Trail Running Calendar United States 2025-2026

The Forge Trail Run Festival takes place at The Forge: Lemont Quarries in Lemont, Illinois, a late‑fall Midwest trail event set among woods, gravel paths, and the historic Lemont Quarries and I&M Canal. Runners may choose from 10K, 20K (Half Marathon), 30K, or 60K distances. All races share a common..

The Chino Hills Trail Run Series, held at Chino Hills State Park in Brea, California, offers challenging trail races in scenic natural surroundings. The fall event features 30K and 50K distances, with well-marked courses that traverse hilly terrain and showcase native plants and wildlife. Aid statio..

The Creek Trail Crusher is an endurance ultra running event held at Rotary Park in Paragould, Arkansas. Scheduled for November 15, 2025, it features three timed races: 6-hour, 12-hour, and 24-hour Crusher events. The course follows the fully paved 8 Mile Creek Trail with no street crossings, startin..

The Grace St. Park Ultramarathon is a 12-hour endurance race held on a 2-mile trail loop in Greenwood, South Carolina. Runners aim to complete as many laps as possible within the time limit, with the male and female leaders determined by the most laps (ties broken by faster time).The course blends r..

The Bucks & Does 13.1 Pointer is a trail running event held in Nashotah Park, Wisconsin, featuring distances of 5K, 10K, and a half marathon (13.1 miles). The course is primarily wood-chipped with some grassy sections, shaded by trees for a comfortable run, and is run in a counterclockwise direction..

Talaria Trail Run is a fall trail event held at Trap Pond State Park in Laurel, Delaware. It features a 4.5-mile Race and a 2-mile Walk. The course follows the Bob Trail—a 4.5-mile loop around the 90-acre Trap Pond—winding through hardwood forests, crossing a dam at Raccoon Pond, and spanning boardw..

The Unforeseen, staged by Kingfisher Ultras, takes place at Reedy Creek Nature Preserve in Charlotte, North Carolina. This random-distance race is decided by a dice roll 15 seconds before start, yielding 4.5 to 27 miles, with each 2.25-mile lap on a fast, flowing mix of flat gravel and single-track..

Bigfoot Half Trail Run takes place at Stoney Run County Park in Hebron, Indiana. The course covers the half marathon distance by circulating the park twice on trail terrain. Runners will have two aid stations: one at the start/finish area and an unmanned aid station around mile 3.5.All runners recei..

The Bad Beard Events River Gorge Trail Race, held near Chattanooga, Tennessee, offers three challenging distances: 6.5, 10.2, and 20 miles. Set in the scenic Prentice-Cooper Wildlife Management Area, the course features technical single-track trails through Mullens Cove and Pot Point loops, showcasi..

Fast Eddie 50k/5k takes place at Lapham Peak in Delafield, Wisconsin. The event offers a challenging 50K consisting of five loops on the Blue Loop, featuring rolling terrain and woodland scenery, alongside a 5K out-and-back on the same trails. Now in its inaugural 50K and fourth year for the 5K, the..

Looking Glass 100k is a scenic ultramarathon through Pisgah National Forest around Looking Glass Rock, near Asheville, North Carolina. The route covers about 62 miles with roughly 10,600 feet of elevation gain and loss, weaving through diverse ecosystems—from cove hardwoods and boreal balsam woods t..

The 4 Mile Hill Challenge is a rolling, all-trail race held at Debs Park in Los Angeles, with the Audubon Center at Debs Park serving as the start and finish. The event features a 4-mile run/walk/hike and a Run4Paws (Love Your Pet) division, making it pet-friendly. The course starts at Griffin Avenu..

The Monument Valley Veterans Marathon & Half Marathon takes place in the stunning Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, located on the Arizona/Utah border. The event features a challenging marathon capped at 100 runners, running mostly on dirt and jeep roads through dramatic backcountry landscapes inc..

Cohutta Madness is an ultramarathon event held near Conausaga Lake in Chatsworth, Georgia, featuring timed loop races of 4, 8, and 12 hours. Participants run around Lake Conausaga, the highest lake in Georgia, on mostly flat trails surrounded by scenic rhododendron, hemlocks, and soft pine straw for..

The Chateau Elan Muscadine Run, hosted by Dirty Spokes Productions, is an annual vineyard and trail running event held at Chateau Elan in Braselton, Georgia. The race offers two distance options: 5.5 miles (two laps) and 3.0 miles (one lap), featuring a scenic course that winds through vineyards, gr..

Wild Hare Trail Race is a multi-distance trail running event held at a privately owned Texas ranch/adventure park in Warda, Texas (537 Owl Creek Road, Warda, TX 78960). Distances include Wild Hare 50-mile, 50k, 25k, 10k, and a Youth Trail Run (12 and under). The race features a looping course enjoye..

Run The Ritter is a trail running event held in Lakeville, Minnesota, featuring 3-mile, 5-mile, and 10-mile distance options, along with a Canicross division for runners with dogs. The course consists of a 5-mile loop with rolling hills, a mix of wide off-road trails, some gravel road sections, and..

Dizzy Fifties, in its 22nd year, is a grassroots trail race at Monte Sano State Park in Huntsville, Alabama. It offers three distances: a 50K (three ~10-mile loops with ~1,000 ft of climbing per loop and ~3,000 ft total gain), a 20-mile, and a 10-mile option. All distances follow the same figure-eig..

NYC Trail Mix is an annual ultra trail running event held in Staten Island, New York, featuring distances of 50 miles, 50K, and a half marathon. The course showcases over 35 miles of trails through the greenest parts of New York City, including Blood Root Valley, High Rock Park, La Tourette Park, an..

Fall Backyard Burn Trail Run – Hemlock Overlook is held at Hemlock Overlook in Clifton, VA, along the Bull Run. The event offers 5- and 10-mile options (5.2 and 9.5 miles respectively), with elevation gains around 600 and 1,200 feet. The course weaves through forested fire roads, twisty hiking trail..