Trail Running calendar near Lansing 2026-2027

Experience a trail run or walk at Saint Albans City Park in West Virginia. Finishers receive a medal and a high quality shirt while enjoying post race refreshments in a scenic park setting.

An inaugural trail race in Pipestem, West Virginia, opening the WV State Water Festival. Three lap-based courses of 19.5, 13, and 6.5 miles are offered, with awards for overall winners and more course details to follow.

Timed trail events at Crystal Springs Recreation Area near Wytheville VA offer 12 hour, 6 hour and 3 hour looped courses with significant elevation. The race is cupless so runners must carry a collapsible cup or bottle.

A 3.1 mile trail run on the PikeView Panther home course in Princeton, WV on August 15, 2026, featuring grassy fields, dirt paths and some hills, with overall and age-group awards and post race refreshments.

A weekend of Spartan obstacle races at Summit Bechtel Reserve in Glen Jean, WV, featuring Sprint, Super, Beast and kids races on steep, water‑affected terrain with a large suspension bridge and additional trail races.

Trail races at Summit Bechtel Reserve in Oak Hill, WV include a 10K and half marathon on winding, technical summer trails. The event is part of a Spartan OCR festival weekend and uses gun time for results.

Camp Bethel PEP! 5K Run/Walk is the tenth annual trail event at Camp Bethel in Fincastle, VA. The **5K** course runs across trails, fields, and forests on 470 acres and supports Camp Bethel through fees and sponsors.

A 6.2 mile mountain run on country roads and trails in Helvetia, West Virginia, with a non competitive 2 mile walk and a 250 yard kids run for ages 10 and under. Registration and fees vary by event.

Hurricane Hundred K is a single-track trail event at Meeks Mountain Trails in Hurricane, West Virginia, offering a solo 100K over six 10.3 mile loops or a three person relay with team awards and a $10,000 solo purse.

Trail races at ACE Adventure Resort in the New River Gorge on September 26, 2026. Distances include a full marathon, half marathon and 5K, with camping, finisher medals, race shirts for early registrants and a postrace burrito buffet.

Dingess Tunnel and Trail 5K is a 3 miles running event on September 26, 2026 in Dingess, West Virginia that passes through the historic Dingess Tunnel built in 1892. Registration includes a free official Dingess Tunnel & Trail 5K T shirt wh..

An annual flat, scenic marathon and half-marathon on the Greenbrier River Trail in Pocahontas County WV, held October 4, 2026. Proceeds support trail maintenance and local athletic activities.

A trail running festival in Max Meadows VA on October 10 and 11 2026 offering 100 mile, 50 mile, 50K and 25K races. Course maps, elevation gain figures, cutoff times, and a runner handbook are provided.

A fall point to point trail race in Babcock State Park covering 15K with about nine miles of trail and a short road section. The course follows Mann's Creek Gorge and features rhododendron tunnels, waterfalls, cliffs and scenic overlooks.

Experience a trail run through the rolling hills of Kanawha State Forest with 13.1 mile and 7K options. This event features forest roads and wooded routes as part of the unique Cryptid Race Series.

A 100 mile out-and-back ultramarathon through New River Gorge National Park, featuring single-track, rail-to-trail sections and historic mining ruins. Runners have 32 hours to finish and may use designated crew and pacer aid stations.

A timed 24 hour and 12 hour running and ruck event around a one mile loop at Belfry High School, with chip timing, team and ruck categories, on course support, camping options, and awards for top finishers.

A trail event at Kanawha State Forest on January 9, 2027 offering 25K and 50K options on a 15.8 mile loop with mostly single track and specified aid station and time limit details.

A timed endurance event on a flat 2.05 mile paved loop at Southern WV Community and Technical College in Williamson, WV, offering 47 hour and 35 hour formats for solo runners and 2 or 3 person teams, with ankle bracelet timing and ruck opti..

A 6 mile road race across the New River Gorge near Fayetteville, WV, with an 800 foot descent and climb, a short trail finish, closed roads, chip timing, and a post-race brunch at Adventures on the Gorge.