⏵ State guide · 105 races
Trail Races in California: The 105 Races Worth Training For
California carries more trail races than any other state here, and the terrain covers most of what ultrarunning has to offer: the granite and singletrack of the Sierra Nevada, the fire roads and chaparral of the Southern California mountains, and the fog and redwood climbs of the Bay Area and the coast. Western States and the Sierra high country anchor the calendar, but there is a race for almost every taste and every month.
Every California race guide
- Muir Woods Mountain ChallengeStinson Beach · Jul 202630K / Half / 10K
- Rodeo Beach Trail Run 50KSausalito · Aug 202650K / 30K / Half / 8K
- Skyline 50K Endurance RunCastro Valley / San Leandro · Aug 202650K
- The Napa Lapa Trail AdventureNapa · Aug 202612 Hour / 6 Hour / 3 Hour (timed)
- Bulldog 50KMalibu Creek · Aug 202650K / 25K
- Tamalpa Headlands 50KMill Valley / Stinson Beach · Aug 202650K
- Headlands 50M & Trail MarathonSausalito / Mill Valley · Aug 202650M / Trail Marathon
- Castle Peak 100KTruckee / Soda Springs · Aug 2026100K
- Sierra Crest 50KTruckee · Aug 202650K / 30K / 15K
- Folsom 100Granite Bay · Aug 2026100M
- Double DipseaStinson Beach · Aug 202613.7 Mile
- Santa Cruz Trail RunFelton · Aug 202630K / Half / 10K
- Noble Canyon 50KMount Laguna · Sep 202650K
- Diablo Trail RunClayton · Sep 202650K / Marathon / Half / 10mi / 4mi
- Mt. Baldy Run-to-the-TopMount Baldy · Sep 20267+ mile summit run
- Berkeley Trail AdventureBerkeley · Sep 202650K / 35K / Half / 10K
- Folsom Lake Ultra Trail 110KGranite Bay · Sep 2026110K
- Mammoth Trail FestMammoth Lakes · Sep 202682K / 50K / 26K
- Bandit Trail RunsSimi Valley · Sep 202650K / 30K / 15K
- Dick Collins Firetrails 50Castro Valley · Sep 2026100K / 50M / Marathon
- Mt. Disappointment Mountain RaceSierra Madre / Mt. Wilson · Sep 202660K / 50K / 25K
- Angeles Crest 100Altadena · Oct 2026100M
- Cuyamaca 100KCuyamaca · Oct 2026100K
- Kodiak by UTMBBig Bear Lake · Oct 202650K / 100K / 100M
- Ruth Anderson Memorial Endurance RunSan Francisco (Lake Merced) · Oct 2026100K / 50M / 50K
- Mt. Umunhum Trail ConquestSan Jose · Oct 202650K / Trail Marathon / 30K / Half / 7M / 5K
- Reservoir Dogs Trail RunOrinda · Oct 202635K / Half / 10K / 5K
- Bizz Johnson Trail Marathon & 50KWestwood to Susanville · Oct 202650K / Marathon / Express Half / Express 10K
- Overlook Endurance RunsForesthill · Oct 2026100K / 50M / 50K
- Twin Peaks UltrasCorona · Oct 202650M / 50K / 30K
- The Peak 50KJulian · Oct 202650K / Marathon / Half
- Lake Hodges Trail FestEscondido (Lake Hodges) · Oct 202650K / 15K / 10K / 5K
- SPACEROCK Trail RaceAgua Dulce · Oct 2026Half Marathon+ / 15K / 10K / 5K
- Tahoe Midnight Express Ultra 72South Lake Tahoe · Oct 202672 Mile
- The Jackalope LopeRedding · Oct 202652K / 20.5M / 9M
- No Name Trail RacesAgoura Hills · Oct 202650K / Half / 5K
- Oakland Hills Trail RunOakland · Oct 202635K / Half / 10K
- Island View Endurance RunGoleta (Gaviota Coast) · Oct 2026100M / 100K / 50K / 25K / 12K
- Rio Del Lago 100 Mile Endurance RunGranite Bay / Auburn · Nov 2026100M / 100K
- REVEL Big Bear Marathon & HalfBig Bear · Nov 2026Marathon / Half
- Helen Klein Ultra ClassicRancho Cordova · Nov 202650M / 50K / 30K
- Chimera 100Trabuco Canyon · Nov 2026100M / 100K
- Quad DipseaMill Valley · Nov 202628.4M
- Mt. Tam Trail Run 50KStinson Beach · Nov 202650K / 30K / Half / 10K
- LA Turkey TrailLos Angeles (Top of Reseda) · Nov 2026Half Marathon / 10K / 5K
- Coyote Backbone Trail UltraMalibu (Will Rogers SP to Ray Miller) · Nov 202668M
- Boundiful Endurance RunsHemet · Nov 2026100M / 24H / 12H / 6H / 3H
- Ray Miller 50/50Malibu / Point Mugu State Park · Dec 202650M / 50K / 30K
- Peacock Gap Trail RunSan Rafael · Dec 202630K / Half / 10K
- San Joaquin River Trail 50KFriant · Dec 202650K / 25K / 10K
- OTHTC High Desert UltraRidgecrest · Dec 202650K / 30K / 10K
- California International Marathon (CIM)Sacramento · Dec 2026Marathon + Relay
- Anza Borrego Cuyamaca 50Julian · Dec 202650M
- Woodside Ramble Trail RunWoodside · Dec 202650K / 35K / Half / 10K
- Avalon Benefit 50Avalon · Jan 202750M / 50K
- No Hands Trail RunAuburn · Jan 202750K / 35K / Half / 8K
- The San Diego 50Escondido · Jan 202750M / Marathon / Half
- Calico Trail RunYermo (Calico Ghost Town) · Jan 202750K / 30K
- Sean O'Brien 50K/50M/100KMalibu · Jan 2027100K / 50M / 50K
- Surf City MarathonHuntington Beach · Feb 2027Marathon / Half
- The Ranch 50KEscondido · Feb 202750K / Half Marathon
- FOURmidableAuburn / Cool · Feb 202750K / shorter
- Montara Mountain Trail RunPacifica · Feb 202750K / Marathon / 20mi / Half / 10K
- Sycamore Canyon 100K & 50KPoway · Feb 2027100K / 50K / Half
- SoCalUltraTrail at Tejon RanchLebec · Feb 2027100K / 50K / 25K / 11K
- ASICS Los Angeles MarathonLos Angeles · Mar 2027Marathon
- Santa Barbara Nine TrailsSanta Barbara · Mar 202735M
- Old West 50KJulian (Shelter Valley) · Mar 202750K / Marathon / Half Marathon
- Marin Ultra ChallengeSausalito · Mar 202750M / 50K / 25K
- Way Too Cool 50KCool · Mar 202750K
- The Big AltaSan Rafael (Marinwood) · Mar 2027100K / 50K / 28K
- VALENCIA Trail RaceSanta Clarita (Valencia) · Mar 202750K / Half / 10K
- Bad Ass Backyard UltraRio Linda (near Sacramento) · Mar 2027Backyard Ultra (4.16 Mile loops)
- Old Goat Trail RunsTrabuco Canyon · Mar 2027100M / 50M / 50K
- Bedrock Valley Trail RunsHemet · Apr 2027Marathon / Half / 15K / 10K / 5K
- Oriflamme 50KJulian · Apr 202750K
- Lake Sonoma 50Geyserville (Lake Sonoma) · Apr 202750M
- Lake Sonoma 100K & 50KGeyserville (Lake Sonoma) · Apr 2027100K / 50K / Half
- American River 50 Mile Endurance RunFolsom to Auburn · Apr 202750M
- Diablo Trails Challenge 50KWalnut Creek · Apr 202750K / Half / 10K / 5K
- Leona Divide 50Lake Hughes · Apr 202750M / 50K
- The Canyons Endurance Runs by UTMBAuburn · Apr 2027100M / 100K / 50K / 25K
- Big Sur International MarathonBig Sur · Apr 2027Marathon / 21M / 11M / 12K / 5K
- San Diego 100 Mile Endurance RunLake Cuyamaca / Julian · Apr 2027100M
- Born to Run UltramarathonsLos Olivos · May 2027200M / 100M / 50M / Marathon
- Miwok 100KStinson Beach · May 2027100K
- Quicksilver Endurance RunsSan Jose · May 2027100K / 50K
- Bishop High Sierra UltrasBishop · May 2027100K / 50M / 50K / 20M
- PCT 50Pine Valley / Cleveland National Forest · May 202750M
- Coyote Two MoonOjai · May 2027100M / 100K / 55M / 55K / 30K / 10K
- Ohlone Wilderness 50KFremont · May 202750K
- Bay to BreakersSan Francisco · May 202712K / 15K
- Nanny Goat 12H/24H/100Riverside · May 2027100M / 24H / 12H / 6H
- Mission Trails Twilight RunsSan Diego (Mission Trails Regional Park) · May 202750K / 25K / 5K
- Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon & HalfSan Diego · Jun 2027Marathon / Half / Relay
- Mendocino Coast 50KFort Bragg / Mendocino · Spr 202750K
- Cool Moon Trail RacesCool · Jun 2027100K / 50M / 25M
- Holcomb Valley Trail RunBig Bear Lake · Jun 202733M / 15M / Marathon
- Big Chief 50KTruckee · Jun 202750K
- Broken Arrow SkyraceOlympic Valley (Palisades Tahoe) · Jun 202746K / 23K / VK
- Tahoe 200 Endurance RunOlympic Valley / Homewood · Jun 2027200M+
- Western States 100Olympic Valley to Auburn · Jun 2027100M
- Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance RunsCarson City area (Tahoe Rim Trail) · Jul 2027100M / 100K / 50K / 23K
- Lost Sierra Endurance RaceDownieville to Graeagle · Jul 2027100K / 50K / 25K
- Badwater 135Lone Pine · Jul 2027135M
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