Texas
Texas Trail Running Calendar 2026-2027
Explore the best trail runs in Texas for 2026-2027! Our updated list features 267 exciting trail runs across the region. Find your next trail run in Texas below and join the trail community at these great events!
October 2026
Celebrate Halloween in Houston with a themed Half Marathon 10K 5K or Kids Dash featuring designer shirts custom medals and treats at the finish line.
A small, capped trail event in Whitewright, TX offering 5K and 10K on scenic runnable trails with finisher medals, shirts while supplies last, and chip-timed awards.
An 8 mile road and trail event in The Colony, Texas on October 24, 2026, with about 60 percent of the course on the crushed granite Shoreline Trail along Lake Lewisville. Proceeds support UT Southwestern cancer research.
A fourteen hour, fifty mile looped ultra near Decatur, Texas that supports suicide awareness and mental health. Runners may enter individually or as teams of four for a timed endurance effort.
Trail races at Millican Reserve in College Station include a half marathon, 10K, 5K and a short kids run on single-track trails, with aid stations, finisher medals, age-group awards and post-race food.
5K and one mile event on October 24, 2026 in Flower Mound, TX supporting WINNING THE FIGHT with packet pickup the day before and team fundraising.
Cross-country races for youth and open runners at McAllister Park on October 24, 2026, with age-group distances, awards, and a community event atmosphere.
Trail races of 50k, 25k, 10k and 5k at Rocky Hill Ranch in Smithville TX on Oct 25 2026 with three full aid stations and a 12 hour cutoff.
A multi-distance trail event at LLELA in Lewisville, Texas featuring distances from a 1 mile youth run to a 100K ultramarathon, held October 31 to November 1, 2026, supporting local habitat restoration.
Experience the final race of the Huaco Cuatro Trail Run Series in Waco. This event at Cameron Park features 5K and 15K trail distances along with a virtual option for participants.
A community run on October 31 at Windwood Presbyterian Church in Houston offering a 1 mile and a 5K. The park like course has no pavement and every registered runner receives a finisher medal.
Halloween-themed running event at the Epic trail in Grand Prairie on October 31, 2026, with a 5K, a 1 mile fun run, and a volunteer then run option awarding a costume prize.
Run through the scenic hills of Farmersville on the flat and fast Chaparral Trail with distances ranging from a 5K to a 50K ultra marathon and a 10K ruck.
A community 5K in Boerne on October 31, 2026 supporting Kendall County law enforcement, featuring race day packet pick up, shirts, medals, and awards.
Complete one mile every hour for thirty hours in this unique endurance challenge in Burnet, Texas, to support Jar of Hope.
November 2026
Two days of trail racing near Georgetown TX with 15K, 50K, 100K and a ruck option on the Lake Georgetown Rim Trail.
Trail trail event at Twin Buttes in San Angelo with alternating 5K loops and options from a single 5K to a 24 hour timed race.
Turkey Shuffle in San Antonio on November 7, 2026 features a 50m Kids Dash, 1 mile, chip timed 5K and 10K, a costume contest, awards, and aid stations.
A community road and trail race around Lake Holcomb in Spring TX offering a 1K kids option plus 2 mile, 5K and 10K courses.
Annual Recharge Run at Government Canyon State Natural Area features chip-timed 15K and 8K trail races plus a virtual option. The fundraiser supports Friends of Government Canyon and highlights trails with dinosaur track sites.