Trail Running calendar near Hurricane 2026-2027

A calendar-year endurance challenge in New River Gorge National Park featuring three races over three seasons. Entry covers all three events, is limited to 50 spots, and includes finisher awards while supporting Adventure Appalachia.

A winter point to point 50K across New River Gorge National Park featuring ridgeline single track, waterfalls, and river views. Aid stations and a shuttle support runners, who must carry required winter gear and meet a ten hour limit.

Meeks Mountain Muddy Mutt is a dog friendly 15K trail race at Hurricane City Park that climbs Meeks Mountain, includes sandy and muddy trail sections, and raises funds for the Hurricane Police Department K9 Unit.

Point-to-point 50K, 25K, and 10K trail runs on March 28, 2026, from Fraziers Bottom to Camp Arrowhead near Ona, WV, following mostly single-track trails through three counties with ridges, creeks, bridges, and a waterfall.

A trail event at Lake Hope State Park and Zaleski State Forest offering a 13.1 mile and a 5 mile singletrack course with substantial elevation gain, wooden finisher awards, a race shirt, and limited-field registration.

Trail races at Deception Pass State Park offering a half marathon, a 10K and a combined double totaling 19.3 miles. Courses run on single track trails, bluffs and coastal sections and cross the historic Deception Pass Bridge with sea views.

Falling Water Ultras on April 25, 2026 in the New River Gorge area offers 100K and 50K solo options plus two person and four person 100K relays. The course is four 15.5 mile loops with creek crossings, waterfalls, and about 2400 feet of cli..

A six mile rim to rim road race across the New River Gorge near Fayetteville featuring a 1300 foot descent and ascent and a steep 20 percent section. The race finishes at Adventures on the Gorge with a post race brunch.

Thunderbunny Trail Races on May 9, 2026 in Strouds Run State Park near Athens Ohio offers 50K, 25K and 11K courses on mostly singletrack with varied hills, a lake loop and designated aid stations.

A trail event at Meeks Mountain Trails in Hurricane, WV supporting a scholarship fund and the local Marine Corps League. Features 5K and 10K runs, a 5K walk, and a 5K ruck with participant shirts and medals.

A point to point trail event through New River Gorge National Park on May 17, 2026, with 50 mile, 50K, relay, ruck, pacer, and virtual options. Finish in historic Thurmond and return to the start by train.

Trail runs of 7K and 10K take place May 25, 2026 in Kanawha State Forest with start and finish at Shelter 6. Race shirts are guaranteed for registrations completed by May 15.

The Howlin' Trails 10K at Wolf Creek will take place in Fayetteville on Friday 5 June 2026. You can run between 5 and 10 kilometers.

Run the trails of America's newest national park. The New River Gorge Trail Festival offers multiple distances through scenic West Virginia terrain, from a 5k to a 50k. Experience views of the gorge on a course with significant elevation ga..

A non-competitive mud run at ACE Adventure Resort on June 20, 2026, offering a 1-mile and a 5K course with obstacles, on-site showers and post-run live music. Open to girls 10 and up and participants of all genders, with a portion of procee..

Trail races at Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia feature winding technical singletrack, off trail sections, and steep climbs. Distances include a 10K and a half marathon as part of a Spartan OCR festival weekend.

Trail races in Hocking Hills State Park near Logan, OH on Sep 12, 2026, offering distances from 5K to 50K across mostly trail terrain with stream crossings and routes through Old Man's Cave, Cedar Falls, and Ash Cave.

A 100K trail race and three-person relay on Meeks Mountain Trails in Hurricane, WV, run as six 10.3-mile single-track loops with a $10,000 prize purse and a $1,000 course record bonus.

Trail races of marathon, half marathon and 5K run at ACE Adventure Resort in the New River Gorge on September 26, 2026. Registration includes camping, finisher medals, a race shirt if entered by 8/31/25, and a burrito buffet.

A remote trail event at Shawnee State Park offering 54 mile, 50K and 13.1 mile loop courses through rugged forest with frequent steep hills, cupless aid stations, designated crew rules, and finisher awards for each distance.