Trail Running calendar near Midland 2026-2027

A community event in Cadillac on August 8, 2026, featuring a professionally timed 5K and a 1-mile tribute walk. Proceeds support local veteran programs, transitional housing, and a veterans scholarship at a nearby college.

Trail run and walk at Flushing Farms on 08/08/2026 with 5 km and 10 km options; registration runs from June 25 to August 8 and the fee is $45.

A charity 5K at Uncle John's Cider Mill in Saint Johns MI with a virtual option, dogs welcome, and shirts and medals guaranteed for registrations through July 30.

Off-road event in Midland City Forest offering 10K, 5K and a one mile walk with optional dog participation and chip timing.

Trail runs of 3.5 miles and 7 miles at Seven Lakes State Park with chip timing, shirts, medals and age-group awards; a virtual 5K option includes shipped race items and a finisher medal.

A community running event at Independence Oaks featuring a 5K and a Cat Walk 1K with pets welcome, on-site family activities, participant medals, and fundraising for two local animal rescues.

A 5k in Owosso that mixes running with timed fitness stations. Two divisions offer set standards or self selected scaling, heats of a few athletes, event tanks and awards across competitive, masters and youth categories.

East Lansing event on August 23, 2026 with a timed 5k on mostly grass trails and an untimed 1 mile fun run for kids. Hosted by the East Lansing Educational Foundation; registration fees apply.

Experience the Midland City Forest trails by day or night at the 10th annual Red Moon Trail Run. Choose from various distances marked by LED guides on a flat loop course with professional timing and finisher medals.

A lakeside trail and paved race at Bluebell Beach in Flint on September 5, 2026 offering 3 Mile, 5 Mile, 12.5K and a virtual option. Chip timing, race shirt, finisher medal, age group awards and post race refreshments.

A community 5K trail run and a 1 mile kids fun run at Cross Country Ski Headquarters in Roscommon, Michigan. Proceeds support Sundrop School scholarships; post race refreshments and same day registration are available.

A community race day in Essexville on September 12, 2026 offering distances from a 9.11 mile run to a youth 1/4 mile, plus virtual options and a Public Safety Showcase, with proceeds supporting the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 103.

A fourth annual 5K trail run/walk at Fillmore County Park on September 12, 2026, honoring 9/11 victims, veterans and first responders. The unpaved course includes a finisher medal for all and directs proceeds to local AED purchases.

A 6.2 miles trail race at Uncle John's Cider Mill in St Johns, Michigan, run as two loops through apple orchards and open fields. Registration opens April 16 and the entry fee is $40.

Community 5K in Mt Pleasant that raises funds for the Isabella County First Responders Fund and includes family activities, a shirt, medal, and refreshments.

Trail 5K and memorial 10K on Montcalm Community College's Sidney campus take runners through marked nature trails with mixed surfaces and natural obstacles. Proceeds support the college trails and all participants receive a medal and sticke..

An on campus 16th annual event in Oxford Michigan offering a 5K run or walk, a 5K obstacle course, and a virtual 5K. The course uses trails, meadows and hills and includes chip timing, prizes, and finisher medals.

Trail event at Cannonsburg Ski Hill with a 100 mile everesting course, 50 mile option, 10K and 20K races, plus a Summer Everest loop challenge.

Trail races of 15 Miler, 45K and 50 Miler through Manistee National Forest in Big Rapids MI on September 26, 2026.

A family-friendly orchard trail event on September 26, 2026 at Diehl's Cider Mill featuring a 5K and 1 mile fun run, race shirts, medals, free cider and donuts, and additional Ciderfest activities.