Desert Runner Trail Series
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Desert Runner Trail Series
Aravaipa Running and Maricopa County Regional Parks present a trail and ultra running series across Maricopa County regional parks in Arizona. The series runs from October 2026 through April 2027 and spans multiple parks in the Valley of the Sun.
Registration is available for individual races or for a Fall or Spring series pass. The Fall Series pass offers a 20 percent discount off individual race entries. Archived results and final standings are available from previous seasons.
The 2026 2027 schedule lists the following events and distances.
October 17, 2026 at Cave Creek Regional Park and Maricopa Trail
- 50K
- 24K
- 11K
- 5K
November 14, 2026 at Usery Mountain Regional Park
- 50 Mile
- 50K
- 25K
- 10K
- 5K
December 5, 2026 at McDowell Mountain Regional Park
- 50 Mile
- 50K
- 25K
- 10 Mile
- 5 Mile
January 9, 2027 at San Tan Mountain Regional Park
- 50K
- 26K
- 17K
- 9K
- 5K
February 6, 2027 at Cave Creek Regional Park, Maricopa Trail and Tonto National Forest
- 50 Mile
- 50K
- 35K
- 22K
- 12K
- 5K
March 13, 2027 at White Tank Mountain Regional Park
- 50 Mile
- 50K
- 30K
- Half Marathon
- 8K
April 4, 2027 at Lake Pleasant Regional Park
- 40K
- 26K
- 13K
- 4 Mile
- 2 Mile
Sponsors for the series include Neversecond and Athletico Physical Therapy. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
