Trail Running calendar near Griffith 2025-2026

The Fast Track Cross Country Open is a 3.05-mile race held in Schaumburg, Illinois, on the MacNider cross country course near Hoover Elementary School. Scheduled for November 9, 2025, it features separate women's and men's races open to all ages and abilities. The course consists of a short start fo..

Big Timber XC Challenge is an autumn trail race held at Camp Big Timber in Elgin, Illinois (Big Timber Road at Tyrrell Road). Runners can choose between a 3-mile Run/Walk (one loop) and a 5-mile Run (two loops), with the course featuring gravel roads, open grass, wooded paths, and a creek crossing w..

The Forge Trail Run Festival takes place at The Forge: Lemont Quarries in Lemont, Illinois, a late‑fall Midwest trail event set among woods, gravel paths, and the historic Lemont Quarries and I&M Canal. Runners may choose from 10K, 20K (Half Marathon), 30K, or 60K distances. All races share a common..

Bigfoot Half Trail Run is a two-loop trail race held at Stoney Run County Park in Hebron, Indiana. The course is designed to reach a half-marathon distance by looping the park twice, with two aid stations—one at the start/finish and an unmanned station on the course around 3.5 miles. Runners receive..

The St. Joe Valley Happy Trail Run takes place at St. Patrick's County Park in South Bend, Indiana.This event offers multiple distances including a 1-mile fun run, 5k, 10k, and a half marathon, all on beginner-friendly trails with beautiful scenery. The course features loops: 5k is one loop, 10k two..

Dowagiac All Trail Turkey Trot is a classic All Trail race hosted on the Roadrunner Trails at Southwestern Michigan College's Dowagiac campus. The event features 10K and 5K races on the trails, plus a 1K Kids Run. It uses chip timing with live results and is directed by Coach Ron Gunn of Cairn Stone..

Orland Park Turkey Trot is a 2.5-mile chip-timed cross-country race in Orland Park, Illinois. The annual Thanksgiving morning event invites runners and walkers to traverse paved roads, paths, and wooded sections near the Village Hall, starting at the Franklin Loebe Center (14650 S Ravinia Ave). It h..

Frozen Feet 5k Trail Run takes place at Creek Ridge County Park in Michigan City, Indiana. The race covers 5 kilometers on a trail course described as two loops with one hill per loop, featuring roots and small branches along the route. Organizers emphasize a low-key, family-friendly atmosphere with..

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 and a 10K race, both run on a scenic 10K single-track loop through Veteran Acres and Sterne’s Woods. Th..

Cereal Killer 15k Trail Run takes place at Red Mill County Park in La Porte, Indiana. Hosted by Crazy Legs Race Series and Paul Stofko, the event offers a 15-kilometer trail distance built from four laps around the park. The atmosphere is described as fun and low-key, with course markings guiding ru..

Yeti Trail Half is a multi-loop trail race held at Bluhm County Park in Westville, Indiana. The four-loop course covers about 13.6 miles (roughly 3.4 miles per loop), mostly on single-track dirt trails with switchbacks and tree roots, and is marked with flags and signs. The event emphasizes an old-s..

Muddy Shamrock @ The Forge is a trail running event held at The Forge: Lemont Quarries in Lemont, Illinois. The race offers two distances: Trail Half Marathon (about 13.1 miles, run as two laps) and Trail Quarter Marathon (about 6.6 miles, one lap) on wooded single- and double-track trails around th..

Tombstone 30k/50k/50 mile is a trail running event held at Sunset Hill Farm County Park in Valparaiso, Indiana. The lineup includes 30k, 50k, and 50-mile distances, with a new course for 2026 and a Strava link. The race is described as fun, low-key challenge with Roller Coaster hills.Aid stations ar..

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 te..

Save the Drama for your Llama 6 Hour Trail Run is a six-hour trail running event held at Luhr County Park in La Porte, Indiana. The course is a 1.7-mile loop, and participants aim to rack up as many laps as possible within the 6-hour window (a lap not completed before the 3:00 p.m. cutoff does not c..

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 environmental re..

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

F^3 Cap Sauers Trail Marathon & 10 Mile takes place at Teason’s Woods in Palos Hills, IL, inside Cap Sauers Holding Nature Preserve—the largest undeveloped tract in Cook County. The event features two trail distances on the Sag Valley Trail system: a marathon (26.2 miles) and a 10-mile race, both on..

Chicago Yeti 7-11 Hour Endurance Run is held at 9800 Wolf Rd, Willow Springs, IL. The race centers on a four-mile loop through Palos Preserves, featuring a mix of single-track forest, double-track trails, rolling hills, and quick runnable sections that suit a range of paces. The atmosphere blends sk..

JH Memorial 5 Mile Trail Run takes place at Stoney Run County Park, Hebron, Indiana. The Crazy Legs Race Series offers a 5-mile trail course through park trails in a low-key atmosphere. The course is marked with flags and arrows at major turns; an aid station with water and Gatorade appears around m..