Trail Running calendar near Dayton 2025-2026

The Great Eastern Endurance Run returns to Sherando Lake on November 1, 2025 after a 15 year hiatus. Choose 40 mile, 20 mile or 10 mile routes over technical singletrack, jeep roads and ridgelines for a true Blue Ridge mountain challenge.

Join the 4th annual Trailblazer Trot 5K and Monster Mile at CTEC to support scholarships for local students. Costumes are welcome for this festive Halloween fun run, and awards follow the 5K.

The Ultra Race Of Champions will take place in Lyndhurst on Saturday 1 November 2025. You can run between 13 and 50 kilometers.

Tackle rugged mountain trails in Montebello, VA with 100K, 50 Miler and 50K options across single track, dirt and gravel in the National Forest. Enjoy aid stations, a pre race briefing and a finishers meal after a scenic but demanding cours..

Run the new cross country trail at Walnut Creek Park with rocky, rooty climbs and scenic fall views in 5k or 10k on November 2. Chip timing, finisher medals and tech shirts, with proceeds benefiting Rikki's Refuge.

Run the Valley View Mike Donahue Memorial 5 Miler at Hydaway Outdoor Center in Lynchburg for scenic single track and mountain road trails. A virtual option lets you join the Fall Liberty Mountain Trail Series from anywhere.

Run through the vineyards at Barrel Oak Winery in Delaplane VA on November 15 with 3k and 6k options on a rolling cross country loop. Finishers enjoy a glass of wine, a medal and tech shirt plus chip timing and awards.

Celebrate Thanksgiving at the Lake Anna Turkey Trot on November 28, 2025 at Lake Anna State Park. Run a 5k, 10k or half marathon on scenic trail and road courses with a tech shirt, finisher medal and chip timing, or join virtually.

Event overview Races take place at the Green Bank Science Center on the Green Bank Observatory campus. Courses pass fields, wooded single track, and site roads and provide views of observatory telescopes, including the Robert C. Byrd Green..

The Tinsel Trot 10k in Louisa, VA, is a festive cross-country running event held at Southern Revere Cellars. The course loops around the winery property, with the 10k consisting of four laps and the 5k two laps, featuring gentle terrain wit..

Join Willis River on Jan 4, 2026 at Bear Creek Lake State Park for free 20K, 35K and 50K trail runs. Expect stream crossings, rolling hills and wet, rugged trail on a friendly, casual fat ass style event with shared packaged snacks.

Hit the trails on January 10, 2026 in Palmyra VA for the Burke Creek Barn Burner, offering 5K and 15K trail distances. Enjoy on site coffee, finish line food and awards for a fun community race organized by the CATs.

Take on the Arctic 5k on February 7, 2026 at Hydaway Outdoor Center in Lynchburg VA, a 3.1 mile trail run over single track and forest roads. Part of the Liberty Mountain Trail Series, it features awards, a guaranteed giveaway t shirt for e..

Challenge the figure 8 trails at Lake Anna State Park in the 18th annual ICY 8, featuring an 8 hour adventure trail run and a Half Marathon+ on a looped course. Runners and hikers are welcome with scenic single and double track and generous..

Hit the scenic hilly 5k or 10k across historic Chancellorsville and Wilderness battlefields on February 14, 2026. Walkers welcome, proceeds benefit Semper Fi and America's Fund, and finishers enjoy a beer or wine plus a commemorative medal.

Run scenic trails around Holiday Lake in Appomattox with 10K, 25K and 50K options. Enjoy single track, rolling climbs, frequent aid stations, cozy camp lodging, finishers gear and a communal post race lunch.

Join RRRC in February 2026 at Bear Creek Lake State Park for Bear Creek 10 Mile and 4.2 Mile Mini Trail Runs, offering in person races plus a virtual 10 Mile option. Tackle scenic single track and multi use trails while supporting the park.

Run scenic but technical forest loops at Conway Robinson State Forest on March 7, 2026 with 5k and 10k options plus a virtual race. Support Lost Dog and Cat Rescue and earn a finisher coin, tech shirt and chip timing.

Tackle rugged singletrack in the Blue Ridge at Bel Monte Endurance Races on March 14, 2026 in Lyndhurst, Virginia. Pick 50 Mile, 50K or 25K and earn sweeping views and big climbs on classic mountain trails.

Run a scenic cross country course at Twisted Oak Farm Brewery in White Post with 4k and 8k. Enjoy chip timing, a finisher medal, a technical shirt and a free beer, or run virtually if you cannot make it.