Trail Running Calendar United States 2025-2026

The Mud Creek Crawl Trail Run is a popular local trail race held at Pine Haven Recreation Area in Sanford, Michigan. Featuring both 5K and 10K distances, the course offers a natural trail surface with turf, sand, mud, roots, and rocks, providing a challenging and scenic running experience. The 10K a..

The Guild 7 Trail Race is a 7-mile event in Chattanooga, Tennessee, run along the Guild-Hardy Trail, a well-groomed “truck” trail popular with runners, walkers, hikers, and cyclists. The course features a 3.5-mile uphill climb to a turnaround at a large boulder, followed by a 3.5-mile descent back t..

Wilcox Wild is a challenging 50K trail ultra run held in the Adirondack Park Wilderness, New York, on September 13, 2025. The race features a rugged lollipop course starting and finishing at Harrisburg Lake, covering 31 miles with 3,028 feet of elevation gain and loss. Runners traverse scenic trails..

Operation Outdoor Freedom Trailfest is a trail running event held in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, starting at the Eastern Lake Trailhead off Hwy 395. Scheduled for September 13, 2025, the event offers three distances: approximately 5K, 10K, and 10 miles. The courses utilize well-marked forest trails,..

The Mountaineer Rumble 12 Hour is an endurance running event held at Kings Mountain State Park in Clover, South Carolina. Participants run a 4.5-mile loop featuring scenic trails such as the National Recreation Trail, CCC Multi-Use Trail, Living History Farm, and Historic Farm Trail. The course offe..

The Sunrise 5k in Wyoming, MN, is a community-focused running event held on the Sunrise Trails across from Casey's General Store. Participants can run, jog, walk, or even bring along a baby stroller or a dog for the 5-kilometer course. The event supports the Wyoming Lions, with proceeds benefiting l..

The Freedom Running Last Man Standing - Hanford will take place in Hanford on Saturday 13 September 2025.

The Dirty Spokes Road Atlanta event features a thrilling trail running experience at the Road Atlanta Trail System in Braselton, Georgia. Participants can choose between two distances: 9.10 miles and 4.55 miles, both set in a scenic, well-groomed trail environment. The race is exclusive to race day,..

Jones Gap Trail Half Marathon is a 13.1-mile trail race held at Jones Gap State Park near Marietta, South Carolina, within the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area. The course climbs from river-adjacent terrain onto rugged single-track trails, featuring Rainbow Falls, sections of the Rim of the Gap Trail..

The Boulder Field 100 is a challenging trail running event held at Hickory Run State Park in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. It offers three distances: 100K, 50K, and an 18-mile run/hike. The course features a figure-8 shaped 50K loop, with 100K participants running the loop twice.Runners encounter about..

Calvary Trail Run offers 4- and 8-mile trail options at the Fort Meade Trailhead near Sturgis, South Dakota. The course traverses historic, rugged Fort Meade trails, delivering wide-open Black Hills scenery and well-marked paths suitable for serious trail runners and beginners alike, and is suitable..

The Red River Run, organized by the Lake Agassiz Pacers since 1974, is a trail running event held along the scenic river trails in Moorhead, Minnesota. Celebrating its 51st anniversary in 2025, the race offers two distances: a 5K and a 15K, both starting at MB Johnson Park. The course is USTF certif..

Run for the Hills is the 4th Annual 5K trail run/walk held at the Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve in Niantic, CT. The route winds along hiking trails around the preserve’s perimeter, including a scenic stretch by Clark Pond, with exposed rocks and roots to challenge runners and walkers alike. Proc..

The Caprock Night Runs is a nighttime trail running event held at Caprock Canyon Trailway, starting and ending at Quitaque Depot in West Texas. It offers multiple distances including a 4-mile run, half marathon, half marathon ruck, and full marathon. The course is a relatively flat, out-and-back dir..

Mt. Ashland Trail Run takes place at the Mt. Ashland Ski Area in Ashland, Oregon.Runners can tackle a Half Marathon (13.3 miles, about 2,315 ft of ascent) or the Half+ (17.2 miles, about 3,236 ft of ascent). For the bold, the Summit Challenge climbs Mt. Ashland’s Summit Trail, with 1–3 laps on a rou..

Corn Maze Craze is a unique fall running event held at Bob’s Corn & Pumpkin Farm in Snohomish, Washington. Scheduled for September 13, 2025, it offers 5k and 7k distances that combine trail running with the adventure of navigating a corn maze. The course features a run along dirt farm roads through..

Brown Bear Salmon Run is a trail race at Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, starting from the Summit West Base Area. It features a 15K course (with a longer 30K option) through scenic singletrack and Forest Service and ski-area roads. The moderately challenging route climbs about 1,900 feet (3,800 feet fo..

Located at Lakeside Park in Pawling, New York, the Pawling 24 Hour Trail Running Festival is the sixth edition of the endurance event, offering 24-, 12-, 6-, and 3-hour races (including a 12-hour night start). Runners tackle a 1.68-mile loop made up of pavement, grass, and single-track, with about 1..

The Mountain Goat Cabin Trail Run takes place at the Merck Forest and Farmland Center in Rupert, Vermont. The main event features a challenging 7-mile loop with approximately 1,500 feet of elevation gain, winding through scenic trails and forest roads. Runners experience two historic cabins, Ned's P..

Virgil Crest Ultras is a multi-distance ultramarathon in Cortland, New York, offering a 100-mile, 50-mile, and 50K. Known for its tough terrain—Aint Easy—with steep ascents and descents, large cumulative gain and loss, and variable weather. The course opens with a sunrise climb through forest single..