Virginia
Virginia Trail Running Calendar 2026-2027
Explore the best trail runs in Virginia for 2026-2027! Our updated list features 139 exciting trail runs across the region. Find your next trail run in Virginia below and join the trail community at these great events!
December 2026
A VHTRC holiday time 50k out and back on the Bull Run-Occoquan Trail from Hemlock Overlook to Fountainhead, with four aid stations and a GPX file for navigation. Entry includes lodge access, stocked aid stations, and a catered after party for $20.
Half marathon, 10k and 5k on the wooded Bright Hope Trail at Pocahontas State Park with chip timing, finishers coin and technical shirt.
A 50K two-loop trail race at First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach with two full aid stations and an eight hour time limit. Registrants get a Brooks shirt, finishers a medal, and there is a post-race gathering at Smartmouth Brewery.
A morning 5k and 10k at Burke Lake Park on December 24 with chip timing, finisher medal, technical shirt, a virtual option, and series points.
A minimally marked 40.3 mile loop through the Massanutten Mountains that passes historic furnace ruins about halfway. The course has three aid stations, 6500 feet of climbing, and requires self navigation and self support.
January 2027
A 31.7 mile New Year event in Prince William Forest Park run as three loops on groomed trails and some gravel roads. Unmanned aid at the start and finish is supplied by participants and entry is limited to 120.
Snowy Owl 10 Mile is a winter trail race at York River State Park on Jan 3, 2027, featuring technical single track, fire roads, and about 600 feet of elevation gain. The course includes three aid stations and a finisher medal.
Free winter fat ass trail event at Bear Creek Lake State Park offering 20k, 35k, and 50k with four aid stations and rough, often wet, marked singletrack.
8 hour and 4 hour training runs plus a 5 km event on flat loops at Sandy Bottom Nature Park in Hampton, VA.
Two loop trail races at Pleasant Grove Park near Palmyra VA offering 5K and 15K routes, aid stations, prizes, an art contest, and a coordinated Winter Series prize.
A January trail 10 km on the Chestnut Ridge Loop from New Hope Christian Church, with a virtual option and a snow date one week later.
Experience a scenic out and back half marathon on the flat and smooth Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail. Enjoy a unique post race campfire with roasted donuts and earn a custom finisher medal.
A two-distance event at Harwoods Mill Park on January 17, 2026, featuring a half marathon and 5K with shuttled parking, marked trails, four aid stations, and participant limits.
A supported point to point mountain training run of 32 miles that follows much of the first third of the MMT 100, with two aid stations, required car shuttle, limited club support, and recommended GPX and turnsheet navigation.
A 15.5 mile winter training run from Fountainhead along the blue blazed BROT to Bull Run Marina with minimal marking and limited water aid.
A winter event at Smith Mountain Lake State Park combining a scenic 5K trail and an optional polar plunge, with beach facilities and proceeds benefiting the local YMCA.
Out and back 5 and 10 mile trail races on a rocky Glenwood Horse Trail section, capped at 200 runners and offering a virtual RNUTS-qualifying option.
Trail races from 5k to 50k at Prince William Forest Park with chip timing, technical shirt, finisher medal, water stations, and series points.
February 2027
A looped trail event at Lake Anna State Park offering an 8 hour open-distance run plus Half Marathon+ and an 8 mile option with on-course support.
A 3.1 mile trail race at Hydaway Outdoor Center in Lynchburg on February 6 2027 with a $30 entry fee, awards, guaranteed T shirt for early registration, and packet pickup options.