Trail Running Calendar Massachusetts 2025-2026

Sheriff's Meadow Foundation hosts its Third Annual Trail Run on Martha's Vineyard, Edgartown, at the Caroline Tuthill Preserve. The course features a 3.2-mile loop through a diverse landscape of oak and pitch pine forest, salt marsh, and open meadow, starting from a field along Edgartown-Vineyard Ha..

Homecoming Chargers 5k Run/Walk is a community event in Blackstone, Massachusetts, scheduled for Saturday, September 27, 2025, at 175 Lincoln Street. The 5k Run/Walk uses Blackstone-Millville Regional's home cross-country course, offering a mix of grass and pavement with a finish on the track. The e..

Race for the Refuge takes place at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, starting at the Visitor Center. The event includes a 1-mile Walk, a 10K (one loop), a 30K (three loops), plus 3- and 6-hour timed races. The course uses double-track trails with ~2.5 miles of pavement per loop and..

Run for Nature in Lowell, Massachusetts returns to Shedd Park at 453 Rogers Street as a fundraiser hosted by the Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust. The event offers a 5K Run/Walk, a 10K Trail Run (no walk option), and a Kids 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk, a course through park trails and riverfront scenery...

The Houghton's Pond Trail Races take place in the scenic DCR Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, Massachusetts, just south of Boston. This event offers two trail race distances: 7 miles and 3.7 miles, both starting and finishing near the Houghton's Pond Visitor Center. The courses feature rolling terr..

Groton Town Forest Trail Races, held at 163 West Main Street, Groton, MA, offer two trail distances: 9.5 miles and 3.4 miles. The courses are well-marked and feature a scenic loop through Groton Town Forest with no road crossings, combining narrow dirt roads and single-track trails over roots, rocks..

Stairs4RTroops 2025 at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts is a stair climb, walk, or run up the stadium stairs and around the lower concourses. Held on October 5, 2025, the event features multiple waves roughly every 15 to 30 minutes, including a special Firefighter Wave. The first 2,000 reg..

The Wayland / HFC Striders XC Festival, held in Wayland, Massachusetts, is a vibrant cross-country running event featuring three youth 3K races and two open 5K races for adults. The course winds through scenic fields and wooded trails, offering a challenging and enjoyable experience for runners of a..

ORR Alumni Trail Race is a 5k run/walk held in Marion, Massachusetts, on the Washburn Park cross-country course. The event invites supporters to back the Old Rochester Regional cross country and track and field teams, with all proceeds directed toward uniforms and equipment. Participants traverse we..

Located on Mansfield's WWII Veterans Memorial Trail in Massachusetts, the WWII Veterans Memorial Trail Weighted Race is a 2.5-mile out-and-back loop on a rail trail with paved, gravel, and grass sections. In this 6-hour timed event, participants carry weight per lap, with their lap distance multipli..

United We Move is an annual trail event held in Fall River, MA, set within the scenic Fall River Bioreserve. Participants can choose from multiple distances and activities, including a 20-mile and 10-mile gravel bike ride, 10-mile and 5K runs, and 5K and 2-mile walks. The courses feature a mix of tr..

The Mt. Tom Trail Race takes place on October 18, 2025, with the start/finish and parking at Bray Lake in Mt. Tom State Park. The event is a nonprofit fundraiser that supports the Kestrel Land Trust. Registration fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. Check-in is held one hour before each ra..

The Weir River Farm Trail Race, held annually in Hingham, Massachusetts, offers runners three trail distances: 10 miles, 6 miles, and 3.4 miles. The race courses wind through the scenic trails of Weir River Farm, Whitney, and Thayer Woods, with the 10-mile route including additional loops in Wompatu..

The Ravenswood Trail Race, part of the North Shore Trail Series, takes place in Ravenswood Park, featuring a scenic course through single track and carriage roads amid peak fall foliage. This classic fall trail race offers a challenging and picturesque running experience. Participants can register o..

Book It for Books 5k & 10k is a charity running event at Lake Accotink Park in Springfield, VA, benefiting Reading is Fundamental of Northern Virginia (RIF NOVA). The weekend features a 1-mile fun run, a 5k trail out-and-back on the lake’s south side, and a 10k course that runs out-and-back on the n..

Pumpkin Pacer 5k @ White Barn Farm is a 5K off-road trail run/walk held at White Barn Farm, 431 South Street, Wrentham, MA 02093. It’s the final race in the Farm To Trail 5K Series and is open to all ages and abilities. The course weaves through scenic conservation land and farm property, featuring..

Womp Romp Trail Race is held in Hingham, Massachusetts at Wompatuck State Park (South Field). It offers a 50K (three loops plus a mile) and a single-loop 10-mile option. The course blends single-track, wide trails, and some pavement, with about two miles of pavement per loop.It’s a cupless race, so..

The Powisset Farm Trail Run - Fall takes place on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at Powisset Farm, 37 Powisset Street, Dover, MA. The event is part of the Barn to Run Trail Race Series and uses trails at Powisset Farm and neighboring Noanet Woodlands. The race features multiple distances and includes po..

Run for the Hills in Harvard, Massachusetts is a pair of off‑road trail races held at the Community Harvest Project Orchard (115 Prospect Hill Rd). The event features a challenging 5K trail run through orchard, woods, and fields, plus a 1‑mile kids’ fun run staying within orchard trails. The course..

The TARC Stone Cat Trail Festival is a renowned trail running event held annually in Ipswich, Massachusetts, within Willowdale State Forest. Offering a variety of distances including 10K, half marathon, marathon, 50-mile, and 100K races, plus a free youth fun run, the festival features a challenging..