Trail Running Calendar Texas 2025-2026

Tejas Dirt Festival is a three-day off-road racing and adventure weekend held in Rock Springs, Texas, at Camp Eagle. Taking place on Labor Day weekend (Aug 29–31, 2025), it features Dirt Fest Trail Runs from 5 miles up to 50K, plus 25K and 25K RUCK, King & Queen of the Hill, Biathlon, a Youth 1-Mile..

The Night Owl Trail Run is a unique night-time trail running event held at Estero Llano Grande State Park in Weslaco, Texas. Participants can choose from several race distances including a 5K, 10K, 10-mile, and a kids' run. The course offers scenic views of natural landmarks such as Alligator Lake a..

Six-O Trail Run, held at Six-O Ranch in Cleburne, Texas, offers 50K, Marathon, Half Marathon, and 6 Mile races. The 1,600-acre ranch boasts over 20 miles of trails on single-track, dirt ranch roads, with occasional crossings of wide-open fields and water crossings depending on conditions. The event..

The Lone Star Night Run is held in Weatherford, Texas, on Lake Mineral Wells State Park’s Trailway in the North Texas foothills. Runners may tackle a Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, or a 10K RUCK. The paved course uses soft fine gravel and runs out-and-back from the Weatherford Trailhead, with mostly flat t..

Cedar Park Cross Country Invite – Fun Run takes place at Cedar Park High School, 2150 Cypress Creek Road, Cedar Park, Texas 78613, on September 6, 2025. The event features a morning program with multiple divisions, including HS Division 1 5K for girls and boys, HS Division 2 2-Mile and 5K (girls and..

Hula Loop 6-Hour Sunday Series is a fall endurance-running series in the MidCities area of Texas, within about 20 miles of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The event comprises five 6-hour races held on Sundays every other week from after Labor Day until early November. Runners can sign up fo..

The Trail Grinder is an annual benefit trail running event held in Atlanta, Texas, at the Atlanta MTB Trail. Scheduled for September 13, 2025, it offers three race distances: 5k, 10k, and 30k. The course features a scenic East Texas trail through piney woods, with 6.2 miles of single track and 630 f..

Road Kill XC Relay is a 4x2 mile cross-country relay held at Bear Creek Pioneers Park in Houston, Texas. Teams of 2–4 runners compete in an eight-mile relay comprised of two-mile legs, with each lap marked to exactly 3,222 meters on a grassy course. Runners exchange a baton at a designated exchange..

Back To The 80s 5K & 10K takes place at Campion Trail in Irving, Texas. The event offers a 5K and a 10K on a scenic trail course described as out-and-back along Campion Trails, with on-course restrooms, a start/finish portal potty, and free parking. It aims for a lively, community-focused atmosphere..

Mellow Trail Race is held at Pace Bend Park on Lake Travis near Spicewood, Texas. The event offers several distances: 26.2 miles, 13.1 miles, 10K, 5K, and a Youth 1-Mile Trail Run. The course centers on a 13.1‑mile main loop (with a 5K shortcut), so the 26.2 is two laps and the 10K is two 5K loops.R..

Monkey Butt Mayhem takes place in Gordonville, Texas at the Juniper Point Trailhead along the Cross Timbers Hiking Trail. The race is a time-based event offering 3- or 6-hour options, with a strict entrant cap of 60 participants. The course features the famous Monkey Butt Hill—a 0.1-mile climb that..

The Caprock Night Runs is a nighttime trail running event held at Caprock Canyon Trailway, starting and ending at Quitaque Depot in West Texas. It offers multiple distances including a 4-mile run, half marathon, half marathon ruck, and full marathon. The course is a relatively flat, out-and-back dir..

Great Springs Trail Race – Natural Bridge Caverns is held in San Antonio, Texas, with the start line inside the Natural Bridge Caverns (26495 Natural Bridge Caverns Rd., 78266). Runners can tackle 4, 8, or 16 miles, plus Last Person Standing Run or Last Person Standing Ruck formats, and a Youth 1-mi..

Night Moves Trail Races is a nighttime trail running event at Stephen F. Austin State Park in San Felipe, Texas, west of Houston. Runners can choose from 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon, and a Kids Run, all on wide gravel/dirt trails with elevation changes.The event is pitched as a nighttime party,..

Located in Paris, Texas, the Paris Pair is Blaze Trails Running event on the NETT Trail, a rails-to-trails conversion route east of the city. The course blends asphalt, soft ground, gravel, and bridge crossings, offering a flat, fast, road-race-with-a-trail-vibe. Distances span 100K, 50K, Marathon a..

Desert Wolf Trail Run takes place at Flat Creek Crossing Ranch in Johnson City, Texas (near Austin). The event offers multiple distances: 100K, 50K, 25K, 25K RUCK, 12K, and 5K. Runners navigate dirty, rocky single-track and wider trails across Flat Creek Crossing Ranch and Pedernal Falls State Park,..

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,..

McKelligon Canyon Challenge is a running event held in El Paso, Texas at McKelligon Canyon (1500 McKelligon Canyon Rd.). The event offers two distances: a 5K Run/Walk and a 1 Mile Walk. The course uses the canyon area, with the race assembly located in the McKelligon Canyon Amphitheater Court Yard;..

The Trailway Trail Race takes place at Lake Somerville State Park, Birch Creek Unit, near Somerville, Texas. The event offers multiple distances: Trailway 50k, 26.2 miles (standard and 26.2mi Ruck), 13.1 miles, 10k (with a 10k Ruck option), 5k, and a Youth 1-Mile Trail Run for kids 12 and under. Run..

Piney Woods Ultra, staged at Tyler State Park in Tyler, Texas, offers four distances: 5K, 10K, 25K, and 50K. The course winds through East Texas’ renowned pine forest on rooty, single-track trails, with rolling hills, tree roots, and dense pine needle coverage beneath 100-foot pines. Humidity and te..