Trail Running Calendar Indiana 2025-2026

The WOOF Trail Run will take place in Bluffton on Saturday 1 November 2025. You can run between 5 and 15 miles.

The New Hope Wesleyan Ultra Trail Run, held at O'Bannon Woods State Park in Harrison County, Indiana, is the area's first ultra marathon trail event. Scheduled for November 1, 2025, it offers four race distances: a rugged 50K ultra featuring two 13.5-mile loops plus a 4-mile loop with about 3,500 fe..

The Heroes Run is a community-focused event held at Strawtown Koteewi Park in Noblesville, Indiana. Scheduled for November 1, 2025, it features a 5K run/walk, a 1-mile walk, and a virtual challenge. The courses wind through well-groomed, stroller-friendly crushed limestone trails in the scenic 800-a..

Run The Mounds is an annual running event held at Mounds State Park in Anderson, Indiana. Participants can choose from a 5-mile run, 5K run, or 5K walk, all primarily on scenic trails featuring natural terrain like roots, rocks, and occasional mud, with about 92% trail and 8% blacktop surfaces. The..

The Lake Vista Lunatics Run is an endurance trail running event held at Deam Lake State Recreation Area in Borden, Indiana. Participants can choose between 6-hour and 12-hour runs, or a single-lap fun run covering a 4.167-mile loop. The course features challenging terrain with a steep summit climb o..

The Deam Lake Winter Warrior will take place in Borden on Sunday 9 November 2025. You can run between 6 and 4 kilometers.

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

Thighs B4 Pies is a fun run held annually on Thanksgiving morning in Fremont, Indiana, at Pokagon State Park. The event features a 3.88-mile (6,240 meters) course along scenic park trails, starting and finishing at the CCC shelter above the main beach. Participants can run or walk the course, which..

The Jackson County 50-50 Ultramarathon, held in Brownstown, Indiana at the Pyoca Camp and Retreat Center, offers challenging trail races including 10-mile, 50k, 100k, and a 100k relay. The course features rugged terrain with steep topography, rewarding runners with scenic vistas around two lakes and..

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 FroMoMoFo 20 Miler will take place in Martinsville on Sunday 11 January 2026. You can run between 10 and 20 miles.

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

The Frozen Trailfest is an outdoor sporting event held at Franke Park in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Scheduled for February 14, 2026, it offers participants a choice between a 10K trail run and a 20K mountain bike ride on the park's frozen singletrack trails. The course starts and finishes near "The Hub" a..

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

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 OPSF 50/50 Trail Race is a well-established event held in Owen-Putnam State Forest near Poland, Indiana, about an hour from Indianapolis. Organized by the Indiana Trail Running Association, it offers multiple distances: a 50-mile ultra, a 50K, a 14-mile run, and a 10K trail race. The course feat..

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.

The Knobstone 50 is a challenging 50-mile point-to-point ultramarathon held in Indiana, running along the state's longest footpath, the Knobstone Trail. Starting at Deam Lake State Recreation Area and finishing at Delaney Creek Park, the course features approximately 10,000 feet of elevation gain th..