Trail Running calendar near Waterville Valley 2026-2027

Tough Mountain Challenge is a 5K obstacle race at Sunday River in Newry, Maine on July 25, 2026. The course features mud, water, walls and woods and the weekend includes a slopeside music party and lodging discounts.

An endurance event in Corinth, VT honoring KIA Marines with Last Runner Standing, Last Rucker Standing, and an Honor Lap. Competitors repeat 1 mile loops with 300 feet of climb until one person remains; ruckers carry required pack weights.

Trail runs in White Mountain National Forest near Chatham NH featuring a 29 KM two loop option and a 14 KM single loop that cross the Baldfaces. Both routes require mandatory safety gear and involve significant elevation gain with limited a..

A set of 5K trail run and virtual options at Stowe Mountain Resort on July 25, 2026. Registration includes a food and beverage ticket and proceeds support the EpicPromise nonprofit.

A 5K trail race around Barre's historical granite quarries on wooded double and single track trails, with rocky and rooty terrain. Walkers and families are welcome; registration dates and age based fees apply.

A roughly 3.8 mile trail race at Kingman Farm in Madbury, NH on July 26, 2026, featuring rolling nordic style paths and switchback singletrack; proceeds support the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism and day of registration is available.

A 5 km trail race at Scribner's Mill on the Crooked River in Harrison, Maine. Pine-lined singletrack and river views, with proceeds supporting Loon Echo Land Trust.

A community trail run in Bedford, New Hampshire on July 30, 2026 featuring a 5 km course with age-based categories and fees, online registration with a noon deadline, and options to donate or buy merchandise to support the Rotary Club of Be..

A multi-day 75-mile stage race and a point-to-point 50K on the Sunapee Ragged Kearsarge Greenway featuring technical single-track, significant elevation gain, on-course aid stations and transported overnight gear, plus a $35,000 prize purse..

Trail ultrarunning in Goshen, Vermont with 36 and 14 mile options. Routes climb to Mount Moosalamoo with views of Lake Dunmore and run mainly on Green Mountain National Forest trails.

A 12 km trail race on August 1, 2026 in Hanover, NH, using Oak Hill XC and Trescott Trails with 1,446 ft of climbing. The event offers pre-registration and race-day entry with course support and timing services.

The event is cancelled. It had been planned as a 10K ruck obstacle course at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, Maine, featuring The Crucible with 20+ obstacles and prize rules requiring participants to ruck the full course with a pack.

Timed 6 or 12 hour running event on a 1.8 mile loop with varied trail surfaces and 280 feet elevation per loop, held at Chester town park with basic support and on-site park amenities.

The 15th Annual 5k Race to the Ledges in Concord, NH on August 8, 2026 features a short road and trail course and includes post-race brunch boxes to take away. Registration includes an adult 5 km entry and a free kids 5 km for ages 6 and un..

A community 5K on August 8, 2026 at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, NH featuring a campus-and-trail course; runners and walkers of all ages are welcome and proceeds support the Pinkerton Fund to benefit students.

Trail races of 5k and 10k on Kennebunkport Conservation Trust trails, starting and finishing at the Trust headquarters. A post race festival on the Emmons Preserve features music, food, a beer tent, and family activities.

A rugged 12 mile single-track loop at Bradbury Mountain State Park in Pownal, ME, including a technical final two-mile O-Trail section. The field is limited to 160 runners and the event is part of the Bradbury Mountain Trail Race Series.

Jigger Johnson Ultras runs August 14-16, 2026 in Waterville Valley NH with 100 mile, 50 mile and 20 mile mountain courses across the White Mountains, large elevation gains, mandatory mountain safety gear and restricted crew access.

A 4.61 mile trail race at Moody Park in Claremont NH featuring narrow single track, wet sections and a steep drop and climb at Gravity Cavity. The event is part of the Western NH Trail Running Series and benefits the local parks department.

A scenic trail 5K on Wanakee’s 227 acre site in the White Mountains and Lakes Region of New Hampshire, held during Wanakee Homecoming. Proceeds support a camp scholarship fund and facility improvements.