Trail Running calendar near Northwood 2025-2026

TARC Winter Classic is a trail ultrarunning event at the Middlesex Fells Reservation in Stoneham, MA. Runners choose 8, 32, or 40 miles, starting and finishing at Fallon Road. The Skyline Trail offers a rugged New England course of roots, rocks, and elevation, with constant climbs and descents and o..

Krampuslauf in Lyme, New Hampshire, at the Dartmouth Ski Way, offers 5K, 10K, and a 9‑hour endurance option. Runners begin at the base lodge and tackle Holt’s side for a steep 5K ascent; 10K participants complete Holt’s and then Winslow side before finishing by the lodge. The 9‑hour loop repeats the..

The Mount Hood Nutcracker Challenge is an annual cross-country running event held at the Mount Hood Golf Club in Melrose, Massachusetts. This unique 3.5-mile race features a challenging, hilly course that changes every year, incorporating fairways, paved cart paths, road crossings, and wooded sectio..

The TARCtic Frozen Yeti is a winter trail running event hosted by the Trail Animals Running Club at Hale Reservation in Westwood, Massachusetts. Scheduled for February 7-8, 2026, it offers two distance options: a 15-mile race and a challenging 30-hour ultra. The course features three roughly 5-mile..

The Merrimack River Trail Race will take place in Andover on Saturday 11 April 2026. You can run between 10 and 10 miles.

Join Trail Animals Running Club for the TARC Spring Classic at Jericho Town Forest in Weston, Massachusetts. The event offers 10K, Half Marathon, Marathon, and 50K distances, with a flat, smooth course crafted around a single 10K loop repeated for longer distances. Start/Finish at 292 Concord Road.C..

White Lake Ultras takes place at White Lake State Park in Tamworth, New Hampshire. The festival-like endurance weekend offers 6-, 12-, and 24-hour options on a 2-mile single- and double-track loop around forested lakefront trails, with one short section of beach and sidewalk and about 50 feet of ver..

The TARC Wapack and Back is a challenging trail running event held annually in Ashburnham, Massachusetts, along the scenic Wapack Trail. Offering three distance options—21.5 miles, 43 miles, and 50 miles—the race features rugged terrain with rocky ledges, boulder fields, granite slabs, and technical..

The Wildcat 5K Trail Run-Walk-Wag is an annual event held in Boxford, Massachusetts, starting and finishing at the Danvers YMCA Camp overlooking scenic Stiles Pond. The race features separate courses for runners and walkers, including those with dogs ("waggers"), winding through the Wildcat State Fo..

Portland, Maine hosts the Back Cove Backyard Ultra, Portland’s only backyard ultra on the iconic Back Cove Trail. The course is a 3.5-mile, mostly flat gravel loop along a tidal estuary with a short paved bridge, offering waterfront views. Runners repeat an hourly 4.167-mile loop, with a 0.60-mile B..