Trail Running calendar near Blacksburg 2025-2026

We have found 36 Trailruns within 80 miles of Blacksburg. See below where and when you can find the races.

HAROC (Hanging Rock Challenge) is a trail running event held at Hanging Rock State Park in Danbury, North Carolina. It features two race distances: a challenging 50K ultra with approximately 5,100 feet of elevation gain over 30.6 miles, and a 25K race covering 15.8 miles with about 2,800 feet of ele..

February 2026

The Stone Mountain Massacre is a challenging trail running event held in Roaring Gap, North Carolina, featuring distances of 50K, 25K, and an 8-mile race. The 50K course is a point-to-point loop that traverses Stone Mountain State Park trails and the Mountain to Sea Trail, with an elevation gain of..

Arctic 5K Trail Race is staged by Campus Recreation at Hydaway Outdoor Center in Lynchburg, Virginia. The 3.1-mile course blends single-track trails with forest roads, delivering a wintry, challenging run as the fourth race in the Liberty Mountain Trail Series. In its 13th year, the event offers awa..

New River Gorge Trifecta is a calendar-year endurance challenge in New River Gorge National Park, West Virginia. It comprises three races, distances, seasons, and formats: Cabin Fever 50K (point-to-point), Falling Water 100K (four 25K loops), and Rim to River 100 (out-and-back). Finish all three in..

Cabin Fever 50K is a 50-kilometer point-to-point ultramarathon through New River Gorge National Park, West Virginia. The course starts in downtown Fayetteville and finishes at Hawks Nest State Park, delivering winter scenery from expansive ridgelines on single-track, past waterfalls, and along the N..

Pilot Mountain Salamander Scamper is a 25K trail race held near Pinnacle, North Carolina, with the start/finish at 301 Boyd Nelson Rd. Runners wind through Pilot Creek Trail to the campground, then Grindstone Trail, up Ledge Springs to the mountain summit, circling the Pinnacle counterclockwise and..

Grit & Grace Trail Race takes place at Camp GuilRock in Reidsville, North Carolina (about 30 minutes north of Greensboro). The event offers a 12-hour trail race and a 6-hour ruck on a looped course of roughly 3 miles that includes grassy trail, gravel road, single track, and forest road with gentle..

March 2026

The Crooked Road 24 Hour Ultra is an endurance ultramarathon held in Rocky Mount, Virginia, at Franklin County’s Waid Park. The race features a scenic, mostly flat 1.178-mile loop on a crushed-cinder path that winds through the park and along the Pigg River. Participants can compete solo or in 2-4 p..

Terrapin Mountain, held in Sedalia, Virginia, offers a 50k and half-marathon across the spring-time trails of Terrapin Mountain, White Oak Ridge, Goff Mountain, and Hunting Creek. Regarded as spring favorites, these races are celebrated for challenging yet beautiful terrain and a welcoming community..

April 2026

New River Trail Races in Fries, Virginia, are run entirely on 100% dirt, flat terrain along the New River and Chestnut Creek in the New River Trail State Park. Distances are 100k, 50k, 25k, and 10k, with all courses running out-and-back. The event features cupless aid stations stocked with electroly..

Falling Water Ultras takes place near ACE Adventure Resort in New River Gorge National Park, West Virginia. The race offers 100K solo, 50K solo, and 100K relays (2- or 4-person) with 24-hour and 12-hour cutoffs. The course features four 15.5-mile loops on ACE trails and park terrain, delivering abou..

May 2026

Grayson Highlands, held at Grayson Highlands State Park in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia, offers four trail distances: 50 Mile, 50K, 25K, and 8 Mile. The courses feature significant elevation gain—about 9,500 ft for the 50 Mile, 4,500 ft for the 50K, 3,000 ft for the 25K, and 1,400 ft for the 8 Mile—wit..

New River Gorge Rim to Rim Race is a 6-mile road race held near Fayetteville, WV. Organized by Active Southern West Virginia at Adventures on the Gorge, the course starts on the south rim, descends into the gorge bottom to cross the river, then finishes with a short trail segment on the opposite rim..

Highball to Thurmond Ultra & Relay is a point-to-point trail race through New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia. Competitors choose among 50 Mile Ultra, 50K Ultra, or 50 Mile Relay (teams of 2–4) finishing in Thurmond, a historic railroad town. The 50M course starts in Montgomery and blends..

August 2026

The event takes place at Summit Bechtel Reserve in Glen Jean, West Virginia, adjacent to the New River Gorge. It is a trail running event presented by Spartan Trail on Aug 30, 2026. The same weekend includes Spartan Obstacle Course Races at the venue. The course runs through varied terrain, includi..

September 2026

Odyssey Adventure Racing lists a Land Navigation Clinic in Roanoke, VA with sessions on March 29, 2025 and October 25, 2025. The offering is presented as a navigation clinic focused on land navigation skills. The clinic appears in the site's Navigation Clinics section alongside other navigation for..