Texas
Texas Trail Running Calendar 2026-2027
Explore the best trail runs in Texas for 2026-2027! Our updated list features 209 exciting trail runs across the region. Find your next trail run in Texas below and join the trail community at these great events!
August 2026
Multi-distance event at O. P. Schnabel Park on August 16, 2026, with Kids Dash, 1 Mile, chip-timed 5K, quarter and half marathons, plus a virtual option. On-course aid stations, on-site awards, shirts, medals, and post-race Kona Ice.
Loop-based trail event at 7IL Ranch in Cat Spring Texas offering distances from 10K to 135 miles, relays, aid stations, timing, and mandatory personal hydration.
Trail races at Palo Duro Canyon State Park on Aug 23, 2025: a half marathon and a 4 Mile loop over varied trail terrain with aid stations and required personal hydration.
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.
A nighttime 5K and 10K loop run in Downtown Fort Worth along the Trinity River under the full moon, on mostly grass and gravel with one climb per loop. Chip timing, T shirts and medals included; proceeds support a local wolfdog sanctuary.
A night trail run at Estero Llano Grande State Park with 5k, 10k and 10 mile looped courses, youth options, two aid stations, medals for all finishers and overall awards for top three male and female.
A six hour trail challenge of repeated 5K laps every hour, where finishing all six earns the OUTLAST medal and national leaderboard placement.
Off road trail runs in Wichita Falls during Hotter'N Hell weekend offering a 10K and a 12 mile course on rugged singletrack with technical sections.
September 2026
Trail races through dense East Texas pine forest at Tyler State Park, offered in 5k, 10k, 25k and 50k. Single-track, technical trails are marked and supported by aid stations with refill service and basic first aid.
A trail event at the private Six-O Ranch in Cleburne, Texas, with routes from 6 miles to a 50K, varied single track and ranch roads, notable elevation, cupless aid stations, and on-site camping and parking fees.
A nighttime trail event in Cameron Park, Waco offering 5K, 10K, 15K, half marathon and a 10K ruck on dirt and rocky single track with required headlamp.
Nighttime out-and-back beach races on Galveston’s East Beach with chip timing, LED-marked course, finisher medals, and options for 5K, 10K and a Kid’s K.
Trail races at McKinney Roughs Nature Park on Sept 5 with 5K, 10K, half, marathon and 8 hour solo or relay options amid river overlooks and pine forests.
A multi-day trail running weekend at Camp Buckner in Burnet Texas offering distances from 5K to a 50K plus a youth race, with packet pickup, fully serviced aid stations, finisher medals and a required park waiver.
Trail Grinder in Atlanta, TX on September 5, 2026 offers 5k, 10k and 30k trail races on single-track through the piney woods, with proceeds supporting research into Superficial Siderosis.
A first annual road and shoreline race at Lake Meredith offering a 10K trail and a 5K road option with camping and proceeds benefiting local programs.
A five race Sunday series in MidCities, Texas featuring six hour loop races on roughly one mile courses with both hilly and mostly flat rounds. Series registration includes a shirt and a discount code while individual races are also available.
A memorial stair climb in San Antonio on September 11, 2026, honoring fallen 9/11 first responders through climbs, bell tolls, and name tributes.
Multi distance trail races at Pace Bend Park on Lake Travis with chip timing, cupless aid stations, and a youth one mile on September 12 2026.
A night trail event at Lake Mineral Wells Trailway near Weatherford offering 5K, 10K, half marathon and a 10K ruck with required headlamp and water carrying system.