Trail Running Calendar United States 2025-2026

Salt and Sulfur 420 is a 420-mile endurance journey from Salt Lake City, Utah, to West Yellowstone. The event blends ultrarunning with personal growth, emphasizing mental fortitude as much as physical stamina. Runners traverse mostly paved roads with about 50 miles of dirt, along a rugged, scenic co..

Larrabee Lakes, part of Evergreen Trail Runs, takes place in and around Larrabee State Park near Bellingham, Washington. The event offers four distances — 50K, 25K, 12K, and a Kids Race — starting and finishing at Fairhaven Park. Runners traverse a mix of Interurban Trail, forest singletrack, and ri..

Buckeye Ultra 200 Mile Road Race is a roughly 203-mile open-road ultra from Walnut Beach on Lake Erie in Ashtabula to Wellsville, Ohio, near the Ohio–West Virginia border. The out-and-back course features lakefront scenery, mountain foothills, Amish country, and post‑steel towns, totaling about 6,00..

Bigfoot 20 Mile Run takes place in Cougar, Washington, starting at Marble Mountain Sno Park on Mount St. Helens. The 20-mile course follows the volcano’s southwestern flank on 100% single-track trails, weaving lava fields, stream crossings, old-growth forests, and high-country terrain.It’s a remote,..

Bigfoot 200, staged in the Cascade Mountains of Washington, is a 200.1-mile point-to-point ultramarathon that starts at Marble Mountain Sno-Park near Mount St. Helens and finishes in Randle, WA. Part of the Triple Crown of 200-mile races, it features about 44,000 ft of ascent and 45,000 ft of descen..

Black Copperhead Sting is an ultramarathon held in Belmont, North Carolina at Rocky Branch Park. The event offers 50K, 25K, and 5K distances and marks its 8th year returning to the area. The course is a 3.24-mile trail loop with about 293 feet of elevation gain per lap, following Trailhead, Canopy,..

One Step Closer is a collaborative endurance event held at Lincoln Park in Seattle, Washington. Runners tackle a 2-mile loop around the park, repeating it as many times as they can within their chosen time window—3, 6, 12, or 18 hours. The course is described as diverse and versatile for its size, o..

The Dog Days of Summer Trail Race is a multi-event ultratrail weekend in Grandview, Tennessee, raising funds for Flying Pigs Animal Sanctuary. Runners choose 1- or 3-mile loops and can go for 1, 3, 6, 12, or 24 hours, tackling brutal, Barkley-style hills in hot, humid conditions. Each loop starts an..

Shawnee Hills Trail Races take place at Camp Ondessonk in Ozark, Illinois, inside Shawnee National Forest. The event offers 100 Mile, 100K, 50K, Half Marathon, and a Night 50K, with pacers permitted for the 100-mile and 100K distances only. The course is a figure-eight loop, about 80% single-track d..

The Inferno 5k & 10k, held at Dirt Farm Brewing in Bluemont, Virginia, offers a rugged forest-trail challenge for runners of all paces. The course is a loop behind the brewery, with the 5k completing one loop and the 10k two, featuring steep climbs, exhilarating descents, and technical sections over..

Emerald Bay Trail Run is a 7-mile (11 km) point-to-point race in the Lake Tahoe region. The course begins at Eagle Point, circles Emerald Bay, and climbs the Rubicon Trail to DL Bliss State Park, finishing at Lester Beach. Runners traverse mostly single-track with moderate climbs and descents, and e..

Signal Peak Trail Runs take place near Bear Valley Group Campground, Nevada City, CA, with Emigrant Gap as a reference point. Organized by Sky Breaker Racing, the event offers two distances: 50K and 24 miles. The course is an out-and-back with a loop at the east end that summits Signal Peak for the..

Angeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run, held since 1986, is a 100-mile point-to-point trail race from Wrightwood to Altadena in the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles. Runners tackle steep climbs and rocky terrain along a course ranging from 1,135 to 9,300 feet, preserving much of the original..

The Steele Creek Struggle Half Marathon Trail Race is a challenging 13.1-mile trail run held in Steele Creek Park, Bristol, Tennessee. Known for its rugged and technical terrain, the course features over 2,000 feet of elevation gain, including steep climbs, rocky single tracks, creek crossings, and..

The Trail Run at Eagle Mountain Park in Fort Worth, Texas returns on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 11601 Morris Dido Newark Rd. Participants choose a 5ish‑mile Trail Run, a 2ish‑mile Hike, or a Youth 2ish‑Mile Hike. The course features real elevation, winding dirt trails, and scenic views, deliveri..

Halloween Horror 5k & 10k returns to Conway Robinson State Forest Park in Gainesville, VA, offering a forest trail race with a Halloween theme. The event features 5k and 10k distances, with the 10k being two laps of the 5k course. The loop route traverses forest trails with technical sections and mi..

The Saddleback Marathon is a premier trail running event held in the Saddleback Mountains within the Cleveland National Forest near Silverado, California. Offering marathon, half marathon, and 10K distances, the race features challenging courses with significant elevation gains—4,244 feet for the ma..

IRON HORSE launches January 2, 2027 on the Northeast Texas Trail (NETT) in Farmersville, Texas. The event offers three distances: a point-to-point 100-mile race, one of Texas’s first 200-milers, and an inaugural out-and-back 100K. Runners traverse a flat, open, fast corridor along the NETT, crossing..