Best Trail Running Races Rockies 2025
Strambecco rates the best trail running events Rockies 2025 based on various factors, including reputation, route quality, location, runner feedback, and the event's or race's overall uniqueness. Spanning Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, Rocky Mountain terrain features of Strambecco’s best list include tall peaks, canyons, basins and valleys, forested regions, and sublime single-track running. You can expect lots of elevation gain and events at high base elevations.
If we had to pick the best of the best trail running events Rockies 2025, or those you’d classify as bucket list events, we’d recommend the Audi Power of Four Trail Run in July, an Aspen/Snowmass classic, or the prestigious Leadville Trail 100. We’d also recommend looking at events making up the Leadville Race Series, all qualifier events for the Leadville Trail 100 every year in August. We also strongly correlate the best events and professional event producers. In the Rockies, premiere event producers include Life Time Events, Leadville Race Series, and Gemini Adventures.
Strambecco does not list every event. We strive to identify and review events that are special and noteworthy. If you have suggestions on other events we should consider or review, please get in touch with us here or send us a note at editors@strambecco.com.
Last Updated June 24, 2024 The Bighorn Trail Run in Wyoming is an epic endurance race as technical as beautiful. It is a Rocky Mountain Slam event and a qualifier for the…
Last Updated July 12, 2024 — The 2025 event date is not confirmed — Leadville Trail 100 Run Camp is a perfect way to kick off the summer and practice for all…
Updated July 16, 2024 — The 2025 event date is not confirmed — The Leadville Trail Marathon and Heavy Half 2025 is arguably the nation’s toughest and highest-altitude marathon. The route takes…
Last updated July 22, 2024– The 2025 event date is not confirmed — Silver Rush 50 Run 2024 is part of the Leadville Race Series. This unique high-altitude trail running event is…
Updated August 17, 2024– The Hardrock 100 Endurance Run is an ultramarathon of 102.5 miles, plus 33,197 feet of climb and 33,197 feet of descent for a total elevation change of 66,394…
Last updated September 1, 2024 — The 2025 event date is not confirmed — The Emerald Mountain Epic Trail is one of the most well-attended and beloved trail-running events in Colorado and…
Last updated September 9, 2024 — If you are looking for a trail running challenge to test your endurance, push your limits, and reward you with stunning scenery and unforgettable memories, look…
Updated September 7, 2025 — The 2025 event date is not confirmed — Nestled in the heart of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, the Leadville Trail 10K, produced by Life Time Events, offers an…
Updated September 11, 2024 — The 2025 event date is not confirmed — In the heart of the Colorado Rockies lies an event that embodies the essence of endurance, tenacity, and the…
Last updated November 2, 2024 The Bear 100 Ultra 2025 Endurance Run joins the ranks of some of the world’s most challenging and scenic trail races and is one that the team…
Last updated November 2, 2024 The 2025 event date is not confirmed — Chosen by Trail Runner Magazine as one of “America’s 14 Most Scenic Races” and Colorado Runner Magazine as a…
Last updated November 9, 2024 At the beginning of Fall, runners from around the world will converge on the idyllic town of Crested Butte, Colorado, for an event that promises to challenge…
