Montana
Montana Trail Running Calendar 2026-2027
Explore the best trail runs in Montana for 2026-2027! Our updated list features 48 exciting trail runs across the region. Find your next trail run in Montana below and join the trail community at these great events!
June 2027
A memorial ruck in Showdown Montana on June 12 2027 offering timed 6 hour and 3 hour ruck events plus a kids one hour ruck with proceeds funding a scholarship.
Cross Cut 20K is a trail race at Bridger Bowl Ski Area on Saturday June 12 2027 with a course through the Bridger Mountains.
Old Gabe in Bozeman MT offers 50K and 30K mountain trail routes with minimal aid, about 11,500 ft of climbing on the 50K, drop bag support, and a 130 runner cap.
A 12 hour night trail run on Helena's South Hills where runners complete as many 11.57 mile figure 8 loops as possible.
Trail races at Herron Park offering a half marathon, 10k and 5k that raise funds to build and maintain the 34-mile Foys to Blacktail Trails.
A 26.2 mile single track trail marathon in the Flathead Valley with about 5,000 feet of climbing, five aid stations, required bear spray, and entry limited to 100 runners.
A 100 mile loop in Butte, Montana with 63 miles on the Continental Divide Trail, high alpine terrain and a 40 hour cutoff.
Two days on a private Montana ranch featuring a backyard ultra, 50K, 25K, 10K and a kids mile with crew amenities and pre set base camps.
Trail races at Rendezvous Ski Trails on the edge of Yellowstone National Park, with distances from 5K to 50K, aid stations, chip timing, and finisher medals.
July 2027
A July 4 road run in Laurel MT offering 2 mile, 4 mile and 8 mile courses from Thomson Park with advance packet pickup and a June 20 T shirt deadline.
A July 4 race in Bozeman with 1K, 5K and 10K options available in-person or virtual, with proceeds supporting adults with developmental disabilities.
1K, 5K and 10K fun runs at Seeley Lake with a pancake breakfast for participants, awards and prize drawings.
July 17, 2027 trail races at Little Blackfoot Meadows offering 15 km and 30 km out-and-back courses with forested singletrack, creek crossings, and a Kading Grade viewpoint.
Trail races at Seeley Creek Nordic Trails near the Bob Marshall Wilderness offering distances from 5K to 50K, chip timing, aid stations, and finish-line refreshments.
A 3.8-mile run or hike to the summit of Big Mountain in Whitefish, MT, featuring age and gender awards, a fastest-leashed-dog category, and a lift pass for descent.
Two trail races, a 5K and a 10K, are held July 24, 2027 at Missouri Headwaters State Park in Three Forks, Montana near the confluence of three rivers.
A 100 mile ultramarathon from Wilsall to Lennep across the Crazy Mountains with alpine lakes, scree fields and family ranch start and finish.
Trail running event in West Yellowstone Montana near Yellowstone National Park offering 50K, marathon, half marathon, 25K, 10K and 5K with aid stations and chip timing.
August 2027
Trail ultramarathons near Helena, MT with 50 mile, 50K, and 13.1 mile courses featuring technical single-track and multiple aid stations.
September 2027
A roughly 7 mile trail race at Missouri Headwaters State Park with river and mud crossings, a 300 runner cap, awards and a post race barbecue.