North Carolina
North Carolina Trail Running Calendar 2026-2027
Explore the best trail runs in North Carolina for 2026-2027! Our updated list features 173 exciting trail runs across the region. Find your next trail run in North Carolina below and join the trail community at these great events!
May 2027
A Memorial Day weekend running event at the Northwest Cary YMCA with in-person and virtual 2, 4, and 6 mile options, a kids-in-strollers category, exhibitor booths, finishers medals, and a prize pool that supports the local Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Trail run at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte with 3, 5 and 8 mile routes, aid stations, age-group awards, packet pick-up the day before, and parking fees.
June 2027
A Backyard Ultra at Williams Rushing Farm in Monroe NC with a 4.167 mile loop each hour, on site camping, crew areas, an aid station, live music, and spectator access.
Mud focused obstacle course in Pinnacle, NC with multiple 5K individual and team waves plus a 1200 m kids Pollywog race; fees vary by event.
Multi-duration time trial at Hollis Hills Farm in Ellenboro NC featuring a 3 mile loop, stocked aid station, and unique handmade pottery finisher medals.
Trail races in Old Fort, NC offering a two-loop 50k, a net downhill half marathon, and a 10k on the Old Fort Gateway trails.
A community trail event on June 5, 2027 at Restoration in Woodleaf NC offering a timed 5K, a kids one mile run and an untimed 5K walk.
A 6-hour trail challenge of a 5K each hour for six rounds, with patches for partial finishes, a medal for six laps, and world leaderboard ranking.
Trail race and untimed single loop along the Haw River in Graham NC supporting the Haw River Assembly's river protection and education work.
A six hour trail challenge of hourly 5K laps on natural terrain where runners must finish each lap within the hour to continue.
A casual trail run of about three miles through Carolina Beach State Park starting at Good Hops Brewing on June 19, 2027, with two water stations, post-race awards, brewery festivities, and proceeds supporting the local school and state park.
Trail races at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte include 6K, 12K and a half marathon on natural trails, with aid stations and a post-race beer for runners 21 and older.
A single-evening event combining four track races and a 5K cross-country race, with finishers receiving a t-shirt and car decal.
July 2027
A timed 2 mile dune run on Jockey's Ridge plus a 1 mile color fun run celebrating the park's 50th anniversary with proceeds supporting Friends of Jockey's Ridge.
A 5K trail race at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte where runners pick red white or blue to determine their route and learn the course on race day.
Muddy Dash at Porter Farms on July 17, 2027 is a family-friendly mud run with obstacles, waist-deep mud pits, a pre-party, and both value and VIP registration options.
Obstacle-course weekend at Tryon International Equestrian Center with Sprint, Super, Kids races and a 4-hour Hurricane Heat on horse trails and red clay hills.
August 2027
Trail event in Belmont, NC on August 14, 2027 offering 50K, 25K, and 5K on a marked loop with on-course aid and a handmade pottery finisher medal.
A loop trail race at Tryon Equestrian Center offering 26.2, 13.1 and 10K on a 6.5 mile loop through dirt paths, single track and meadows.
An evening single loop 5K on Kanuga's forested trails near Hendersonville NC with chip timing, early entry finisher items, and a virtual option.