Virginia Trail Running Festival

Run the Rock | Mount Airy is an exciting 5K trail race held at the active Luck Stone quarry in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Scheduled for September 20, 2025, this unique event offers runners an adrenaline-pumping experience through a gravel course within a working rock quarry. Open to all ages up to..

Monsters & Mimosas 5K at Golden Road Vineyards in State Road, North Carolina, offers a 5K, Virtual 5K, and a 1.5-mile option. The course runs through grass and cross-country terrain around the vineyard, with chip timing and a race shirt, plus a finisher medal and age-group and overall awards. The fe..

Froggy's Freaky Friday is a unique 24-hour running event held in Galax, Virginia, on Halloween night. Participants run loops of a challenging 1-mile course featuring 500 feet of elevation gain, set in a spooky, haunted forest atmosphere. Runners can aim for medals by completing either 50 kilometers..

The Stone Mountain Massacre is a challenging trail running event held in Roaring Gap, North Carolina, featuring distances of 50K, 25K, and an 8-mile race. The 50K course is a point-to-point loop that traverses Stone Mountain State Park trails and the Mountain to Sea Trail, with an elevation gain of..

New River Trail Races in Fries, Virginia, are run entirely on 100% dirt, flat terrain along the New River and Chestnut Creek in the New River Trail State Park. Distances are 100k, 50k, 25k, and 10k, with all courses running out-and-back. The event features cupless aid stations stocked with electroly..

Grayson Highlands Trail Races take place at Grayson Highlands State Park in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. The event offers four distances: 50 Mile, 50K, 25K, and 8 Mile. The course features dramatic mountain scenery and substantial elevation gain: about 7,500 ft for the 50M, 4,500 ft for the 50K, 3,000..