Trail Running Calendar New Hampshire 2024-2025

The Manchester to Monadnock Ultramarathon is a challenging 55-mile trail run taking place on May 18, 2024, starting at 4:00 AM. The course includes roads, dirt roads, and trails, covering approximately 6000+ feet of elevation gain through various towns in New Hampshire. The race offers a generous cu..

The Chocorua Mountain Race is a 23K trail run taking place in the White Mountain National Forest in Tamworth, NH. The race offers stunning views, finishers schwag, overall awards, and a post-race feast. Runners must carry mandatory gear including 1 liter of fluids, a windbreaker/rain shell, and a sm..

The Sunapee Scramble is a mountain race taking place on June 2nd, 2024, in Sunapee, NH. The race covers a distance of slightly under 6 miles with 1900 feet of elevation gain. Participants will start at the base of Mount Sunapee, follow a service road halfway up the mountain, then join the Newbury Tr..

The Drummer Hill Trail Races in Keene, NH offer 50K, 37.5K, 25K, and 12.5K distances on a mostly new course. Participants can choose the number of 12.5k laps they want to complete, with a maximum of 4 laps for a 50k run. The terrain includes technical single track, old jeep roads, and significant el..

Race the Cog is a challenging trail run in Bretton Woods, NH, part of the Delta Dental Mountain Challenge. The course offers a new distance option called the Devil's Shingle Roundtripper, where participants can tag the summit at mile 2.75 and race back down the mountain for a total of 5.5 miles. The..

The Ordination Rock Run is a 5k trail run taking place on July 4, 2024, in Tamworth, NH. The event includes a scenic course through Tamworth Village and the Remick Country Doctor Museum and Farm. Participants will receive a commemorative gift, ice cream from Papa Beans, and entry into a bib raffle. ..

The Loon Mountain Race is known as one of the country's toughest mountain races, featuring a kilometer ascent of North Peak via the black diamond trail known as Upper Walking Boss. Participants must register before May 31st to receive a Loon Mountain Race Tech Tee. The race offers a prize purse of $..

The Jigger Johnson Ultras is an exciting trail run event offering 100-mile, 50-mile, and 20-mile races in Waterville Valley, NH. The 100-mile course involves a challenging out-and-back route from Waterville Valley to the South Moat trailhead, covering 104 miles with 32,000 feet of climbing. Finisher..

The Spaulding Woods 50K trail run is set to take place on Saturday, July 20th in Northfield, NH. The course consists of a technical 5.4-mile loop trail with rocks, roots, and foot bridges, where participants will need to complete six laps within ten hours to finish the full 50K. The event supports S..

The Ragged 75 Stage Race and 50k is a challenging trail race with approximately 15,500 feet of elevation gain, including technical single-track, steep climbs & descents, and various terrains. The race follows a 75-mile loop of hiking trails around Lake Sunapee in Western/Central, NH. The event spans..

The Baldface Scramble, presented by adidas Terrex, offers two course options: a 14K single loop over the Baldfaces and a 29K with two loops including a summit of Mount Meader. The race promises steep ledges, panoramic views, and epic single track trails. Starting in Copeland Field in Chatham, NH, ru..

The Kilkenny Ridge Race, presented by adidas Terrex, offers a challenging course through the White Mountain National Forest in Stark, NH. Participants can choose from a 50 Miler, 25 Miler, or 25K race, following the Kilkenny Ridge Trail with significant elevation gain. The trail is not marked, so ru..

The Kismet Cliff Run is a challenging trail run event held in September in North Conway, New Hampshire. Participants can choose between the Little Beast 5 Miler and the Beast of the East Half-Marathon, both offering stunning views of the White Mountains. The Little Beast course features technical si..

The Pisgah Mountain Trail Races will take place in Chesterfield on Sunday 15 September 2024. You can run between 23 and 50 kilometers.

The Hooksett Kiwanis 5k trail race, co-sponsored by Merrimack County Savings Bank, takes place at Heads Pond trail in Hooksett, NH. The race features a hard packed stone dust surface and a wooded conservation trail, ending at the Hooksett Public Library. T-shirts will be provided to the first 100 re..

The Bear Brook Trail Races offer a Marathon, Half Marathon, and 10K race through the beautiful Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, NH. The courses feature single tracks, steep uphills, and blueberry fields. Participants must bring their own water bottles as it is a NO CUP race to minimize littering..

The Vulcan's Fury Trail Race in Nottingham, NH offers a challenging Half Marathon and 5 Miler course through a former volcanic site. Participants will navigate boulder fields, dense forests, single-track switchbacks, streams, bridges, and rocky slopes like the Devil’s Staircase. The race promises a ..

The Midstate Massive Ultra Trail offers 100M, 50M, and 30M point-to-point races through the mountains, fields, roads, and rivers of central Massachusetts, with border crossings in New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The race follows the historic Midstate Trail marked with yellow triangle b..

The Ghost Train Trail Races in Brookline, NH, offer a variety of races including a 30-Hour Ultramarathon, a 30-Hour 7 Person Relay Race, a Haunted Night 30-Mile Race, a 15-Mile Race, and a 15-Mile Relay Race. The event, which started in 2009, serves as a fundraiser for the Brookline and Milford Cons..

The Hamsterwheel is a 6/12/24/30-hour trail running event held near the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds in New Boston, NH. The course is a 4-mile loop along the New Boston Rail Trail, offering a flat and scenic route for both beginner and experienced ultrarunners. Participants can run individually o..