Trail Running Calendar New Hampshire 2025-2026

Black Bear Trail Races, hosted by White Mountain Endurance in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, offers four distances for a range of runners: a 50K ultramarathon, a 23K, a 4-mile forest trail run, and a family-friendly 1-mile Bear Cub Fun Run. The 50K traverses around four-thousand-foot peaks with a..

The Big Day Brewing Fall Trail Running/Walking Series takes place at Great Glen Trails, with base-lodge facilities and courtyard check-in. Participants may choose from three courses—long 5 km, short 3 km, or mini 1.5 km—with the course varying each fall. Registration is online (free) or in person at..

Run to Fall 5K is a community cross-country event held at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy on the 1st New Hampshire Turnpike in Northwood, New Hampshire. The program features a 5k cross-country race on the CBNA course, a 2.5-mile trail walk, and youth races on the NH Youth State Meet Course, plus a kids’..

Granite Gorge Yo-Yo Run is a mountain race held in Keene, New Hampshire. The course is run mostly on ski trails with some single-track, totaling about 4.9 miles with roughly 1,650 feet of ascent and descent. The race earns its name from the steep up-and-down sections that feel like a Yo-Yo as you cl..

The Veterans Count Nashua 5k Fun Run & Walk will take place in Nashua on Sunday 14 September 2025. You can run between 5 and 5 kilometers.

The Pisgah Mountain Trail Races, held in Pisgah State Park, Chesterfield, New Hampshire, feature two challenging trail distances: a 50K and a 23K. Organized by the Red Clover Rovers, this event serves as a fundraiser for the New Hampshire Special Olympics, with all profits supporting their mission...

The Kismet Cliff Run, held annually in September in North Conway, New Hampshire, offers two challenging trail races set in the scenic White Mountains. Participants can choose the Little Beast 5 Miler, featuring technical single-track trails with steep ascents and descents around Echo Lake State Park..

The Gunstock 5K and Canicross 5K take place at Gunstock Mountain Resort in Gilford, NH, as part of the annual Food Truck Festival. The event features a 5K trail run and a Canicross 5K where participants run with their dogs, followed by a 100m fun run for children under five. The course is a loop aro..

The Hooksett Kiwanis 5K Trail Race, held in Hooksett, New Hampshire, is a scenic trail run starting at Heads Pond trail and finishing at the Hooksett Public Library. The course features a hard-packed stone dust surface and wooded conservation trails, offering a natural and enjoyable running experien..

Kilkenny Ridge Race, part of Aravaipa Running's White Mountain Endurance Cup, unfolds in NH's White Mountains, starting at South Pond Recreation Area in Stark and finishing at the Jefferson Inn in Jefferson. The event offers three routes: 50-mile, 25-mile, and 25K, each along Kilkenny Ridge Trail wi..

Bear Brook Trail Races take place at Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire. The event offers three trail races: Marathon, Half Marathon, and 10K (the 10K follows Mindy’s Loop). The Marathon doubles the Half Marathon route.Runners encounter diverse terrain—from beautiful single-track thr..

The Royal (multi) Mile Hill Run is a 5K trail race held in Lincoln, New Hampshire, as part of the 50th Annual NH Highland Games & Festival. The challenging course features 800 feet of elevation gain across dirt trails, service roads, and ski trails at Loon Mountain. Participants receive a race shirt..

Bubba's Backyard Ultra, now in its seventh edition, takes place at 564 Stark Rd, Center Conway, New Hampshire, in the White Mountains. The event uses the Last Person Standing format, with participants running repeat 3.5-mile laps, mostly forest singletrack with sections of snowmobile trail, fields,..

Blackhawk Blaze is a trail running event held in Plainfield, New Hampshire (Meriden area), at 92 Bonner Road, near Plainfield School. This sixth annual Plainfield tradition offers two races: a 5K Trail Race on the famed French's Ledges trail and a 1 Mile Fun Run. The course showcases rugged terrain..

Keene Family YMCA Fall Foliage Trail Races in Keene, New Hampshire offer 5K and 10K trail runs starting and finishing at the Keene YMCA (200 Summit Road). The 5K provides a fast, beginner-friendly taste of trail running, while the 10K adds more challenging rolling singletrack and elevation. Runners..

Midstate Massive Ultra Trail is a UTMB Index endurance race held October 11–12, 2025, spanning New Ipswich, NH, and central Massachusetts with border crossings into New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Runners choose from three point-to-point options—100 miles, 50 miles, and 50 kilometers—following the A..

Fall Foliage Foot Races at Waterville Valley, NH, 2025 offers three events: a 5K Road Race, a 10 Mile Trail Race, and a Kid's Fun Run. The action centers in Town Square, with a mostly flat 5K out-and-back through the heart of Waterville Valley. The 10 Mile Trail Race is described as a scenic and cha..

Vulcan's Fury Trail Race in Nottingham, New Hampshire offers two rugged courses—the Half Marathon and the 5 Miler—set on hiking trails through a once volcanic landscape at Pawtuck. The course is described as technical and scenic, featuring a massive boulder field, dense forest, single-track switchba..

The Ghost Train Trail Races, held in Brookline, New Hampshire, are a series of trail running events along the historic Granite Town Rail Trail. This mostly flat, well-groomed course follows an old railroad bed used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, featuring a mix of dirt and about one mile..

The Randolph Ramble is a challenging 10-kilometer trail race held in the mountain town of Randolph, New Hampshire, nestled in the Great North Woods at the base of the Northern Presidentials. Known for its rugged terrain, the race emphasizes self-sufficiency, with no aid stations along the course and..