Trail Running calendar near Vernon 2025-2026

Join Somers' 7th Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot for a scenic but challenging 5K on the cross country trail and a family friendly 1 Mile fun run. Medals for all and shirts for early registrants add holiday cheer.

Run or walk this Thanksgiving on a scenic 5k trail around Scoville Reservoir in Wolcott with medals, swag and timed results. Enjoy pre race stretching and free post race yoga, family and dog friendly, with proceeds supporting EndoFound.

Join the Darien Depot Overstuffed Turkey Trot at Darien High School on Nov 28 for 5K, 1 mile and kids races on scenic cross country trails, with medals for all finishers. Proceeds support The Depot youth center and post race music and food.

Celebrate the Sunday after Thanksgiving at Gorge après Gorge in Chesterfield Gorge with a timed 5k, family fun walk, and new kids race. Finishers earn locally baked cookie medals and a warm postrace potluck to benefit Hilltown Land Trust.

Join the Tower Tag Challenge at Sleeping Giant State Park for a scenic timed loop to the Observation Tower, with 4 hour and 8 hour options. Run repeated 3.3 mile laps on a smooth carriage road with aid station support and finisher medals.

Tough Cookie 8K at Sunken Meadow State Park offers scenic cliffside views of the Long Island Sound, festive cookie stops and a post race cookie fest. All paces welcome and proceeds support local charities.

Run until only one remains at SRC Presents: A Backyard Ultra in Blydenburgh County Park on December 13 and 14, 2025, looping a rugged 4.167 mile trail. Day and night loops, limited crew access, and proceeds support the Long Island Greenbelt..

Run the Frosty Forest 5K in Stratford through Roosevelt Forest on an off road trail welcoming runners, joggers and walkers. Holiday costumes encouraged, every finisher gets a commemorative item and proceeds support local charities.

Join the 8th Annual Taco Trials in Rocky Hill: eat a taco then run a 1 mile loop, repeating it ten times for a fun, quirky challenge. Medals for finishers and proceeds benefit the Connecticut Forest and Park Association.

Seth's Fat Ass 50K at Forest Park in Springfield is a friendly challenge of up to ten 5K loops. You have seven hours to run as many laps as you like, grab event schwag and a t shirt, and enjoy the social ultrarunning vibe.

Join the West Rock Winter Fat Ass in Hamden CT on Dec 28, 2025 for eight hour loop fun around Lake Wintergreen. Run repeated 1.6 mile laps with aid and snacks in a 50 runner field while supporting Make a Wish and the American Cancer Society..

Run winter trails at Powissett Lodge in Westwood MA on Feb 7 and 8 2026 with a 30 hour ultra or a 15 mile loop. Enjoy a marked three loop course, aid at the lodge, and help support local land conservation.

Run or walk a scenic 5k through the rolling vines at Osprey's Dominion Vineyards in Peconic. Enjoy two laps of cross country terrain, a finisher medal that doubles as a bottle stopper and a postrace wine pour among the vines.

Run under the pines at the Enchanted Forest Ultra Run in Roosevelt Forest, Stratford CT, offering a 6 hour or 50K timed trail challenge on rugged trails. Only 50 entries, costumes welcome, with pizza, aid stations and medals.

Join Trail Animals Running Club at Hale Reservation for a scenic trail challenge featuring a 3.5 mile loop or a timed 6 hour option. Expect technical singletrack, pond shorelines, boardwalks and a friendly aid station; bring your own cup.

Run a scenic 16 miles on the Nipmuck Trail in Union Connecticut, out and back to the Boston Hollow turnaround through Yale Myers Forest. Field is capped at 100 and proceeds benefit local trail groups.

Take on rugged singletrack, a steep headwall scramble and 3,000 feet of climbing at Sleeping Giant Trail Runs, with 25K and 50K options. At Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden CT on March 29, proceeds benefit the park and finishers get meda..

Run Across CT 123 is a point to point ultramarathon across about 123 miles of Connecticut, weaving trails and backroads through 25 towns. Choose 100K or 200K solo or relay and chase a coveted belt buckle for 200K finishers.

Run a scenic 6.55 mile quarter marathon through West Hartford Reservoir 4 as two loops around the park. Limited to 150 runners, the event features chip timing, post race treats and awards in five year age groups.

Join the John Jay Community Trail Race in Cross River, NY for a scenic, hilly trail 5k, a 4k community walk and a fun Kids Jay Dash. Enjoy wooded trails, a finish on the contest field and community spirit with shirts for early registrants.