Trail Running calendar near Mount Pleasant 2025-2026

The Legend Trail Run is an exciting running event taking place at Sleepy Hollow State Park, featuring three race distances: 5 miles, 10 miles, and a half marathon (13.1 miles). Set in a picturesque landscape of 2,600 acres of hardwood forest and grasslands, the course offers a mostly grass-covered r..

The Playmakers Ghostly Gallop is a festive running event held at Uncle John's Cider Mill in Saint Johns, Michigan. Scheduled for October 26, 2025, it features a scenic, fully off-road 5K Run/Walk course through apple orchards, combining dirt roads and grass paths suitable for all ages. The event als..

The Headless Horseman BYU is a trail running event held in Laingsburg, Michigan, at Sleepy Hollow State Park. The race features a scenic 4.167-mile loop through diverse terrain including prairie grass fields, hardwood forests, and pine stands, with an elevation gain of 151 feet. Participants can cho..

Woldumar Trail Run is a fall trail race at Woldumar Nature Center in Lansing, Michigan, on 180 protected acres along the Grand River. The event offers a 5K Trail Run and a Muskrat Mile Fun Run for runners, walkers, and nature enthusiasts who want to experience prairie, pine forest, wetlands, and har..

The Hoffmaster Turkey Trail 5K Run is an annual trail running event held in Muskegon, Michigan, hosted by the Gillette Nature Association. The 5K race starts at Hoffmaster State Park's beach parking lot and finishes at the Gillette Visitor Center, offering participants a scenic course through natura..

The Dirty Duel Trail Race, held at Robinette’s Trails in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a challenging and unique 5K event offering two course options: the Short & Brutal (3.1 miles) featuring steep climbs, roots, and off-trail running, and the Long & Difficult (3.4 miles) with more mileage, twists, and..

The 17th Annual Gobbler Gallop Trail Run/Walk is a Thanksgiving morning event held in Saginaw, Michigan, featuring a 1 Mile Youth Run, a 5K Run, and a 5K Walk. The 5K course is a single loop on a scenic, wooded trail along the Tittabawassee River, while the youth run is a loop at the back of the par..

The Twisted Trail 15K is part of a multi-distance running event held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, featuring 5K, 10K, 15K, and a free 1-mile race. Taking place on trails at Ken-O-Sha along Plaster Creek, the 15K consists of three laps of a 5K loop, offering runners a scenic and challenging trail experi..

Yankee Springs Winter Challenge takes place in Middleville, Michigan, within Yankee Springs State Recreation Area. The event features four distances: 5k, 10k, 25k, and 50k. The 5k, 10k, and 25k are single-loop courses, while the 50k is two loops of the 25k route, all on rolling single-track trails t..

Winterläufe - The Winter Race is an annual 8K running and walking event held in Frankenmuth, Michigan, hosted by the Frankenmuth Jaycees. Scheduled for February 7, 2026, this 17th edition offers an out-and-back course through the scenic, snow-dusted countryside of Michigan’s Little Bavaria, includin..

Winter Trail Fest Westside offers a winter trail Half Marathon (13.1 miles) and a 5 Mile option, with optional ruck categories, at Yankee Springs in Middleville, Michigan. The course runs through the Yankee Springs Rec Area near Deep Lake Campground, featuring snow, mud, ice, and the event’s signatu..

Thumb Coast Ultra & Relay is Michigan’s spring ultramarathon event featuring a 50 Mile, a 50 Kilometer, and a 50 Mile Relay. The point-to-point course runs from Harbor Beach on Lake Huron to Caseville (finish on the Caseville County Park beach), with the 50K serving as an out-and-back starting and f..

The Hanson Hills Challenge Trail Run takes place in Grayling, Michigan, at 7601 Old Lake Road. The event offers two trail distances: a 5 Mile Trail Run and a 3 Mile-ish Trail Run. The 5-mile course is described as a two-track, hilly route, while the 3-mile-ish course uses two-track trails with a rel..

Summer Trail Fest Ultra at Sleepy Hollow State Park in Laingsburg, Michigan, offers three distances: 50K, Half Marathon, and 5 Mile. The course is 90% scenic, well-groomed trails with clear markings and a supportive trail community, paired with generous cutoffs (20 minutes per mile for the Ultra, 45..

The Grand Rapids Trail Run, held at Robinette's Apple Haus & Winery in Grand Rapids, Michigan, offers scenic trail running and hiking events with distances of 5K, 9K, 18K, and a 9K RUCK. Participants traverse dirt and rooty single-track trails featuring a hilly course with about 500 feet of elevatio..