Trail Running calendar near Kilgore 2025-2026

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,..

The Piney Woods Ultra takes place on September 27, 2025 at Tyler State Park in Tyler, Texas (789 Park Rd. 16). The event offers multiple distance options and is part of the Texas Trail Running Eco Series - Eco Challenge. 5k 10k 25k 50k The course uses diverse single-track trails through dense Ea..

OUTLAST TYLER is a 6-hour trail endurance challenge held at Lindsey Park in Tyler, Texas. Runners tackle a 5K loop every hour on the hour, for six rounds; finish each lap within the hour or be eliminated. The rugged course features dirt, rocks, roots, elevation, and single-track sections, with time..

Longview Trail Runs - Fall is a four-distance trail race held in Longview, Texas 75604, offering 5K, 10K, 15K, and 20K options. The start/finish is at Maude Cobb Convention Center East Side Parking Lot. It’s part of a longer Longview Trail Runs Series designed to be completed across all four seasons..

Death by 5k Tyler is a unique 24-hour running challenge held at Tyler State Park in Texas. Participants face the demanding task of completing ten 5k runs, each starting every 2.5 hours, testing endurance, mental toughness, and the ability to run through fatigue and darkness. The course runs on dirt..

Running with the Dogs is a 5th annual charity running event in Kilgore, Texas, on the Creekside Trail at the Dudley Road Trailhead. Runners can choose a 5K race/fun run/walk or a 1K for kids ages 3–5th grade, with a Sleep in Supporter option. The course is a fast out-and-back along the new Creekside..

Located at Eddie D. Jones Park in Keithville, Louisiana, Screaming Monkey circles the nearby National Chimpanzee Sanctuary (Chimp Haven) and offers a wild, trail-filled atmosphere as runners pass by the sanctuary bells and park environs. This seventh annual ultramarathon provides 25K, 50K, and 50-mi..

Turkey Trails - Shreveport is a Thanksgiving-themed running event held at Walker Park and the Arthur Ray Teague Running Trail in Bossier City, LA. The race offers 1 Mile, 5k, 10k, Kids Dash, and a Virtual Race, plus a Volunteer-then-Run option. Distances cater to all ages, with 5k/10k and 1 Mile inc..

Mission Tejas Trail Run returns to Mission Tejas State Park in Grapeland, Texas, on November 15, 2025. The event offers 5K, 10K, 25K, and 50K options, run on two alternating 5K loops that meet at the Start/Finish. The course weaves pine-dotted single-track with winding downhills and CCC-built rock s..

OUTLAST SHREVEPORT is a six-hour trail endurance challenge at 1 North Adventure Trails Park in Blanchard, LA. Runners complete a 5K lap on the hour for up to six rounds, finishing each lap within the hour to stay in the race. The 5K course is rooty, hilly, single-track trail with dirt, rocks, roots,..

Saint Nick's Run Fest is a charity trail race held at Lindsey Park in Tyler, Texas. Participants choose from 7K, 13K, 20K, and a 7K RUCK, all run on the Lindsey Park Red Loop—a 4-mile single-track dirt course arranged in loops (three for 20K, two for 13K, one for 7K). The event emphasizes a festive,..

Running the Rose is a trail ultramarathon hosted by Blaze Trails Running at Tyler State Park in Tyler, Texas. The event offers multiple distances: 7K (4.3 miles), 11-mile, 22-mile, 54K, and 108K, run on single-track trails winding through East Texas pine forests with 100-foot tall trees and rolling..

BIG BAD RUCK is a multi-hour ruck challenge held on private ranch trails near Gilmer, Texas, at Pineywoods Valley Trails. The course uses a hilly dirt single-track layout built around a 2-mile loop, with about 130 feet of elevation gain per loop and creek crossings along the way. Ruck options includ..