Trail Running calendar near Ashburnham 2025-2026

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..

The Hugs from Vets Trail will take place in Henniker on Sunday 2 November 2025. You can run 10 kilometers.

Race for DFL is a last-runner-standing backyard ultra held at Kenty’s Farm in Winchendon, Massachusetts. The event uses a single lap of about 4.17 miles, with a course mixture of grassy field, forest trail, crushed gravel bike path, and a dirt road, totaling around 150 feet of elevation gain per lap..

The Centerville Bank Thompson Turkey Trot is an annual event held at the West Thompson Dam Overlook Shelter in Thompson, Connecticut. It features a 5K timed trail run, a 3K untimed walk called the "Wobble" where dogs on leashes are welcome, and a free kids' fun run for children 12 and under. The eve..

Located in Upton State Forest, Upton, MA, the Upton 10.5K and Half Marathon Trail Race offers two trail options: a 10.5K and a half marathon run as two laps on technical, hilly single-track trails and forest roads. Each lap is about 6.5 miles with roughly 720 feet of elevation gain. The course featu..

TARCkey Trot 6 Hour at Wright Locke Farm in Winchester, MA is a six-hour trail race on a 5K loop. Laps feature rocky, rolling terrain that rewards focus, with runners choosing how many to complete within the time limit. The course is clearly marked with flagging and signs; a GPX file is available, a..

The Baystate Dirty Dog Trail Run-Ruck-Walk 5k is a rugged outdoor event held in Berkley, Massachusetts, honoring military personnel, first responders, and their K-9 partners. Participants can run, ruck with weighted packs, or walk a challenging 5k trail through scenic natural landscapes, often muddy..

Mount Ascutney Vertical Backyard, in Brownsville, Vermont, is a Last Person Standing endurance race on Mount Ascutney. Runners ascend and descend the mountain hourly, with two ascent options: a three-lap orange loop up the t-bar path for 403 vertical feet per lap, or a single ascent on the green loo..

The Novemberfest Race for the Nashua Children’s Home is a festive 4-mile run through Mine Falls Park in Nashua, New Hampshire. The course takes runners through the scenic Mine Falls Park with the start/finish area near the Pine Street Extension entrance, just west of the Millyard Smokestack. After t..

Turkeywacker 5K is a Thanksgiving morning trail run held in Wrentham, Massachusetts, at the William Rice Recreation Complex (54 Emerald Street). Now in its ninth year, the scenic 5K course winds through the complex’s trail system, welcoming runners and walkers of all ages. After the race, participan..

The TARC Winter Classic is a trail-running event staged at Middlesex Fells Reservation in Stoneham, Massachusetts. Runners choose among 8, 32, or 40 miles on the Skyline Trail, a challenging route of roots, rocks, and elevation with classic New England forest scenery and occasional views of the Bost..

The Mount Hood Nutcracker Challenge is an annual cross-country running event held at the Mount Hood Golf Club in Melrose, Massachusetts. This unique 3.5-mile race features a challenging, hilly course that changes every year, incorporating fairways, paved cart paths, road crossings, and wooded sectio..

TARCtic Frozen Yeti takes place at Hale Reservation in Westwood, MA, with a 15-mile loop and a 30-hour ultra option. The course is a tri-loop layout centered on a heated lodge at Powissett Lodge, with three roughly five-mile leaves marked by color-coded loops; runners can complete a single 15-mile l..

Located in Union, Connecticut, the Northern Nipmuck Trail Race is a 16-mile ultramarathon staged just outside Bigelow Hollow State Park. The course runs south on the Nipmuck Trail through the Yale-Myers Forest, crosses Barlow Mill Rd at mile 4, then reaches a turnaround at Boston Hollow before retra..

Run Across CT is a coast-to-coast ultramarathon across Connecticut, starting in East Thompson and finishing at the Wakeman Boys & Girls Club in Southport. The course covers 123 miles and is offered as Solo 100k or Solo/Relay 200k (3–6 person teams). Runners traverse 25 towns, with about 57 miles on..

The Merrimack River Trail Race is a USATF-sanctioned 10-mile out-and-back trail run held in Andover, Massachusetts, starting from the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel parking lot. The course features water stations at miles 2, 4, and 8, with a mix of unmanned and manned aid points. The event offers a frie..

Join Trail Animals Running Club for the TARC Spring Classic at Jericho Town Forest in Weston, Massachusetts. The event offers 10K, Half Marathon, Marathon, and 50K distances, with a flat, smooth course crafted around a single 10K loop repeated for longer distances. Start/Finish at 292 Concord Road.C..

Trail Animals Running Club's Wapack and Back takes place in Ashburnham, Massachusetts, along the Wapack Trail from Mount Watatic to North Pack Mountain in Greenfield, NH. Runners choose among 21.5-, 43-, and 50-mile ultramarathons. The course features rocky ledges, boulder fields, granite slabs, and..

The Wildcat 5K Trail Run-Walk-Wag is an annual event held in Boxford, Massachusetts, starting and finishing at the Danvers YMCA Camp overlooking scenic Stiles Pond. The race features separate courses for runners and walkers, including those with dogs ("waggers"), winding through the Wildcat State Fo..

The Nipmuck South Trail Race is a 15.7-mile out-and-back trail run held in Mansfield, Connecticut, starting at Mansfield Hollow State Park. The course follows the scenic Nipmuck Trail alongside the Fenton River, featuring varied terrain including small bridge crossings, a climb to a 50-foot cliff, f..