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Trail running races in North America
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Events to explore include Conquer the Castle, Deadman Peaks Trail Run and Dogwood Canyon Trail Runs.
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Conquer the Castle
USAMayfield, Ohio
Trail races through North Chagrin Reservation with woodland loops, creek crossings and a visit to Squire’s Castle.
· 100K / 10mi / 20mi / 50K / 5K
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Deadman Peaks Trail Run
USACuba, New Mexico
High-desert trail races on the Continental Divide Trail near Cuba, crossing mesas, rocky ground and remote woodland.
· 30K / 53mi / 55K
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Dogwood Canyon Trail Runs
USALampe, Missouri
Hilly trail races at Dogwood Canyon, with the 25K and 50K on Saturday and 15K on Sunday. Combined weekend challenges use these same races.
· 25K / 50K
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Ferris 50
USAMinden, Nevada
Trail races through Carson Valley, with a separate short children’s race. The adult races start at Douglas County Fairgrounds and finish at TJ’s…
· 1.5K Kids / 15K / 50K / 50mi
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Grand Ridge Trail Run
USAIssaquah, Washington
Forest trail races in the Cascade foothills, with four adult distances and a free children’s run. Distances are approximate; the advertised…
· 1.1mi Kids / 50K / 5mi / Half marathon / Marathon
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Icebox 480/240
USARiver Falls, Wisconsin
Four- and eight-hour trail challenges using a roughly five-mile singletrack loop, with a shorter loop available during each runner’s final hour.
· 4H / 8H
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Kessel Run Ultra
USAFruita, Colorado
High-desert trail races on the North Fruita singletrack, with five distances and separate morning starts.
· 10mi / 20mi / 40mi / 50K / 50mi
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Liberty’s Lost Treasure
USAGuthrie, Oklahoma
Trail races around Liberty Lake, using repeated loops for the longer distances and an out-and-back 5K.
· 12.5K / 25K / 50K / 5K
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Miner 49er
USADubuque, Iowa
Trail races through Mines of Spain, with woodland paths, prairie sections, stream crossings and views of the Mississippi River.
· 25K / 50K
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Mingus Madness 50K
USAPrescott Valley, Arizona
A rugged, minimally supported mountain adventure. The organiser describes this as an unofficial, non-permitted event; the advertised 50K route is…
· 50K
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Miola Madness - Fall Edition
USAPaola, Kansas
Timed running challenges and a fixed 10K on a crushed-limestone loop around Miola Lake.
· 10K / 12H / 3H / 6H / 9H
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Mountain Masochist Trail Run
USAMontebello, Virginia
Mountain trail ultras starting and finishing at Montebello Campground in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
· 100K / 50K / 50mi · Entry closed
Race details, entry and past editions →Mountaineer Rumble
USABlacksburg, South Carolina
Trail races on repeated loops of the CCC Multi-Use Trail at Kings Mountain State Park, with distance-specific lead-in sections for the metric ultras.
· 100K / 100mi / 10mi / 50K
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Natchez Trace Trail Run
USAFranklin, Tennessee
Trail races along the Natchez Trace, with buses from Garrison Creek for the point-to-point shorter distances.
· 50mi / Half marathon / Marathon · Entry closed
Race details, entry and past editions →Pain in Green Lane
USAGreen Lane, Pennsylvania
One- and two-loop trail races around Green Lane’s lake and reservoir, combining singletrack, gravel and paved paths.
· 25K / 50K
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Paleozoic Trail Runs - Silurian Fall
USAPalos Park, Illinois
Trail races on the Sag Valley trails, using a 25K loop of gravel paths and woodland sections. The organiser lists the permit as pending.
· 25K / 50K
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Pinhoti 100
USAHeflin, Alabama
A point-to-point trail ultramarathon through Talladega National Forest, starting near Heflin and finishing at the Sylaward trailhead at Lake Howard.
· 100mi · Entry closed
Race details, entry and past editions →Ponderosa Polar Challenge
USAOrderville, Utah
Trail distances and timed challenges on interchangeable loops at Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort, near Zion National Park.
· 100K / 100mi / 10K / 12H / 150mi / 24H / 50K / 50mi / 5K / Half marathon / Marathon
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Rio Del Lago Endurance Runs
USAGranite Bay, California
Trail ultras starting at Beals Point, following the lakes and foothills between Folsom and Auburn.
· 100mi / 50K
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Run the Rock
USATerrebonne, Oregon
Trail races around Smith Rock and Gray Butte, with the 50K and 25K on Saturday and the half marathon on Sunday.
· 25K / 50K · Entry closed
Race details, entry and past editions →Saddleback Marathon
USABlue Jay, California
Saddleback November mountain marathon.
· Marathon
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Sanders’ Saunter Charity Race
USALawrence, Kansas
Charity trail races around Clinton Lake, with three distances and staggered starts from Overlook Park.
· 10K / 25K / 50K
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Screaming Monkey
USAKeithville, Louisiana
Technical woodland races on the Monkey Trails surrounding a chimpanzee sanctuary, with shorter races and overnight ultras.
· 100K / 100mi / 10K / 25K / 50K
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Sheriff’s Shootout
USAMancos, Colorado
Free six- and twelve-hour trail races on a rugged one-mile loop, with food contributions and a community-pantry donation required.
· 12H / 6H
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Squatch Till You Drop
USALittle Rock, Arkansas
A single-lap 5K on Saturday and a six-hour trail race on Sunday, using technical trails in Allsopp Park.
· 5K
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Stone Mill 50 Mile Run
USAMontgomery Village, Maryland
A fifty-mile trail race starting and finishing at Stedwick Elementary School, with aid stations and intermediate cutoffs along the course.
· 50mi
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗TARC Stone Cat Trail Festival
USAIpswich, Massachusetts
A trail festival on rolling woodland trails in Willowdale State Forest, with adult distance races and a short youth fun run.
· 0.5mi Kids / 100K / 10K / 50mi / Half marathon / Marathon · Entry closed
Race details, entry and past editions →The Hamsterwheel
USANew Boston, New Hampshire
Timed endurance races on a mostly flat four-mile circuit using the New Boston Rail Trail and a gravel road around the fairgrounds.
· 12H / 24H / 30H / 6H · Entry closed
Race details, entry and past editions →Tideland 24
USACedar Point, North Carolina
A 24-hour charity ultramarathon on a largely flat gravel and boardwalk loop through the Croatan National Forest and White Oak River salt marshes.
· 24H · Entry closed
Race details, entry and past editions →Veterans Trail Festival
USAHookstown, Pennsylvania
A veterans charity running festival at Raccoon Creek State Park, formerly listed as Resilient Service Members Classic. The longer races use woodland…
· 1mi / 20mi / 50K / 5K
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Race archive
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