Trail Running calendar near Gardiner 2025-2026

The Dirty Dozen 50K is a challenging ultramarathon held in Forest Park, Queens, New York City. The race features a 2.5-mile loop along the scenic Orange Trail, completed 12 times for a total of 50 kilometers. Each loop includes 300 feet of elevation gain, making the course deceptively tough with rol..

The Jug End Loop Ultra is a 6-hour ultra running event held at Jug End State Reservation in Egremont, Massachusetts. Participants run multiple laps of a scenic 4.2-mile course featuring woods, fields, and an apple orchard, with a challenging elevation change of 830 feet per lap. The course includes..

The Thacher Park Trail Running Festival, held annually at Thacher State Park in Voorheesville, NY, offers a scenic and challenging trail running experience. Participants can choose from four distances: 10K, half marathon (13.1 miles), marathon (26.2 miles), and an ultra 50K. The course features a sh..

Raptor Ridge, presented by Peace, Love, Trails (formerly the Sanctuary 6.5), is a 6.5-mile trail race held at Westmoreland Sanctuary in Westchester County, New York. The route weaves through the sanctuary’s rugged, scenic trails across 669 acres and 8.5 miles of hiking trails. Start and finish are a..

The USATF-NJ Open & Masters 5k Cross Country Championships is a competitive running event held at Natirar Park in Peapack Gladstone, New Jersey. Scheduled for August 24, 2025, this 5-kilometer cross country race features divisions for both open and masters athletes. It is part of the Paul Miller Aut..

The Barn-B-Q Trail Festival, held in Berkeley Heights, NJ, is a unique outdoor event combining trail running, hiking, and a lively barn party. Set in the historic Deserted Village of Feltville within Watchung Reservation, participants can enjoy self-guided trail tours ranging from 2 to 6 miles, with..

The FallApple is a trail running event held in South Orange, New Jersey, at South Mountain Reservation. Scheduled for early September, the race offers a variety of distances including 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon, 50K, and 50-mile options. The course features a mix of fire roads, single-track tr..

10K Run for the Osprey is a fall running event at Lacawac Sanctuary in Lake Ariel, PA (William E. Chatlos Environmental Education Center, 182 Sanctuary Road). The event offers a 10K Trail Run and a 5K Walk.The course is described as scenic, winding through diverse landscapes to support habitat conse..

The Cross-Connecticut Run for Mental Health Awareness is a unique 56-mile group running event held annually in Connecticut, following the scenic and flat Farmington Canal Heritage Trail from West Suffield to New Haven. This non-competitive challenge supports Mental Health Connecticut through fundrai..

The Wicked Mudder will take place in Southwick on Sunday 7 September 2025. You can run between 5 and 5 kilometers.

Macedonia Trail Race, staged at Macedonia Brook State Park in Kent, CT, offers 12K, 25K, and 50K distances through unparalleled single-track and lush forest trails. The course features grinding climbs, technical descents, and several viewpoints, including Cobble Mountain with an overlook where, on c..

The Storybook Half Marathon is a scenic 13.1-mile trail race held in Roosevelt Forest, Stratford, Connecticut. The course consists of eight loops on a 1.64-mile wooded trail featuring singletrack and doubletrack paths with roots, rocks, and gentle hills, offering a charming yet moderately challengin..

Located at Lakeside Park in Pawling, New York, the Pawling 24 Hour Trail Running Festival is the sixth edition of the endurance event, offering 24-, 12-, 6-, and 3-hour races (including a 12-hour night start). Runners tackle a 1.68-mile loop made up of pavement, grass, and single-track, with about 1..

The Shawangunk Ridge Trail Run (SRT) is a challenging trail running event held in Rosendale, New York, featuring three race distances: a 70-mile ultra, a 30-mile race, and a half marathon. The course follows the scenic 70-mile Shawangunk Ridge Trail, which stretches from High Point State Park in New..

The Where the Pavement Ends Single & Double Loop is a trail running event held in Ridgefield, Connecticut, starting and finishing at the Lake Windwing ballfields. Scheduled for September 14, 2025, the race offers two options: a 4.25-mile single loop and an approximate 8-mile double loop through the..

The Wild Goose Trail Festival takes place at Wawayanda State Park in Hewitt, New Jersey, offering a variety of trail running events over September 20-21, 2025. Distances range from a 1-mile kids run to a challenging 100-mile ultramarathon with a generous 36-hour cutoff, making it ideal for first-tim..

The Angevine Farm Trail Festival, held annually in Warren, Connecticut, offers a scenic and challenging trail running experience through grassy fields, land trust trails, state forest paths, single track, and dirt roads. The event features multiple distances including a half marathon, a new 8-hour r..

The Gardiner Dump Run is a scenic trail running event held in Gardiner, New York, featuring a 5k race with an option to complete two laps for a 10k distance. The course winds through single-track trails along wooded hillsides near the Wallkill River and untamed fields at Gardiner’s Riverbend Trails,..

The Caldwell Cougar Chase XC 5K & 8K is a cross-country running event held at Garret Mountain Reservation in Woodland Park, New Jersey. Scheduled for September 26, 2025, it features a women's 5K and a men's 8K race on a rolling course that includes trails, hills, gravel, dirt paths, grass sections,..

The Cat's Tail Trail Marathon is a challenging 26-mile point-to-point trail race held in the Slide Mountain Wilderness Area of the Catskill Mountains, New York. Featuring nearly 7,000 feet of elevation gain, the course offers rugged terrain with rocky, technical climbs and descents, alongside stunni..