Trail Running Calendar United States 2025-2026

Big Cottonwood Canyon Classic takes place at Brighton and Solitude Resorts in Utah's Big Cottonwood Canyon, offering scenic trails. The event offers a half marathon with a newly routed Honeycomb climb, plus a 15K and a challenging 5K trail race. The half starts at Molly Greens near Brighton Ski Reso..

The Heartland Harvest Festival 5K is a scenic autumn running event held at Elizabethtown Nature Park in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Scheduled for September 27, 2025, this light trail 5K race offers a welcoming atmosphere for both seasoned runners and newcomers. Participants can enjoy the natural beauty..

Estes Epic is a multi-event trail challenge held in Estes Park, Colorado. The weekend features a 50k bike race, a 50k trail run, a Heavy Half Marathon, and the all-in Epic Double (50k MTB and 50k Run). After a six-year break, the race returns with remote, rugged terrain, single-track trails, steep c..

A Stroll in the Park takes place at Boling Park in Canton, GA. The event offers 8- and 12-hour endurance runs on a roughly one-mile loop of crushed gravel with a grass shoulder, ideal for runners seeking a long training run or a personal best. The park provides toilets, shade, and ample parking, wit..

On September 27, 2025, Memphis, Tennessee hosts the Wolfman Duathlon and Trail Race at 6263 Walnut Grove Rd. This multi-distance event offers 21-mile, 14-mile, 7-mile, and 3-mile trail races, plus a Duathlon Individual (3-mile run, 6-mile bike, 1-mile run). The Wolfman Trail Challenge lets runners p..

Seton Trail Classic is a Myrtle Beach-based trail race held on the Horry County Panther Run trail behind the Carolina Forest Recreation Center. Now in its third year, the event offers a 5K trail run or walk, with a virtual 5K option. The course is described as beginner-friendly and flat, yet it prov..

Ocean State XC Invitational features the Ocean State 5K Trail Run, held at Goddard Park in Warwick, Rhode Island (1095 Ives Road). The 5K course winds through bay-side trails and grasslands, described as a fast, flat off-road route with the start and finish near the clubhouse for the public golf cou..

Rocky Mountain Slam (RMS) is a Rocky Mountain ultra-running series anchored in Logan, Utah. The core format features 100-mile races with the Bear 100 as the mandatory finish. RMS V2.0 expands options to include Scout Mountain 100, Bighorn 100, Hardrock 100 (now optional), Leadville 100, Wasatch Fron..

Run the Red Desert, held near South Pass City, Wyoming, offers two trail ultramarathon distances: 50K and 30K. The race begins and ends at the South Pass City Historic Site and threads the northern Red Desert with expansive views of Continental Peak and Oregon Buttes. Redesigned since 2019, the loop..

Potters Race Day returns to Potters Pasture near Brady, Nebraska (New Camp at Potters Pasture, 69123). The event offers multiple gravel-focused rides and runs across rolling central Nebraska terrain: 71-, 51-, 31-, and 11-mile gravel rides; 5k and 10k gravel road runs; plus a roughly 10-mile mountai..

Oktoberfest 5K Presented by Big Lug Brewing takes place in Indianapolis, Indiana, along the Monon Trail, starting from Big Lug Canteen. It's a 5K run/walk on a fast, flat, shaded route that offers a PR-friendly course. Runners finish with a cold Oktoberfest Festbier and are treated to a post-race Ok..

Warrior Way 5K is a community trail race hosted by George Whittell High School’s Student Council in Zephyr Cove, Nevada (240 Warrior Way), scheduled for September 28, 2025. The event features a 5K trail run through pine forests near Lake Tahoe, including crossings of creeks and logs over rocky terra..

14er Fest is a fall trail-running event in Buena Vista, Colorado, featuring two races: an 8.7-mile (14K) course and a 3.1-mile (5K) course. The 14K starts in Buena Vista River Park, crosses the Arkansas River, and climbs the Midland Hill Trail System for over 500 feet of elevation gain, offering pan..

Time For A Wine Run at Spring Lake Winery is a trail race held in Lockport, New York, on the Spring Lake Winery property. Runners choose between a 2.5-mile single-loop or a 5-mile double-loop course, both mapped along groomed winery trails. The post-race scene unfolds in the Wine Garden, featuring s..

Run for Nature in Lowell, Massachusetts returns to Shedd Park at 453 Rogers Street as a fundraiser hosted by the Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust. The event offers a 5K Run/Walk, a 10K Trail Run (no walk option), and a Kids 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk, a course through park trails and riverfront scenery...

Assault on Yonah Mountain is a one-way uphill running/hiking/ruck event on Yonah Mountain near Cleveland, Georgia. The course runs about 2.5 miles from the bottom to the summit, gaining roughly 1,650 feet. It features three ascent sections with rocky and gravel terrain, including a 35% grade just be..

The Lakes TrailFest is a trail running event held at Matanuska Lakes State Recreation Area in Palmer, Alaska. It offers a variety of race distances to accommodate all ages and skill levels, including a Kids Run, 5K, 10K, 25K, and 50K. The courses feature marked trails with directional signs and colo..

Hauser Hill Spiked Apple 5k takes place in Biglerville, Pennsylvania at the Hauser Hill Event Center, a 172-acre ridge-top venue in apple country. The chip-timed 5K Run/Walk starts and finishes at the winery on a cross-country course with uneven footing and gentle inclines, offering vineyard views a..

Farm to Farm Ultra is a Maine ultramarathon held in Freeport and Brunswick. The 2025 event includes a 50-mile race, a 50K, a 50K four-person relay, plus 25K and a 25K two-person relay. The course starts at Wolfe’s Neck Farm in Freeport and finishes at Crystal Spring Farm in Brunswick, featuring roll..

The Vermont 50 Ultra Run is part of the Vermont 50 endurance weekend held at Ascutney Outdoors in West Windsor, Vermont. It includes a 50‑mile Ultra Run and a 50K Run, plus related relay options and other activities that showcase a challenging yet scenic Vermont landscape. Runners traverse the hills..