Trail Running calendar near Hooksett 2025-2026

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 Mt. A Trail Challenge is an annual running event held at the summit of Mount Agamenticus in York, Maine. The 9th edition features two courses: a 5K and a 1 Mile trail run, hike, or stroll.The race is uniquely timed with stopwatches by the local York High School Cross Country Team, emphasizing a..

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..

The Survival of the F.I.T.test - 30+ Hour Trail Ultra is a challenging endurance event held in Cumberland, Rhode Island. Participants can choose between two course options: a flat, fast 2.1-mile loop or a more rugged 4.2-mile trail loop used in previous years. The event offers multiple race formats..

Run for Nature in Lowell, MA, is a community-focused running event held at Shedd Park, featuring a 5K Run/Walk, a 10K Trail Run, and a Kids 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk. The course combines double- and single-track trails through Shedd Park and Rogers Fort Hill Park, with a scenic segment along the Concord R..

The Pleasant Mountain Race, held in Bridgton, Maine, is a challenging 21k trail run featuring technical single-track paths and scenic views along Pleasant Mountain’s iconic ridge. The course includes significant elevation gains, with a steep 1700-foot climb over 2 miles up Bald Peak, followed by a 1..

The Vermont 50 Ultra Run is an annual endurance event held at Ascutney Outdoors in West Windsor, Vermont, typically on the last weekend of September. Established in 1993, it features a challenging and scenic course through Vermont's landscape. The event offers multiple race options including a 50-mi..

The Bobcat Ridge 25k is a trail running event held at the Edwin L. Smith Preserve in Kennebunkport, Maine. This 25-kilometer race takes participants through scenic trails within the preserve, offering a challenging and beautiful outdoor experience.The event supports the Kennebunkport Conservation Tr..

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,..

The Aggie Ram Trail Run 5k will take place in Walpole on Sunday 5 October 2025. You can run between 5 and 5 kilometers.

The Little Duck 50k is a trail running event held in Windham, Maine, at the scenic East Windham Conservation Area. Scheduled for October 5, 2025, it offers two race distances: a challenging 50k ultra-marathon consisting of five 6.5-mile loops with nearly 1,000 feet of elevation gain per loop, and a..

The Houghton's Pond Trail Races take place in the scenic DCR Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, Massachusetts, just south of Boston. This event offers two trail race distances: 7 miles and 3.7 miles, both starting and finishing near the Houghton's Pond Visitor Center. The courses feature rolling terr..

Trust Trail Fest, held at the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust headquarters in Kennebunkport, Maine, offers participants a choice between a 5k walk/run and a 10k run through scenic forest trails. The courses feature natural terrain with rocks, roots, and possible mud, providing a challenging and imm..

The Groton Town Forest Trail Races, held in Groton, Massachusetts, offer two challenging trail running distances: 9.5 miles and 3.4 miles. The courses wind through the scenic Groton Town Forest, featuring well-marked paths with no road crossings, combining narrow dirt roads and single-lane trails fi..

Midstate Massive Ultra Trail, held October 11-12, 2025, starts in New Ipswich, NH, with three point-to-point races: 100-mile, 50-mile, and 50K (about 32 miles). The routes wind across central Massachusetts along the Midstate Trail, crossing borders into New Hampshire and Rhode Island, showcasing mou..

Devil's Den Ultra is a challenging trail running event held in Bradford, Vermont, featuring a rugged 10K loop on Wright's Mountain. The course offers a mix of terrain, including steep climbs, rocky and rooty sections, and a scenic downhill through the woods. Runners can choose from three race option..

The Wayland / HFC Striders XC Festival, held in Wayland, Massachusetts, is a vibrant cross-country running event featuring three youth 3K races and two open 5K races for adults. The course winds through scenic fields and wooded trails, offering a challenging and enjoyable experience for runners of a..

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 WWII Veterans Memorial Trail Weighted Race is a unique endurance event held in Mansfield, Massachusetts, on a 2.5-mile out-and-back rail trail featuring paved, gravel, and grass surfaces. Participants have six hours to complete as many laps as possible while carrying weighted packs, with their s..