Trail Running calendar near Michigan City 2025-2026

The Forge Trail Run Festival, held in Lemont, Illinois, offers a challenging late-fall trail running experience with distances of 10K, 20K (half marathon), 30K, and 60K. The courses start and finish at The Forge and wind through single and double-track trails in the woods, gravel paths, and around t..

The Bigfoot Half Trail Run will take place in Hebron on Saturday 15 November 2025. You can run 13 miles.

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..

The Dowagiac All Trail Turkey Trot is a classic trail running event held on the Southwestern Michigan College campus in Dowagiac, Michigan. Celebrating its 58th running, this event features a 10K and 5K run/walk with a simultaneous start, plus a 1K kids' fun run. The race uses chip timing and offers..

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

The Ignite Trail Marathon will take place in Albion on Saturday 13 December 2025. You can run between 13 and 26 miles.

The Frozen Feet 5k Trail Run will take place in Michigan City on Saturday 3 January 2026. You can run 5 kilometers.

The Cereal Killer Trail Run will take place in La Porte on Saturday 7 February 2026. You can run 15 kilometers.

The Tombstone 50 Trail Run will take place in Valparaiso on Saturday 14 March 2026. You can run between 30 and 50 miles.

The Muddy Shamrock @ The Forge is a 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 takes place on wooded single and double-track mountain bike trails, as well as gravel paths around the..

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..

The Save the Drama for Your Llama 6 Hour Trail Run will take place in La Porte on Saturday 4 April 2026. You can run 6 kilometers.

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..

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 features a challenging course on the Sag Valley Trail, consisting of wide horse trails with minimal technical terrain but significant elevation—1050 ft for the marathon..

The JH Memorial 5 Mile Trail Run will take place in Hebron on Monday 25 May 2026. You can run 5 miles.