Trail Running Calendar Texas 2025-2026

Kick off the year at Kardia Resolution Run in Houston on Jan 17, 2026 with a scenic trail 5K or a playful 1 mile for families and teams. Register by Jan 16 to earn a finisher medal at this rain or shine community run.

Run across the stunning Big Bend landscape with distances from 10k to 100K, including rugged trails through national and state parks. Remote desert scenery, volunteer support, and pristine night skies make this a memorable winter ultra.

Climb North Franklin Peak on rugged desert trails at the Franklin Mountains Trail Runs, a two day weekend in El Paso. Choose from 5K to ultramarathon and 12 hour formats, with big elevation gain, stunning views, and stocked aid stations.

Run single track trails through towering East Texas pines and rolling hills at Running the Rose, offering distances from a 7K up to a 108K ultra. Cupless event with aid stations on looped courses and online registration only.

Hit the trails at historic Kreische Brewery for a scenic, rugged race with stairs, singletrack and river views. Pick a 5K, clockwise or counterclockwise 1 mile time trial, kids run or Tres Hombres Challenge and enjoy swag plus live ZZ Top c..

Test your limits at OUTLAST Houston, a six hour trail endurance challenge where you run a 5K loop each hour for up to six hours. Enjoy rugged trails, cupless hydration and unique finisher patches and wooden medals.

Run and laugh in Houston at the Roast Run & Comedy Show, a lively 5K on Buffalo Bayou Trails with comedians roasting runners along the course. Stay for the post race comedy show or buy a comedy only ticket for more laughs.

La Llorona 10K Trail Run at McAllister Park invites runners to tackle cactus lined trails with possible deer and armadillo sightings. Enjoy chip timed results, age group awards and a cash prize for the best La Llorona costume.

Join the Black Diamond at Creekside Trail in Kilgore, Texas for a fun, family friendly race offering half marathon, 10K, 5K, 1 mile and kids dash plus a virtual option. Enjoy a themed shirt, finisher medals and chip timing on the 5K and lon..

Push your limits at the ReRun 5X5 Trail Run on Jan 31, 2026 in Navasota, TX, running a 5K every hour for five straight hours. Enter solo or as a relay team for a fun, strategic endurance challenge.

Hit the trails at Fall Creek Ranch in Granbury on January 31, 2026 for a scenic run across prairies, creek crossings and rolling hills with Half Marathon, 10K, 5K and a Couch Conservationist option. Rugged single track, finisher medals and..

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.

Celebrate the Year of the Horse with a family friendly trail run at Baytown Nature Center on Feb 1, 2026. Choose a 5K or 1K, earn a finishers medal and shirt, and enjoy park fun from bird watching to kayaking.

Run the scenic Lost Creek Reservoir trails at Fort Richardson State Park in the North Texas Ultra, with distances from 5K to 100K and a 25K ruck option. Enjoy wide gravel trails, supportive aid stations, and finisher swag in mid February.

Rocky Raccoon 100 at Huntsville State Park Feb 7 and 8 2026 offers 100 mile, 100 km and youth mile races. Looped pine needle trails, wooden bridges and full aid support create a scenic runner friendly event. A sub 30 hour 100 mile finish qu..

Take on the Alamo City Ultra at Eisenhower Park in San Antonio, offering running and rucking from 5K to 50K on rocky, rooty natural trails with rolling elevation. Enjoy full aid support, chip timing and custom finisher medals.

Test your endurance at OUTLAST Nacogdoches by completing a timed 5K loop every hour on a scenic ranch trail. Choose the 6 Hour or 12 Hour challenge on technical single track with roots and hills, enjoy basecamp support and unique wooden awa..

Run from inside Natural Bridge Caverns through Pluto's Anteroom onto scenic Hill Country trails with 5K, 10K or half marathon options. Expect rugged jeep trails, a finisher medal, race shirt, cave tour discount and post race food.

Join Mardi Gras Madness in Sugar Land for a festive run along Oyster Creek Park with 1 mile, 5K, 10K and kids races. Enjoy shirts, finisher medals, on course beads and virtual options for all abilities.

Challenge yourself at Rocky 50, a looped trail race through pine forests and lakeside trails at Huntsville State Park offering 50 mile, 50K, half marathon and a youth mile. Well marked routes, full aid station support and reflective markers..