Trail Running calendar near Tilton 2025-2026

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..

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 North Face Race to the Summit is a mountain-top running event held at Stratton Mountain in Stratton, Vermont. The course covers about 2.18 miles with a 2,003-foot vertical climb, delivering a steep uphill challenge amid alpine terrain. The race is timed with live results and leaderboards, with o..

Ghost Train Rail Trail Races is New Hampshire’s original 30-hour ultramarathon, held on the Granite Town Rail Trail in Brookline and Milford. The event offers five races: a 30-hour ultramarathon, a 30-hour relay (teams from 2 to 7), a Haunted Night 30-mile race, a 15-mile race, and a 15-mile relay...

The Ravenswood Trail Race, part of the North Shore Trail Series, takes place in Ravenswood Park, featuring a scenic course through single track and carriage roads amid peak fall foliage. This classic fall trail race offers a challenging and picturesque running experience. Participants can register o..

Randolph Ramble is a 5.7-mile trail race on Randolph Mountain Club lands in New Hampshire’s Northern Presidentials. The course climbs about 1,100 feet and is steep, rocky, and slippery, with occasional snow; most runners walk or power-hike the technical sections. Expect leafy downhills to be treache..

Run for the Hills in Harvard, Massachusetts is a pair of off‑road trail races held at the Community Harvest Project Orchard (115 Prospect Hill Rd). The event features a challenging 5K trail run through orchard, woods, and fields, plus a 1‑mile kids’ fun run staying within orchard trails. The course..

Big Brad Ultras is an ultramarathon event in Pownal, Maine, weaving through Bradbury Mountain State Park and surrounding trails. Distances include 50 Miler, 50K, and 25K, all run on a 16.5-mile loop of Maine singletrack with climbs over Tryon Mountain, Snowman’s loop, and back into the state park. T..

Blackout 5k/10k is a nighttime mountain race at Cranmore Resort in North Conway, NH. It offers 5K and 10K routes that traverse a mix of ski trails and access roads. The course is lit with reflective flags and LED lanterns, and headlamps are mandatory for runners (with additional headlamps available..

New Boston, NH hosts The Hamsterwheel, an 11th-year ultrarun along the New Boston Rail Trail by the Piscataquog River. The course is a continuous 4.0-mile loop that is largely flat with one minor speed bump, starting near the Hillsborough County Fairground and turning at Lang’s Station. Runners may..

The TARC Stone Cat Trail Festival is a renowned trail running event held annually in Ipswich, Massachusetts, within Willowdale State Forest. Offering a variety of distances including 10K, half marathon, marathon, 50-mile, and 100K races, plus a free youth fun run, the festival features a challenging..

The Holistic Hustle 5K/10K is an annual running event held at the scenic Emmons Preserve in Kennebunkport, Maine. The 4th edition, scheduled for November 1, 2025, features timed 5K and 10K run/walk races alongside a kids' half-mile fun run for participants aged 13 and under. The event offers a livel..

The CircumBurke trail race returns to Victory Hill on November 1. The event is organized by the Victory Hill Trail Club at 2872 Victory Hill Rd, Victory, VT. All event proceeds will be re-invested in trail maintenance on Victory Hill. The Victory Hill trail network will be closed to other recreatio..

The Hugs from Vets Trail will take place in Henniker on Sunday 2 November 2025. You can run 10 kilometers.

Race for DFL is a last-runner-standing backyard ultra held at Kenty’s Farm in Winchendon, Massachusetts. The event uses a single lap of about 4.17 miles, with a course mixture of grassy field, forest trail, crushed gravel bike path, and a dirt road, totaling around 150 feet of elevation gain per lap..

TARCkey Trot 6 Hour at Wright Locke Farm in Winchester, MA is a six-hour trail race on a 5K loop. Laps feature rocky, rolling terrain that rewards focus, with runners choosing how many to complete within the time limit. The course is clearly marked with flagging and signs; a GPX file is available, a..

Mount Ascutney Vertical Backyard, in Brownsville, Vermont, is a Last Person Standing endurance race on Mount Ascutney. Runners ascend and descend the mountain hourly, with two ascent options: a three-lap orange loop up the t-bar path for 403 vertical feet per lap, or a single ascent on the green loo..

The Novemberfest Race for the Nashua Children’s Home is a festive 4-mile run through Mine Falls Park in Nashua, New Hampshire. The course takes runners through the scenic Mine Falls Park with the start/finish area near the Pine Street Extension entrance, just west of the Millyard Smokestack. After t..