Trail Running calendar near Dallas 2026-2027

An eight week, chip timed trail series at Northshore Trail in Flower Mound offering marked singletrack 5K and 10K races with weekly age group awards and a final series award.

An obstacle and mud focused 5K at Village Creek Motocross Park on August 15, 2026, featuring mud pits, walls, ropes, monkey bars and 11+ obstacles. Registration options include Value and VIP packages, packet pickup is available the day befo..

A nighttime trail event at Dinosaur Valley State Park offering 4M, 10K, 10K Ruck and 4, 6, 8 hour options, plus an optional Claw Challenge where a volunteer pursues participants who wear tear tags.

Trail races at the 1600-acre Six-O Ranch in Cleburne, Texas offering 50K, marathon, half marathon and 6-mile courses across single track, dirt roads and open fields. Primitive Friday night camping and paid parking onsite.

A nighttime out and back at Lake Mineral Wells Trailway near Weatherford offering 5K, 10K, 13.1M and a 10K ruck on soft fine gravel. Headlamps and personal water systems are required and aid stations provide water and electrolytes.

A retro themed 3rd annual run at Campion Trail in Irving featuring 5K and 10K distances, a live DJ and a post race party. The event is chip timed, offers free parking, age group awards, and a virtual participation option.

Johnson Branch Legacy Run in Valley View TX features a 15K trail, a 10K ruck march, and a paved 5K as part of the park's 30 year celebration. Park day pass is included in the race entry and packet pickup is at the Nature Center.

A weekend running festival in Fort Worth using a wheeled two mile loop on the Trinity River trails, with multiple timed races, food and a brewery tie in including a custom beer and a post race party with live music.

Experience the Texas Hill Country at this multi distance trail event held on a stunning thousand acre ranch. Choose from distances ranging from 5K to 100K and enjoy well marked loops with dedicated aid stations.

A multi-distance running event at Waterloo Lake Park on October 10, 2026, offering 5k, 10k, half marathon, marathon and 50k on looped courses with two aid stations, guaranteed shirts for timely registrants, and medals for finishers.

Trail event at Eagle Mountain Park on October 17, 2026, with a 5-mile run and 2-mile hikes, no chip timing, live music, pancakes, shoe demos, and proceeds benefiting Streams & Valleys.

A two day Spartan obstacle race weekend at Twin Canyons Ranch near Granbury, TX, with distances from a 5 km Sprint to a 50 km Ultra. The program includes a kids race, an obstacle workshop, spectator access, team starts, and service discount..

Dirt Circus Dallas is a free community trail-running festival in Flower Mound on October 18, 2026, featuring a casual 5K group run, an expo with vendors and race partners, food, and a raffle with prizes.

A community running event at Lobo Stadium offering a 1 mile fun run, a 5K and a 6.33 mile honoring Officer Jerry R. Walker, with proceeds supporting a student scholarship fund.

An 8 mile road and trail event in The Colony, Texas on October 24, 2026, with about 60 percent of the course on the crushed granite Shoreline Trail along Lake Lewisville. Proceeds support UT Southwestern cancer research.

A fourteen hour ultramarathon on a looped private farm near Decatur, Texas, supporting suicide awareness and mental health. Runners can enter solo or as teams of four to cover a 50 Miles distance.

A multi-distance trail event at LLELA in Lewisville, Texas featuring distances from a 1 mile youth run to a 100K ultramarathon, held October 31 to November 1, 2026, supporting local habitat restoration.

Trail run with 50K, 30K and 15K routes on the North Shore Trail by Lake Grapevine near Dallas/Fort Worth. Terrain ranges from soft dirt to technical rocky sections and finishes with a steep wooden staircase along the lake.

Experience the scenic sights of Dinosaur Valley State Park at this endurance event featuring distances from 5 miles to 100 miles. The course offers rolling terrain and serves as a Western States Endurance Run qualifier.

A last person standing trail race near the Texas Oklahoma border where runners repeat a 4.5 mile loop until only one remains, with cash and trophy prizes and belt buckles for long distances.