Trail Running calendar near Hadley 2025-2026

The Groton Town Forest Trail Races, organized by the Squannacook River Runners and Groton Trails Committee, feature two scenic courses of 9.5 miles and 3.4 miles through the picturesque Groton Town Forest. The trails are well-marked and consist of narrow dirt roads and winding paths, presenting a mi..

The Norfolk Land Trust Trail Race Series, including the Haystack Mountain Challenge, is held annually in Norfolk, Connecticut. The event features three trail races: a 5K, 10K, and a challenging half marathon. The 5K course runs through scenic Barbour Woods with a mix of single and double track trail..

The Midstate Massive Ultra Trail is a challenging point-to-point ultra running event held in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, traversing the Appalachian Midstate Trail through central Massachusetts and crossing into New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Scheduled for October 11-12, 2025, the race..

The Mohawk Mountain Race, held at Mohawk Mountain Ski Area in Cornwall, Connecticut, offers challenging trail running events including 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, and Marathon distances. The course features steep ascents and descents on ski mountain trails such as Wildwood, Timber, Pine, Laurel, and Dee..

The Ghost Train Trail Races, held in Brookline, New Hampshire, is the state's original 30-hour ultramarathon event along the historic Granite Town Rail Trail. Participants can choose from multiple race options including a 30-hour ultramarathon, a 30-hour 7-person relay, a 30-mile haunted night race,..

The Mt. Tom Trail Race, held within Mt. Tom State Park in Massachusetts, offers runners a challenging experience amid stunning fall foliage.Participants can choose from a solo 25k race with 3,600 feet of elevation gain, a 2-person 25k relay, or a solo 10k, all on rugged single-track hiking trails. T..

The Tackle the Trail - Pomfret, CT will take place in Pomfret on Saturday 18 October 2025. You can run between 10 and 26 miles.

The Bimblers Bluff 50K is an off-road ultramarathon held in southern Connecticut, starting at Guilford Lakes School. The course traverses several interconnected woodland preserves, featuring rolling forest roads and single-track trails that can be extremely rocky. Unlike many ultras, the route does..

The Malta Trail Race in Malta, NY, hosted by the Roundabout Runners Club, offers 2k, 3k, and 5k trail running events set in the scenic 100 Acre Woods. The course starts at the Luther Forest Athletic Fields and features well-maintained trails, mostly covered in stone dust and about six feet wide, wit..

The Book It for Books 10k is a charitable running event held at Lake Accotink Park in Springfield, Virginia. The race features a 10k course that combines mostly trail running with some paved sections, including out-and-back routes on both the north and south sides of the lake. It benefits Reading is..

The Powisset Farm Trail Run - Fall is a scenic trail running event held at Powisset Farm in Dover, Massachusetts. Scheduled for October 26, 2025, it offers four race distances: 8.3, 5.6, 3.1, and 1.5 miles, traversing trails through Powisset Farm and the neighboring Noanet Woodlands. The course feat..

The Hamsterwheel in New Boston, NH, is a unique ultrarunning event featuring 6, 12, 24, and 30-hour races, including relay options. The course is a scenic, largely flat 4-mile loop starting near the Hillsborough County Fairground, running along the New Boston Rail Trail by the Piscataquog River to L..

The Fall Back Into The Trails Series is an annual trail running event held at Red Wing Recreation Area in Lagrangeville, NY. The 2025 edition features three race distances: a challenging 100K (10 loops of 10K each with about 1000ft elevation gain per lap), a 50K (5 loops of 10K with approximately 50..

The Saratoga Stryders Fall Back 5 Mile Trail Race is held annually at Saratoga Spa State Park in Saratoga Springs, NY. This challenging 5-mile course features a mix of hills, ridges, single-track trails, wide paths, paved sections, grassy areas, and even a stair climb near SPAC, offering runners a d..

8 Hours at the Farm is a trail running event held at Gurski Farm/Williams Park in Brookfield, Connecticut. The race features a rolling country course with an approximately 4-mile loop combining single track and farm trails, offering a scenic and community-focused atmosphere. Participants can choose..

The Race for DFL is a unique "last runner standing" backyard ultra event held at Kenty’s Farm in Winchendon, Massachusetts. Participants run a 4.1666-mile loop every hour on the hour, continuing until only one runner remains. The course features a mix of terrain including grassy fields, trails, crus..

The TARCkey Trot is a unique 6-hour timed running event set on a scenic 5K loop at Wright Locke Farm in Winchester, MA. Participants can run as many loops as they wish within the time limit, navigating a course filled with natural terrain challenges. The event promotes community engagement, offering..

The Tarrywile Half Marathon, held in Danbury, Connecticut's Tarrywile Park, is known as one of the toughest trail half marathons in the region. Covering nearly 3,000 feet of elevation gain, the course features technical Northeast single-track trails with rocky, rooty, and hilly terrain. Runners enjo..

The Fall Fling 400 is an annual trail running event hosted by the CT Trailmixers at YMCA Camp Sloper in Southington, Connecticut. It features two main races: a 400-minute timed event where participants run as many loops as possible on a roughly two-mile trail course, and a 4-mile race consisting of..

The Mount Ascutney Vertical Backyard is a challenging "Last Person Standing" endurance event held in Brownsville, Vermont. Participants repeatedly ascend and descend 1,209 vertical feet each hour, choosing between three laps on a shorter 403-foot t-bar path or one lap on a longer, more demanding 1,2..