Louisiana
Louisiana Trail Running Calendar 2026-2027
Explore the best trail runs in Louisiana for 2026-2027! Our updated list features 40 exciting trail runs across the region. Find your next trail run in Louisiana below and join the trail community at these great events!
September 2026
Outlast Shreveport is a night six hour trail challenge where participants run a 5K each hour for up to six rounds. Finish all six laps to earn the OUTLAST medal and a spot on the national leaderboard.
A themed race day at Walker Place Park with distances from a Kids Dash to a chip-timed Half Marathon, medals and shirts for all finishers, a costume contest with prizes, post-race awards, DJ, and volunteer options.
A community trail event at Woodlands Preserve in Belle Chasse on September 26, 2026 featuring a 5K and a 1 mile fun run. Proceeds and registration fees support Woodlands Conservancy land protection and restoration.
October 2026
El Diablo Hundo at Lake Bistineau State Park features trail races on a 10 mile loop, including 25K, 50 Miler, 100K, and 100 Miler, with aid stations and park lodging.
Experience a community cross country race at the scenic Nicholls Farm in Thibodaux. Run a 3200m grass course alongside student athletes and enjoy post race awards and festivities at the Nicholls XC Invitational.
A community 3.1-mile run at Living Hope Montessori’s pumpkin patch in Vidalia, LA with vendors, food, a nature trail, and a student pumpkin patch.
Day of the Dead Half Marathon at Walker Place Park offers multiple distances, a costume contest, aid stations, and a post race rally with music and awards.
Continuous loop endurance race at Eddie D. Jones Park in Keithville, LA. Runners complete repeated 3.1 mile loops to reach either 40 miles or 50 miles within a 12 hour time limit, with a centrally stocked aid station.
Run a timed 5K loop every hour on a marked trail, stopping when desired; loops stack toward longer distances and total results.
Trail run and walk at Chemin-A-Haut State Park near Bastrop, LA, featuring a 4 mile run and 1 mile walk through forests and lakeshore. Event includes age-group prizes, team contests, and proceeds supporting Morehouse Parish projects.
A multi-distance trail event in Lake Charles LA centered on an 8 mile loop through Sam Houston Jones State Park with marked technical trails and two aid stations.
A 5K trail run at NTCC Lacombe on October 17, 2026 with wooded terrain, three water stations, a half mile kids Gallop and a 1 mile fun run.
Trail race at 1North Adventure Trails in Shreveport on Oct 24, 2026 offering multiple distances from 15K to 100K plus a 15K ruck on dirt single track.
November 2026
Night trail race at Bogue Chitto State Park with 5 and 10 mile options; bring a headlamp, your own water bottle, and follow leave no trace rules.
A multi-distance running event at Jungle Gardens on Avery Island on November 7, 2026, offering 1 Mile, 5K, 7K and virtual options while benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Trail event at Eddie D. Jones Park near a chimpanzee sanctuary, featuring a 15.5-mile technical loop and distances from 8K up to 100 miles.
A fundraising trail run in Carencro on November 8, 2026 supporting the LOPA Foundation, offering 5K, 10K and a fun run with no strollers or pets allowed.
Community 5K and 1K Fun Run at Lincoln Parish Park in Ruston, LA, with water stations, smores, promotional booths, and fundraising for Trail Life USA Troop-0316.
Trail races at Bussey Brake WMA in Bastrop LA on November 21 2026 offering 50K, 16 Miler and 8 Miler distances with aid stations and finisher medals.
Trail 5K and half marathon at Bonnet Carre Spillway trail in Norco with packet pickup, participant medals, shirts, marked course and age group awards