run takes place at Cedar Park High School, 2150 Cypress Creek Road, Cedar Park, Texas 78613, on September 6, 2025. The event features a morning program with multiple divisions, including HS Division 1 5K for girls and boys, HS Division 2 2-Mile and 5K (girls and..

The Lone Star Night Run is held in Weatherford, Texas, on Lake Mineral Wells State Park’s Trailway in the North Texas foothills. Runners may tackle a Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, or a 10K RUCK. The paved course uses soft fine gravel and runs out-and-back from the Weatherford Trailhead, with mostly flat t..

Hula Loop 6-Hour Sunday Series is a fall endurance-running series in the MidCities area of Texas, within about 20 miles of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The event comprises five 6-hour races held on Sundays every other week from after Labor Day until early November. Runners can sign up fo..

The Trail Grinder is an annual benefit trail running event held in Atlanta, Texas, at the Atlanta MTB Trail. Scheduled for September 13, 2025, it offers three race distances: 5k, 10k, and 30k. The course features a scenic East Texas trail through piney woods, with 6.2 miles of single track and 630 f..

The Caprock Night Runs is a nighttime trail running event held at Caprock Canyon Trailway, starting and ending at Quitaque Depot in West Texas. It offers multiple distances including a 4-mile run, half marathon, half marathon ruck, and full marathon. The course is a relatively flat, out-and-back dir..

Monkey Butt Mayhem takes place in Gordonville, Texas at the Juniper Point Trailhead along the Cross Timbers Hiking Trail. The race is a time-based event offering 3- or 6-hour options, with a strict entrant cap of 60 participants. The course features the famous Monkey Butt Hill—a 0.1-mile climb that..

Road Kill XC Relay is a 4x2 mile cross-country relay held at Bear Creek Pioneers Park in Houston, Texas. Teams of 2–4 runners compete in an eight-mile relay comprised of two-mile legs, with each lap marked to exactly 3,222 meters on a grassy course. Runners exchange a baton at a designated exchange..

Back To The 80s 5K & 10K takes place at Campion Trail in Irving, Texas. The event offers a 5K and a 10K on a scenic trail course described as out-and-back along Campion Trails, with on-course restrooms, a start/finish portal potty, and free parking. It aims for a lively, community-focused atmosphere..

Centered at Pace Bend Park along Lake Travis near Spicewood, Mellow Trail Race offers 26.2 mi, 13.1 mi, 10K, 5K, and a youth 1-mile trail run. The course comprises a main 13.1-mile loop (with a 5K shortcut) and a 26.2-mile two-loop option; the 10K is two 5K laps. Trails wind over rocks and roots wit..

Located in Paris, Texas, the Paris Pair is Blaze Trails Running event on the NETT Trail, a rails-to-trails conversion route east of the city. The course blends asphalt, soft ground, gravel, and bridge crossings, offering a flat, fast, road-race-with-a-trail-vibe. Distances span 100K, 50K, Marathon a..

The Ranch Run is a trail running event held at Priefert Ranch in Mount Pleasant, Texas, on September 20, 2025. Participants can choose between a 5K and a 15K race, both taking place on gravel, pasture, and uneven ranch surfaces. The event features medals for top finishers in various age categories,..

Night Moves Trail Races is a nighttime trail running event at Stephen F. Austin State Park in San Felipe, Texas, west of Houston. Runners can choose from 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon, and a Kids Run, all on wide gravel/dirt trails with elevation changes.The event is pitched as a nighttime party,..

Great Springs Trail Race – Natural Bridge Caverns is a San Antonio, Texas trail-running event that begins inside the Natural Bridge Caverns (part of the Comal Caverns network). Participants choose from multiple distances and formats: 4-, 8-, and 16-mile courses; Last Person Standing races; an 8-mile..

Desert Wolf is a multi-distance trail race held at Flat Creek Crossing Ranch near Johnson City, Texas. The event offers 5K, 12K, 25K, 25K RUCK, 50K, and 100K courses across dirty, rocky single- and wide-track trails linking the ranch with Pedernales Falls State Park. Expect about 1,400 feet of eleva..

Legacy of Courage Half Marathon - San Antonio takes place at Ladybird Johnson Park along the Salado Creek Greenway in San Antonio, Texas (10700 Nacogdoches Rd). The event offers multiple distances: Kids Dash, 1 Mile, 5K (3.1 miles), Quarter Marathon (6.55 miles), and Half Marathon (13.1 miles), plus..

McKelligon Canyon Challenge is a running event held in El Paso, Texas at McKelligon Canyon (1500 McKelligon Canyon Rd.). The event offers two distances: a 5K Run/Walk and a 1 Mile Walk. The course uses the canyon area, with the race assembly located in the McKelligon Canyon Amphitheater Court Yard;..

The Trailway Trail Race takes place in Somerville, Texas, at Lake Somerville State Park (Birch Creek Unit). The event offers distances: Trailway 50k, Trailway 26.2mi, Trailway 26.2mi Ruck, Trailway 13.1mi, Trailway 10k, Trailway 10k Ruck, Trailway 5k, and Trailway Youth 1‑Mile Trail Run (12 & under)..

The Conquer the Canyon Trail Race takes place in Claude, Texas, offering a variety of trail running distances including 1-mile youth run (for ages 12 and under), 5km, 10km, 25km, 50km, and a challenging 100k race. Scheduled for late September 2025, this event caters to runners of all levels, from ki..

Diablo del Desperado is a trail-running challenge held at the private Desperado Resort just outside Boerne, Texas. The event offers 30K, 10K, and 5K runs, plus 30K and 10K Ruck options, with a Buddy Pass available for spectators. The course showcases rugged Texas Hill Country terrain—rocky canyon tr..

The Sky Island trail race, held annually in Fort Davis, Texas, offers runners a challenging and scenic experience on some of West Texas's most beautiful single-track trails. The 10th edition of the event is scheduled for September 27, 2025, featuring two race distances: a 50K and a 25K. Participants..