Trail Running calendar near Vienna 2025-2026

The McDonough Frontier Trail Race, held at the McDonough Wildlife Refuge in Vienna, West Virginia, is a scenic trail event featuring an 8-mile run and a 4-mile walk. Scheduled for July 26, 2025, the race course consists of a challenging 4-mile loop through lush forests and past tranquil duck marshes..

Run Baileys is a trail running event held in Chauncey, Ohio, at the scenic Baileys Trail System near Athens. The weekend features multiple races including a Kids Run (1.5 miles), a 5K, and a Half Marathon, offering options for all skill levels from beginners to experienced trail runners. Participant..

The ORRRC Darby Creek Bison 10k Trail Race is a scenic trail running event held at Battelle Darby Creek Metropark in Galloway, Ohio. Set within Ohio’s largest Metro Park, the course features over 7,000 acres of prairies, fields, forests, and more than 20 miles of riparian forest along the Big and Li..

The Wild Turkey Trail Runs, hosted by the West Virginia Mountain Trail Runners, take place at Valley Falls State Park near Fairmont, WV. This free event offers a variety of distances including 50 miles, 50K, 25K, 10 miles, 5 miles, and shorter options, all run on a challenging 10-mile figure-8 loop..

The YOTE event in Laurelville, Ohio, hosted by RunFluent LLC, offers multiple race distances including a 50K, 25K, 10K, and a youth 10K. The courses are single-loop trails featuring a mix of single-track paths, bridal trails, and forest roads, with varying technical difficulty depending on the seaso..

The Hurricane 100k is a challenging trail running event held in Hurricane, West Virginia, featuring a 62-mile course on the scenic Meeks Mountain Trails. The race consists of six 10.3-mile single-track loops, with solo runners completing all laps and relay teams of three sharing the distance. The ev..

The Mountwood Challenge Trail Race takes place in Mountwood Park near Waverly, West Virginia, about 15 miles east of Parkersburg on U.S. Route 50. This event features a 10-mile trail race and 5K trail races, including a run and a walk.The 10-mile race has a 4-hour time limit, with participants excee..

The Hocking Hills Trail Run, held at Hocking Hills State Park in Logan, Ohio, offers a variety of race distances including 60K (37.5 miles), 40K (25 miles), 20K (12.5 miles), 10K (6.2 miles), and 5K (3.1 miles). Starting at the Naturalist Cabin, the course traverses the scenic woodlands of Hocking H..

The BattleAxe 5K Trail/Obstacles/Team event takes place in Nineveh, Pennsylvania, featuring a unique 5K wooded trail run with multiple race options. Participants can choose a standard trail run, an obstacle run with over 27 challenging obstacles testing strength and agility, or a four-person team ob..

The Buckeye Trail Blue Blaze Festival in Shawnee, Ohio, celebrates the Buckeye Trail within Wayne National Forest with a variety of outdoor events. Scheduled for September 26-27, 2025, the festival features trail runs including a half marathon, 10K, and 5K run/walk, all on mostly single-track, chall..

The CAMC Foundation WeCANClimb 5k Trail Run and 2.5 Mile Trail Hike is held at Kanawha State Forest, located seven miles south of Charleston, West Virginia. This event offers participants a scenic outdoor experience through one of the state's popular hiking and biking trail networks. The 5k trail ru..

Rule the Roost is an annual trail running event held in Chillicothe, Ohio, featuring a 7K race, a 12-hour solo run, and a 12-hour two-person relay. The course is a figure-8 loop composed entirely of hard-packed, mostly wide trails with some technical sections, offering scenic overlooks and cliffs th..

The Bobcat Trail Marathon in Glouster, Ohio, takes place at Burr Oak State Park, offering a rugged and scenic trail running experience. Scheduled for November 8, 2025, the event features a marathon and a half marathon. The marathon is a single-loop course that is 90% trail and 10% asphalt, including..

The Bigfoot 50K in Lore City, Ohio, is one of the largest trail races in the tri-state area, held at Salt Fork State Park Lodge. The event features multiple distances: a 50K, 20-mile, and 10-mile races on Saturday, plus an additional 10-mile race on Sunday. The course is a well-marked 10.4-mile loop..

The Big Deal at Great Seal is a challenging running event held at Great Seal State Park in Chillicothe, Ohio. The race features multiple distances including a 100-mile ultra, 100k, 20-mile, adult 5k, and a 5k youth run. The course consists of a 20-mile loop primarily on single-track trails with two..

The EHQ Valley Falls 12 Hour is an endurance running event held at Valley Falls State Park in Fairmont, West Virginia. Participants tackle a challenging ~5.25-mile loop featuring 750 feet of vertical gain, with a mix of gravel service roads, single-track trails, streams, rocky climbs, and scenic wat..