New Hampshire
New Hampshire Trail Running Calendar 2026-2027
Explore the best trail runs in New Hampshire for 2026-2027! Our updated list features 31 exciting trail runs across the region. Find your next trail run in New Hampshire below and join the trail community at these great events!
October 2026
Bubba's Backyard Ultra on Oct 3 2026 in Center Conway NH is the eighth edition of a last person standing trail event on a mostly singletrack 3.5 mile loop.
Keene Family YMCA Fall Foliage Trail Races feature 5K and 10K trail courses starting and finishing at the Keene YMCA, with chip timing, age-group prizes, and proceeds supporting YMCA programs and access.
Trail 5K and 1 mile fun run at Tibbetts Field in Madbury NH, featuring natural terrain and a two mile loop through Powder Major Forest with proceeds for youth scholarships.
Blackhawk Blaze in Meriden, NH on October 4, 2026 offers a 1 mile fun run plus a 5K trail and a virtual 5K, with proceeds supporting Plainfield school programs.
Experience the peak of New England autumn on a journey through the mountains and fields of central Massachusetts. This trail event offers three distances crossing state borders for runners seeking adventure on the Midstate Trail.
A traffic-free point to point 10K on the Northern Rail Trail along Mascoma Lake and the Mascoma River with bag drop, finish parking, and modest awards.
Inaugural trail event in Dublin NH with a 5K and a 1 mile kids fun run on October 10, 2026 supporting the Dublin Consolidated School PTO.
Rugged trail races at Pawtuckaway State Park offering a half marathon and a 5-mile course across boulder fields, single-track, streams, and a rocky climb.
A set of road, trail and kids races in Waterville Valley on October 11, 2026, featuring a scenic 10 mile trail with mountain views and a mostly flat 5K.
A multi format trail event on the Granite Town Rail Trail in Brookline and Milford NH on October 17 and 18 2026, featuring 7.5 mile relays, 15 mile and 30 mile races and a 30 hour ultramarathon. Proceeds support local trail conservation.
Mountain up-and-down race at Cranmore Mountain in North Conway offering 10 km and 5 km options, USATF sanctioned and $7,500 in prize money for 2026.
A rugged self supported 10 km trail race in the Great North Woods near Randolph, New Hampshire, run without aid stations and requiring a mandatory gear list.
Benjamin Franklin Academy's second annual 5K in Loudon NH supports hands on, history based learning and features a fall course that is part road and part cross country.
A 5-mile mountain trail race at Granite Gorge with four laps and about 1650 feet of elevation, held to benefit the Keene Community Kitchen.
November 2026
Hugs From Vets Trail 10Kish in Henniker, New Hampshire on November 1 features a mixed trail and country road course and raises funds for American Legion Post 78. The field is limited to 150 participants and awards are given to overall and age group t..
Timed loop running events in New Boston, NH with a 4.0 mile loop and options from six to thirty hours, chip timing, relays, teams, and a central aid station.
An evening mountain race at Cranmore Resort offering 5 km and 10 km courses with marked trails and required headlamps.
Trail 5K at Temple Mountain Reservation featuring a double summit via the Wapack and Beebe Trails, one aid station, spectators welcome and no pets allowed.
Third annual Thankful Trails 5K at Windham Woods School on November 14, 2026, features a two loop trail 5K and a free kids fun run on the lower field.
A 4 mile trail race in Mine Falls Park with a post race party, raffle, awards, and proceeds supporting the Nashua Children's Home.