Trail Running calendar near Forest City 2026-2027

Trail races at Seven Mile Creek County Park on August 1, 2026 offering 0.7k, 7k, and 7-mile courses, chip timing, and a post-race pancake party.

Obstacle course at the Jackson County Fair on 08/01/2026 with age divisions, set distances and specified obstacle counts for each group.

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.

Trail race at Pilot Knob State Park in Forest City, IA, offering 5K and 10K distances with overall and age-group awards. Registration takes place at the park Stone Shelter and refreshments follow the race.

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 in Cedar Falls with repeated 4 mile legs, individual and team relay options, on course meals, participant sweatshirts and finisher medals.

A prediction-style 5K in Rochester where runners start to finish at a chosen target time; the first ten finishers at the finish receive carved Polar Bear awards.

An off trail 25 mile race in Nicollet, MN made of five 5.00 mile unmarked navigation loops inside Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area with creek crossings and rough terrain.