Trail Running calendar near Paris 2025-2026

Challenge yourself at the McKinney 24, a trail running festival at Erwin Park offering 24 Hour, 6 Hour and 2 Mile options for every pace. Enjoy looped trails, friendly competition and a scenic start and finish at Pecan Grove Pavilion.

Hit scenic trails in McKinney for a fun 15k or 5k at Erwin Park, then celebrate with tacos and postrace prizes. Funds support a memorial scholarship through the McKinney Education Foundation.

Run Thanksgiving Day at Herman Baker Park in Sherman with the Turkey Trek, offering 5K and 10K trail routes over scenic but technical single track. Grab a Turkey TREK beanie, chase age and overall awards, and enjoy a festive morning on the..

Run the Turkey Trek at Daingerfield State Park on November 27, 2025. Choose 5K or 10K on scenic rocky single track with rolling hills. Finishers get a custom wood medal and a Turkey Trek beanie and aid stations keep you fueled.

Nature Nate's The Backland is a last man standing trail race at Walnut Creek Resort where runners loop 4.5 miles until one champion remains. Limited to 60 entrants, the race awards belt buckles, a cash prize, and pre race camping.

Kick off 2026 with the New Year's Day Run 5K McKinney on January 1, 2026. Choose a 5K along scenic Wilson Creek, a family friendly 1M fun run or run virtually and earn a finisher medal and t shirt.

Take on the 45th annual Cross Timbers Trail Run in Gordonville, Texas, where rugged trails hug the shoreline of Lake Texoma. With distances from 5 miles to 50K and a welcoming trail community, it offers a scenic challenge for all abilities.

Take on the BIG BAD RUCK in Gilmer, Texas at Pineywoods Valley Trails with 3, 6, 12 or 24 hour options on a rugged 2 mile loop featuring creek crossings and climbs. Camp on site and push your limits in this supported timed ruck challenge.

Test your endurance at EXCLAMATION 5.0, a Last Runner Standing race in Roxton, Texas on June 6, 2026. Run repeating 5 mile loops each hour until only one runner remains, starting and finishing at the Chaparral Museum with limited aid.

The Paris Pair in Paris, Texas on Sep 19, 2026 offers races from 5K to 100K on the scenic NETT Trail, starting and finishing at the Eiffel Tower at Love Civic Center. Expect mixed surfaces, aid stations, and medals or a 100K buckle.

Ring in the new year on the Northeast Texas Trail with IRON HORSE offering 200 mile, 100 mile and 100K options. Flat scenic trail, full aid, and a custom engraved plaque with an authentic railroad spike await finishers.