Trail Running calendar near Tyler 2025-2026

Join the 5th annual Running with the Dogs on Nov 1, 2025 in Kilgore for a fun 5K and kids 1K, with a Sleep in Supporter option. Run for Kilgore ISD Education Foundation and enjoy a family friendly morning of racing and community spirit.

Run scenic single and double track through pine forest at Mission Tejas State Park in Grapeland, Texas on November 15, 2025, with distances from a free Kids K up to 50k. Weekend camping and a lively start/finish aid station keep you fueled.

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.

Join Saint Nick's Run Fest in Tyler for a festive charity trail run at Lindsey Park, with 7K, 13K, 20K and a 7K ruck on single track loops. Grab a shirt and finisher medal while supporting Toys For Tots and other holiday charities.

Hit the single track at Tyler State Park for Run The Pines, a scenic trail race with options from 6K to long 20K plus a ruck division. Expect rooty, hilly forest trails, aid stations, on course photos and a wooden finisher medal.

Run the Rose at Tyler State Park on January 24, 2026 through single track trails beneath towering East Texas pines and rolling hills. Distances from 7K to 108K welcome both casual trail lovers and ultrarunners.

Challenge yourself on forest single track at Run The Pines Kilgore on Jan 31 2026, with 18K, 12K and 6K options weaving through East Texas pine woods. Join the series to collect wooden finisher medals that fit into a Run The Pines plaque.

Run The Pines at Faulkner Park in Tyler features scenic single track 25K, 16K and 8K trail runs as part of a four race series with collectible wooden medals. Expect rooty dirt trails and aid stations; bring your own hydration.

Take on rooty single track at Lindsey Park in Tyler, Texas with 10K, 20K and 30K options in the fourth Run The Pines Trail Series race. Finishers earn wooden medals that join into a series plaque while shirts and prizes sweeten the finish.

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.