Trail Running Calendar United States 2025-2026

The Bear Lake Ultra is a 24-hour endurance running event held at Bear Lake Camp in Lapeer, Michigan. Participants run or walk as many loops as they can on a scenic 3.1-mile course featuring rolling hills, single-track and wide trails, grass, and bridge crossings. The event offers a fun, flexible atm..

The Apple Mash Dash Cider 5k Run/Walk is held at Avon Town Hall Park in Avon, Indiana. This 5k course winds through scenic park trails, with portions on unpaved or grassy surfaces. The event is family-friendly and invites participants to dress in costume, offering a trophy for the most creative look..

The Model 5K faMily Trail Run/Walk in Rome, Georgia marks its fifth edition on the Model High School campus. The 5K course blends wooded trail and paved road, starting and finishing at Woodard Tuggle Stadium. Runners head down Barron Rd to Model Middle School, traverse a half-mile wooded loop, conti..

Michael J. Pitney Farm Run takes place at Pitney Meadows Community Farm in Saratoga Springs, NY. The event features a 5K community run and a Youth Fun Run (.5 miles).The course is a mixed-surface, grass and stone-dust trail that is primarily flat with a few gentle rollers, and has no road crossings...

Head For The Hills! is a scenic, family-friendly fall race held in Moreland Hills, Ohio, at Forest Ridge Preserve and the Lang Pavilion in the Chagrin River valley. The event features a 5K run on a recently resurfaced, out-and-back course along Chagrin River Road with gently rolling hills, plus a 1...

CT Donut Run is a 31.5-mile charity group run in Connecticut, presented as a long, donut-filled endurance experience rather than a traditional race. The route centers in West Hartford and visits several donut stops, including locations in Newington, Berlin, Wallingford, and North Haven, finishing in..

The Fineview Step Challenge is the 30th annual urban step and trail race organized by the Fineview Citizens Council in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It offers two courses: a 5-mile and a 2-mile route through Fineview’s hills, streets, and 12 public staircases, totaling over 1,600 steps. Participants asc..

Iron Hike’s Fall Double Kuwohi Trail Marathon Plus Relay is a weekend endurance event set at Mohawk Mountain Ski Area in Cornwall, Connecticut. The race covers 28+ miles with 13,685 feet of elevation and is designed to be completed within a 24-hour window. Participants have the flexibility to run, h..

Boots and Blooms 5K takes place at Martin Marietta Park in New Bern, North Carolina. The event offers a 5K and a virtual 5K, suitable for running or walking, with stroller-friendly gravel trails on the Dragonfly loop. The course features minimal elevation changes, one water station, and light refres..

Lime Creek Timber Trot is a trail running event on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at Lime Creek Nature Center, 3501 Lime Creek Rd, Mason City, IA 50401. It features 5‑mile and 5K routes through restored prairie and wooded areas along the Winnebago River, offering scenic fall colors. The rocky trails req..

Camp Innabah Fall Classic, held at 712 Pughtown Road, Spring City, PA 19475, features a 5-mile trail race and a 2-mile fun walk. The five-mile course traverses dirt trails, gravel roads, and short paved sections over rolling terrain above French Creek in Chester County, offering a hilly, scenic chal..

Southside Scramble is Atlanta’s only intown trail race, held at Southside Park in southeast Atlanta (3460 Jonesboro Rd SE, 30354). The roughly 10-mile course winds through pine- and hardwood-shaded forests on looping singletrack, featuring roller-coaster descents, gravel stream crossings, powerline..

Located at the SIU Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center in Makanda, Illinois, the Rocky Ledges 5K/10K Trail Run/Walk offers two trail distances: 5K and 10K. The course unfolds through wooded and natural terrain, delivering a scenic, nature-rich atmosphere that welcomes individuals and teams of a..

The Fall Trail Classic 2.0 is a trail running event held at Marengo Ridge Conservation Area in Marengo, Illinois. It features two races on the same day: a 4-mile run through oak and hickory woodlands, small stream bridges, and restored prairie trails, and a 7-mile run that includes the 4-mile loop p..

Girdwood Marathon 2025 takes place in Girdwood, Alaska, starting and finishing at the Alyeska Day Lodge. The event offers a Full Marathon, Half Marathon, Juniors Half Marathon, and a 5K Trails Race. The trail-oriented course winds through more than 30 trails in the temperate rainforest, including Wi..

New River Gorge Wilds Trail Run 2025, held at ACE Adventure Resort in Oak Hill, West Virginia, offers three trail distances: full marathon, half marathon, and a 5K, all set against the stunning New River Gorge. The event emphasizes adventure and scenic gorge trails, welcoming runners of all levels t..

Gone Fir A Run 50K is a trail race held at Riverside State Park's Seven Mile Airstrip near Spokane, Washington. The course covers rolling river terrain over a 50-kilometer distance, offering scenic views of the Spokane River valley, surrounding mountains, the CCC Suspension Bridge, and nearby haysta..

NEO24 is a 24-hour and 12-hour ultrarunning event held in Brunswick, Ohio, established in 2024 as the successor to the popular NorthCoast 24 race. The race features a USATF-certified 0.996-mile loop course with minimal elevation gain, set around the scenic Brunswick Lake. Designed to be inclusive, i..

The Fenn Valley Vine Wine'd is an annual running event held at Fenn Valley Vineyards and Wine Cellar in Fennville, Michigan. Celebrating its 13th year in 2025, the race offers a scenic 5K trail run and a 1-mile untimed course through premium wine grape vineyards, meadows, and diverse forested ecosys..

The Arkansas Traveller 100 is a historic ultramarathon held annually in Perryville, Arkansas, known as one of the oldest 100-mile races in the U.S. The challenging course features a 17-mile loop followed by an 83-mile out-and-back route through the scenic Ouachita Mountains, including forest roads,..