Trail Running calendar near South Bend 2025-2026

The Riley Trails Marathon, held in Holland, Michigan, offers a variety of endurance events including a full marathon, half marathon, 10K, 4-person relay, and a unique RUCK Challenge supporting veterans with PTSD. The race features a new course starting and finishing at Benjamin's Hope, with runners..

The Running Wild 5K Run & 3K Scavenger Hunt Walk takes place at St. Patrick's County Park in South Bend, Indiana. The 5K run is professionally chip-timed and features a course through wooded and open field trails, park roads, grass, and gravel, with awards for top finishers in various age categories..

The Tree Trail Trot is a scenic 5K trail run held at Salamonie Lake, a state park managed by Indiana's Department of Natural Resources, located in Andrews, Indiana. The course features gently rolling, wooded trails and starts and finishes at the Wildlife Management Pond near the modern Campgroup at..

The Chupacabra Endurance 10-hour Run is held at Bluhm County Park in Westville, Indiana. This challenging event features a 3.4-3.5 mile trail loop with minimal pavement, which runners must complete within one hour per loop or face elimination. The race lasts 10 hours, testing endurance and speed, wi..

The Farm Fresh 5k and 1 Mile at Gast Family Farms is a fun trail run held annually at 5165 Lincoln Avenue, Saint Joseph, Michigan. Originating from a family grape juice weekend, the event has grown into a public race featuring a 5k and a 1-mile course through farm fields with a route decided just da..

The Mt. Baldhead Challenge, held in Saugatuck, Michigan, is a premier multi-terrain running event celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2025. Participants can choose between a 10K+ (approximately 7 miles) or a half marathon (13.1 miles), both featuring a mix of woodland trails, forested dunes, scenic..

The Dirty Fox Trail Relay will take place in Fort Wayne on Saturday 13 September 2025. You can run between 5 and 5 kilometers.

Timely Nonsense is a unique timed running event held in Chicago, IL, at a 58-acre park located at California and Montrose. Participants run a 0.75-mile paved loop for either 6 or 12 hours, with an aid station at the start/finish offering typical ultrarunning fare and additional vendor treats like ho..

Half Day at the Lake is a unique ultra-running event held in Evanston, Illinois, featuring 6- and 12-hour race options. The race takes place on a scenic 2-mile loop along Chicago’s north shore lakefront path, passing through Evanston’s lakefront and Northwestern University’s campus. The course is a..

The GWI-Zhetomen Ode 5k will take place in Hopkins on Saturday 20 September 2025. You can run between 5 and 24 miles.

The Tryon Farm 50k is a trail running event held at Tryon Farm in Michigan City, Indiana. The course features an 8-loop 4-mile trail combining open grassy fields, single-track dirt trails, and small pavement sections. The event also offers shorter distances including 2-mile, 4-mile, 8-mile, and 25k..

The Fenn Valley Vine Wine'd is an annual running event held at Fenn Valley Vineyards and Wine Cellar in Fennville, Michigan. Celebrating its 13th year in 2025, the race offers a scenic 5K trail run and a 1-mile untimed course through premium wine grape vineyards, meadows, and diverse forested ecosys..

The Indiana Trail 100 (IT100) is a premier ultra-running event held annually at Chain O’Lakes State Park in Albion, Indiana. Part of the Ignite Trail Series, the IT100 takes place in the fall and offers race distances of 100, 75, and 50 miles. Known for its supportive volunteer community, the event..

The Sandhill Crane All Trail Half Marathon is an annual running event held at Dr. T. K.Lawless County Park in Vandalia, Michigan. The 17th edition, scheduled for October 11, 2025, features a scenic, non-repetitive all-trail course through 820 acres of forest and fields, including six bridge crossing..

The St. Pats 24 Hour Race, held at St. Patrick's County Park in South Bend, Indiana, is a premier timed trail running event featuring 12- and 24-hour race options.Participants run primarily on scenic dirt and grass trails with brief asphalt crossings, enjoying a loop course that includes a final 0.2..

The Buckley 5 Miler will take place in Lowell on Saturday 18 October 2025. You can run 5 miles.

The Witches in the Woods 5K/2K is a Halloween-themed nighttime running and walking event held at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Crown Point, Indiana. Participants can choose between a timed 5K run or a non-timed 2K walk through wooded trails and roads, so bringing flashlights or headlamps is recomme..

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..