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 Griffith Park Trail Races, Lake Haigler 12-Hour and Mountain Mama Farms Classic.
Narrow your search to California, Texas and Arizona, or browse the other locations below.
Compare running races by distance, date and surface, from shorter road events to trail races and ultras.
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435 matching events, earliest date first. Entry availability is shown separately.
Griffith Park Trail Races
USALos Angeles, California
Hilly trail races on Griffith Park’s singletrack and fire roads, starting at the Merry-Go-Round parking area.
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Lake Haigler 12-Hour
USAFort Mill, South Carolina
A noon-to-midnight trail race following a 5K loop around Lake Haigler at Anne Springs Close Greenway.
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Mountain Mama Farms Classic
USASummerville, Georgia
Timed running races on a roughly 3.5-mile farmland loop in north-west Georgia.
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Oakwood 24 at Lakeside Retreats
USARaleigh, North Carolina
Timed and fixed-distance charity running options on lakeside trails and dirt roads, raising funds for Healing Transitions.
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Père Malfait Trail Race
USABastrop, Louisiana
Flat trail races following the reservoir levee at Bussey Brake, with exposed stretches and wooded sections.
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Salt City Fall Classic
USAMarcellus, New York
Timed running on a rolling trail loop through fields and woodland at Baltimore Woods, continuing the former Clark 6 Hour Classic.
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The 16 Hour Lock-In
USACarolina Beach, North Carolina
A timed trail race through Carolina Beach State Park’s maritime forest, continuing into the night.
· Entry closed
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The Stuffed Turkey Endurance Races
USAGranger, Iowa
Looped trail races at Jester Park with rolling hills, flat stretches and an equestrian-centre base.
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Anaheim Turkey Trot 5K/10K
USAAnaheim, California
Anaheim Turkey Trot 5K/10K in Anaheim, United States.
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Colorado River Run
USACedar Creek, Texas
Trail races along the Colorado River at McKinney Roughs, with long ultras on Friday and shorter races on Saturday.
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Fifth Street Cross Black Friday 100
USAEmmaus, Pennsylvania
Black Friday running races on repeated short trail loops at the Fifth Street Cross course, alongside separate cycling events.
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Bosque Bigfoot Trail Runs
USAAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Trail races through Albuquerque’s riverside bosque, using singletrack and jeep roads among the cottonwoods.
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Boundiful Endurance Runs
USAHemet, California
Fixed-distance and timed endurance running on a hard-packed dirt loop through a Southern California fruit and nut farm.
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Squatchy Leftovers
USAWest Orange, New Jersey
Trail races on a loop combining carriage roads and rocky singletrack in South Mountain Reservation, supporting Bigger Than The Trail.
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Turkey Burn Ultra
USAClermont, Florida
Thanksgiving weekend trail races through Lake Louisa State Park’s sand hills, forest and lakeside terrain.
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Blood Rock
USAPelham, Alabama
Long trail races exploring Oak Mountain State Park, with steep climbs and a race base beside Tranquility Lake.
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Climb 89
USARichland, Washington
Repeated hill climbs on Badger Mountain, with awards based on completed laps and accumulated elevation.
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Ollie's Ultra
USAChanute, Kansas
Timed endurance races on a soft chat trail loop in Santa Fe Park, with distinct Friday and Saturday starts.
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The Tennessee Mile
USAFranklin, Tennessee
Timed running on a steep 1.1-mile woodland loop on private land near Franklin, with a separate youth 5K.
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Anza Borrego Cuyamaca 50 Mile Run
USAJulian, California
A point-to-point trail ultra from the mountains near Julian to the desert finish at Stagecoach Trails RV Resort.
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Brazos Bend 100
USANeedville, Texas
Flat trail races through Brazos Bend State Park, with looped ultras, a marathon, a half marathon and a children’s kilometre.
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Calero Trail Run Winter
USASan Jose, California
Winter trail races on Calero County Park’s singletrack and rolling dirt paths, with several distances from one mile to an ultra.
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Cloudland Canyon Trail Races
USARising Fawn, Georgia
A weekend of trail races through Cloudland Canyon, with waterfall views, steep canyon climbs and shorter Sunday options.
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Colossal Vail 50/50
USAVail, Arizona
High-desert trail races on the Arizona Trail, based at Colossal Cave Mountain Park with daytime and night shorter options.
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Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race
USAShepherdsville, Kentucky
A trail running weekend on wooded hills at Camp Crooked Creek, with ultras and daytime and night marathon options.
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Devil Dog Ultras
USATriangle, Virginia
Looped ultras through Prince William Forest Park, combining wooded singletrack, rolling hills and short fire-road sections.
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Festivus Trail Run
USAMiddleburg, Florida
A holiday trail race weekend in Jennings State Forest, based on repeated loops through pine and palmetto woodland.
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HAROC Hanging Rock Challenge
USADanbury, North Carolina
Technical trail races among Hanging Rock State Park’s cliffs, waterfalls and rocky woodland paths.
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Isle du Bois Trail Run
USAPilot Point, Texas
Loop races on singletrack beside Lake Ray Roberts, mixing runnable stretches with rocks and roots.
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Jackson County Ultras
USABrownstown, Indiana
Rugged trail races in Jackson-Washington State Forest with a start and finish at PYOCA Camp and Retreat Center.
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