Trail Running calendar near Palos Park 2025-2026

The Bigfoot Half Trail Run is a half marathon event held at Stoney Run County Park in Hebron, Indiana. Participants complete the race by running two loops around the park's scenic trails. The course features two aid stations: one at the start/finish area and an unmanned station approximately 3.5 mil..

The Arctic Frog Run in Libertyville, IL, is a challenging winter endurance event featuring multiple race distances: 50K, 25K, 15K, 10K, and 5K. The course offers a scenic mix of pavement, wooded, and crushed limestone trails around the Des Plaines River and Casey Trails, with rolling hills adding to..

The Frozen Feet 5k Trail Run takes place at Creek Ridge County Park in Michigan City, Indiana. This winter trail race features a two-loop course with one hill per loop, including natural trail elements like roots and small branches, requiring runners to be cautious. Participants receive a winter hat..

The Frozen Gnome is a challenging winter trail running event held in Crystal Lake, Illinois, at Veteran Acres park. Featuring a "Triple Black Diamond" rated course, the race offers a 50K ultra run, a 10K race, and relay options for teams of two or five. The course consists of a scenic 10K single-tra..

The Cereal Killer 15k Trail Run takes place at Red Mill County Park in La Porte, Indiana. This trail race features a 15-kilometer course consisting of four loops marked with flags and signs, encouraging runners to focus on course markings rather than following others. Participants receive a limited-..

The Tombstone 50 Trail Run, part of the Crazy Legs Race Series, takes place at Sunset Hill Farm County Park in Valparaiso, Indiana. The event offers three distances: 30k, 50k, and a newly added 50-mile race. The course features challenging terrain including the notable "Roller Coaster" hills, with a..

The Muddy Shamrock @ The Forge is an annual trail running event held in Lemont, Illinois, featuring a Trail Half Marathon (approximately 13.1 miles) and a Trail Quarter Marathon (about 6.6 miles). The race courses wind through wooded single and double-track mountain bike trails and gravel paths arou..

False Spring Trail Runs, held in LaPorte, Indiana, offers challenging trail races on scenic, woodsy single-track paths featuring winding switchbacks and views of lakes and ponds. The event includes a 10K course, which is a single loop of the trails, and a Half Marathon consisting of two laps. The di..

The Earth Day 50k is a trail running event held in Crystal Lake, Illinois, at Veterans Acres Park. It offers three race distances: 50 kilometers, 15 miles, and 5 miles, all starting together on a 5-mile loop course featuring single track trails and rolling hills. The race emphasizes an eco-friendly..

Childish Nonsense is a trail running event held in Palatine, Illinois, at Deer Grove Forest Preserve West. It offers multiple distances including a 50-mile, 50K, 25K, and 10K, with courses consisting of laps on a mostly wide, non-technical trail. Runners encounter a single aid station at the start/f..

The F^3 Cap Sauers Trail Marathon & 10 Mile is a trail running event held at Teason’s Woods in Palos Hills, Illinois. The marathon covers 26.2 miles, featuring two circuits of the 10-mile course plus an additional out-and-back segment, while the 10 Mile race follows the Sag Valley Trail. Both course..