5K races in North Carolina, United States — 2026 trail running calendar

Sep

19

XC Experience

Rutherfordton, North Carolina, United States

$30.00

Running

5K

Sep

26

     Salem Lake Trail Runs         30K/7 Mile/5K

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

$35.00 - $45.00

Trail running

30K 11.3K 5K

Oct

03

To The Good Times Trail Run

Belmont, North Carolina, United States

$35.00 - $45.00

Trail running Running

5K 10K

Oct

10

Three Little Pigs 5K Trail Run

Pittsboro, North Carolina, United States

Free - $40.00

Trail running Running

5.1K Kids' Run

Oct

17

Rootrock Trail Run - 5K/10K/Half Marathon

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

$50.00 - $80.00

Trail running

5K 10K Half-Marathon

Oct

24

Sandhills Running "Sasquatch 4-Hour 1-Mile Repeat" and "Sasquatch 5K"

Southern Pines, North Carolina, United States

$40.00 - $50.00

Trail running Running

1.6K 5K

Nov

07

Wildwood Wander 5k

Greenville, North Carolina, United States

$30.00

Trail running

5K

Nov

07

The Fuzzy Peach Trail Run

Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States

$25.00 - $35.00

Trail running Running Walking

5K 1.6K

Nov

26

High Country Turkey Trot 5K & 10K

Boone, North Carolina, United States

$40.00

Trail running Running

5K 10K

Nov

26

Birds of a Feather Trail Trot

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

$36.00 - $50.00

Running Trail running

3.2K 5K 10K

Nov

28

Leftovers Trail Run

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

$40.00 - $50.00

Trail running

5K 10K

Nov

28

Turkey Chase

Cary, North Carolina, United States

$35.00 - $75.00

Trail running Running

Half-Marathon 10K 5K Ultra +3