Trail Running calendar near Smithville 2026-2027

Experience a technical nighttime trail race at Muleshoe Bend near Austin. Choose from distances including 5K to 60K and a youth mile on rocky technical terrain through the scenic Lower Colorado River region.

A trail running event at Magnolia Hill Ranch on June 28, 2026, offering 6k, 11k, and 21k courses with aid stations, t-shirts, post-race food, and age-group and overall awards.

A looped trail event at Rocky Hill Ranch in July 2026 offering distances from 10K to 200K plus 100M and 100K relays for five person teams. The shaded 10K loop includes full aid, a cupless policy, and a cap of 500 runners.

A six hour trail endurance challenge in Johnson City TX where runners complete a 5K every hour and must finish each lap within the hour to continue. Finish all six laps to earn the OUTLAST medal and national leaderboard ranking.

Habanero Hundred is an August looped trail event at 7IL Ranch near Cat Spring, Texas, offering distances from 10K to 135 miles and relay options. The course uses a 10 km loop with aid stations, pacing for 100M and 100K, and finisher awards.

Trail running at Krause Springs, Spicewood with 5k to 50k distances plus a youth run, aid stations, medals, on-site activities, and a cupless format. The event is postponed due to severe weather; transfer and reschedule options are offered.

Trail races at McKinney Roughs Nature Park on September 5, 2026 range from 5K to marathon plus a one hour timed challenge, featuring single track trails, river overlooks, and series buckles for half and full finishers.

Mellow Trail Race at Pace Bend Park on September 12, 2026 offers looped trail races around a Lake Travis peninsula with chip timing, staffed aid stations, a cupless policy, and a youth 1 mile that awards a finisher medal.

An evening trail event at Stephen F Austin State Park offering looped 5k, 10k, half and full marathon options plus a free kids race. Trails are mainly gravel and dirt, courses are marked, and runners must carry lights and hydration.

A two mile Fun Run on the CPHS cross country course in Cedar Park, held alongside competitive high school and middle school cross country races; vendors will have merchandise and proceeds support course and trail maintenance.

A two day trail weekend at Lake Bastrop featuring a backyard ultra with hourly loops and a ruck event. Additional races from 5K to 50K run on rolling single track with lakeside views and loblolly pines.

A multi-distance trail event on October 10, 2026 at Lake Somerville State Park featuring shoreline and canopied trails, aid stations, a youth mile, and a ruck division with mandatory pack weights.

Fields of Gold Trail Run at Shaffer Bend offers trail distances from 5K to 50K, plus 12 Hour and 60 minute Golden Hour formats, on rolling meadows and lakeside paths. Net proceeds support HKRS Cedar Park youth running programs.

A women's only trail event at Rocky Hill Ranch on October 24, 2026 offering multiple distances from 5 km to 100 km, plus a 100 km relay, full aid stations, cupless fueling, camping, and finisher awards including buckles for 50 km and 100 km..

Trail races at Millican Reserve in College Station include a half marathon, 10K, 5K and a short kids run on single-track trails, with aid stations, finisher medals, age-group awards and post-race food.

A trail race at Rocky Hill Ranch on Oct 25, 2026 offering 50k, 25k, 10k and 5k courses, rolling terrain, three full aid stations, cupless aid policy, a 12 hour cutoff, and a 500-runner cap.

Big Texas Ultra is a two day trail endurance event in Georgetown, Texas featuring 15K, 50K, 100K and a 15K ruck on the Lake Georgetown Rim Trail with mixed terrain and substantial elevation gain.

A backyard ultra at Stephen F. Austin State Park where 4.17 mile laps start each hour until one runner remains. The event includes a ruck division with weighted packs and a kids 1K; participants receive a hoodie and poster.

A multi distance trail event near the Pedernales River on November 7 2026 featuring 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon and 50K courses across single and double track. A ruck division is offered and the event supports Austin Sunshine Camps.

A loop-based trail event at Bluff Creek Ranch near Warda, TX offering distances from a youth one-mile to 50 miles on a marked 7.8 mile loop with cupless aid stations, chip timing, and campsite options.