Alabama
Alabama Trail Running Calendar 2026-2027
Explore the best trail runs in Alabama for 2026-2027! Our updated list features 59 exciting trail runs across the region. Find your next trail run in Alabama below and join the trail community at these great events!
December 2026
New Year’s Eve trail event at Oak Mountain State Park offering stacked 5-mile loop ultras from 25K to 100 miles, overnight music, a midnight ball drop, and aid at the start/finish.
January 2027
Trail trail race at Monte Sano State Park in Huntsville offering 10K and Half Marathon as race two of the Winter Wild Thangs Trail Series.
A four-race challenge in Huntsville, Alabama that requires completing four designated races between November and January to earn a custom finisher garment.
A random distance trail race in Wetumpka where a dice roll decides how many 3.12 mile laps each runner must complete.
February 2027
Point to point 50K trail race in Delta, Alabama finishing at Cheaha State Park summit, featuring mostly single-track trail, six aid stations and a 9 hours 30 minutes time limit.
Lap-based Last Man Standing at Oak Mountain State Park on Feb 27, 2027: 2 mile loops, $1 poker chip earnings, cash-out milestones to 100 miles, solo final lap wins the pot.
March 2027
Trail endurance event at McClellan Bike Trails in Anniston with 4 hour and 8 hour formats on a 4.1 mile loop plus stocked aid and awards.
Trail ultramarathon at Russell Lands near Lake Martin offering 50 mile and 50K courses on a 25.09 mile loop with rolling hills and aid stations.
Thunder Kiss features 100 mile, 100K and 20 mile trail races at Double Oak Park near Birmingham with significant elevation and mostly single track terrain.
Backyard Ultra in Saraland with 4.1667 mile loops every hour, themed prizes and a strict 75 runner field limit.
Point-to-point mountain trail event on the Pinhoti Trail featuring a 200-mile route with support stations and a 100-mile option including a pacer category.
April 2027
Trail races at Oak Mountain in Alabama offer 50K, 25K and 6 Mile courses on forested single track with two climbs to Double Oak Mountain; the 50K has a 9 hour 30 minute cutoff.
A two-day obstacle course event in Tuscaloosa on April 9-10, 2027, with 20+ obstacles including a Marine regulation O-Course. The program includes competitive, open, team, and multiple children's race categories.
Multi-distance ultrarunning event in Jacksonville AL on a paved trail with 100 mile, 50 mile, 50K and half marathon courses and staffed aid stations.
A spring 2027 race weekend with a half marathon, 10K and 5K on a shaded wooded trail along the Five Mile Creek Greenway near Birmingham, Alabama, featuring chip timing, aid stations and shuttle service from a nearby campus.
A 12 hour or 24 hour solo or team endurance event at Oak Mountain State Park where athletes log as many triathlon, duathlon, aquabike or single discipline laps as possible within the time limit.
Trail races on the Pinhoti Trail in Heflin, AL offering 50K, 25K, 10K and a kids run with aid stations, bus transport options, and medals for finishers.
May 2027
At John Hunt Park in Huntsville a free, capped event offers multiple timed formats including a 24 hour option. Runners use a rubberized 1.7 mile loop with aid stations, food trucks, overnight camping, chip timing, and awards.
Trail race on Cahaba Mountain in Trussville, AL offering 5M and 5K single-track courses with aid stations, medals for all, and awards across age groups.