Trail Running calendar near Forest City 2026-2027

Teams of two race head to head over a just under 300 yards obstacle course with dry obstacles and a likely muddy section in West Concord on July 25, 2026. Open to adults 18 and up; registration fee is $15.

7MC is a trail race at Seven Mile Creek County Park offering 0.7k, 7k and 7 mile courses. The event is hosted by River Valley Running, includes chip timing for 2026, and features a post race pancake party.

Obstacle course event held during the Jackson County Fair at the Jackson County Fairgrounds, with four age divisions, set distances and obstacle counts, and separate fees for youth and adult divisions.

Wildcat XC on August 8, 2026 in Janesville, Iowa includes a competitive 5K, a fun 5K, a family run, and a youth 1 mile race. Fees are $30 for the 5K and $15 for the kids mile and all proceeds support the Janesville CSD Cross Country program..

A timed 4 hour and 8 hour trail endurance event on a 3.15 mile loop at Cedar Bend Park near Waverly, Iowa on September 5, 2026. Laps count only within the time limits and a main aid station serves the start and finish.

The Friends of Pilot Knob Trail Race will take place in Forest City on Saturday 12 September 2026. You can run between 5 and 10 kilometers.

Big Woods Run in Faribault, Minnesota features a half marathon, 10K and 5K on a mixed roads and cross-country course near Big Woods State Park during peak fall color, with homemade cookies and soup provided for participants.

Tour de Essex on October 10, 2026 at Essex Park in Rochester MN features a trail 7k, a road 10k, and an Essex Challenge for runners who enter both. All event profits support trail maintenance.

A 48-hour endurance event at Big Woods Campground in Cedar Falls, Iowa, featuring 4-mile legs every 4 hours, individual and 2-4 person relay options, on-course aid, race sweatshirts, and medals for finishers.

A 5K prediction run in Rochester where participants estimate their finish time and start so they cross a set finish signal. No timing devices are allowed; the first ten finishers at the signal receive carved Polar Bear awards and winners ar..