⏵ State guide · 19 races
Trail Races in North Carolina: The 19 Races Worth Training For
North Carolina racing runs from rocky Piedmont singletrack to the Blue Ridge and Black Mountains near Asheville, where Mount Mitchell and Pisgah National Forest supply the state's hardest vert. Humidity and root-laced climbing define the mountain races, while the Piedmont events trade altitude for fast, runnable trail.
Every North Carolina race guide
- Pilot Mountain to Hanging Rock UltraPinnacle · Sep 202650M / 50K
- Pisgah 555Pisgah Forest · Sep 202639.7M
- Table Rock UltrasMorganton · Sep 202650K / 30K
- Hinson Lake 24 Hour Ultra ClassicRockingham · Sep 202624 Hour Timed / 100K
- WC-50 Ultra Trail MarathonCharlotte · Oct 202650M / 50K
- Uwharrie 100 Mile and 100K Trail RunTroy · Oct 2026100M / 100K
- Triple Lakes Trail RaceGreensboro · Oct 202640M / Marathon / Half
- Salem Lakeshore Frosty FiftyWinston-Salem · Jan 202750K / 25K / 12.5K / 50K Relay / 5K
- Mount Mitchell ChallengeBlack Mountain · Feb 202740M
- Uwharrie Mountain RunOphir · Feb 202740M / 20M / 8M
- MST 100 Endurance RaceDurham · Mar 2027100M / 50M / 50K / 10M
- Appalachian 200/100Franklin · Mar 2027200M / 100M
- Umstead 100 Mile Endurance RunRaleigh · Mar 2027100M / 50M
- Mount Mitchell HeartbreakerOld Fort · Mar 202750M / 55K
- Blackbeard's Revenge 100 Ultra & RelayCorolla · Mar 2027100M / 100K / 100M Relay
- Weymouth Woods Trail RunSouthern Pines · Apr 202750M / 50K / 25K
- Hellbender 100Old Fort · May 2027100M
- Quest for the Crest 50KBurnsville · May 202750K / 25K / 11K
- Black Mountain MonsterBlack Mountain · Jun 202724hr / 12hr / 6hr timed
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