Trail running races in the United States
Find trail running races in the United States. Compare 435 upcoming events by date and location. Open a race guide for the course, recorded editions and official entry information where available.
Upcoming running events include 50K races, 10K races, 25K races, half marathons, 100K races and 5K races.
Events to explore include Grand Ridge Trail Run, Icebox 480/240 and Kessel Run Ultra.
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Compare running races by distance, date and surface, from shorter road events to trail races and ultras.
489 listed events · 435 with upcoming dates
Upcoming trail running races
435 matching events, earliest date first. Entry availability is shown separately.
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…
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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.
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Kessel Run Ultra
USAFruita, Colorado
High-desert trail races on the North Fruita singletrack, with five distances and separate morning starts.
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Liberty’s Lost Treasure
USAGuthrie, Oklahoma
Trail races around Liberty Lake, using repeated loops for the longer distances and an out-and-back 5K.
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Miner 49er
USADubuque, Iowa
Trail races through Mines of Spain, with woodland paths, prairie sections, stream crossings and views of the Mississippi River.
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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…
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Miola Madness - Fall Edition
USAPaola, Kansas
Timed running challenges and a fixed 10K on a crushed-limestone loop around Miola Lake.
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Mountain Masochist Trail Run
USAMontebello, Virginia
Mountain trail ultras starting and finishing at Montebello Campground in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
· Entry closed
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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.
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Natchez Trace Trail Run
USAFranklin, Tennessee
Trail races along the Natchez Trace, with buses from Garrison Creek for the point-to-point shorter distances.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ponderosa Polar Challenge
USAOrderville, Utah
Trail distances and timed challenges on interchangeable loops at Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort, near Zion National Park.
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Rio Del Lago Endurance Runs
USAGranite Bay, California
Trail ultras starting at Beals Point, following the lakes and foothills between Folsom and Auburn.
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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.
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Saddleback Marathon
USABlue Jay, California
Saddleback November mountain marathon.
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Sanders’ Saunter Charity Race
USALawrence, Kansas
Charity trail races around Clinton Lake, with three distances and staggered starts from Overlook Park.
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Screaming Monkey
USAKeithville, Louisiana
Technical woodland races on the Monkey Trails surrounding a chimpanzee sanctuary, with shorter races and overnight ultras.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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Wild Florida Trail Run
USAWhite Springs, Florida
Trail races along the Suwannee River, with all distances finishing at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park.
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Bold Coast Bash
USACutler, Maine
Technical coastal trail races over rocks, roots and bog bridges on a figure-eight course near the cliffs of Maine’s Bold Coast.
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Lake Vista Lunatics Run
USABorden, Indiana
Six- and twelve-hour trail challenges with a new lap starting each hour, plus a one-lap fun run. The course is a steep 4.167-mile loop at Deam Lake.
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The Long Run - Fall Back
USAWind Gap, Pennsylvania
A clockwise trail loop at Jacobsburg State Park, with one-lap and timed running or hiking options.
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