Trail Running calendar near Yorktown Heights 2025-2026

Try snowshoe racing at Mountain Creek on January 31, 2026 with a scenic ridge 5k or a relaxed one mile finish. Ride the lift to the top, bring your own snowshoes, and enjoy a fun winter run for all abilities.

Celebrate Valentine's Day in a cozy onesie at the Squatchy Onesiefest 5K in Mahwah Feb 14. Enjoy a flat scenic trail loop around Scarlet Oak Pond with a fun run option, handcrafted finisher medal and a limited field for a festive race vibe.

Febapple Frozen invites you to a winter trail challenge at South Mountain Reservation on Feb 21, 2026, with 10 mile loops and distances from 10 miles to 50 miles. Aid stations, official timing, event swag and awards for top finishers add ra..

Enjoy rugged woodland trails at the Mahlon Winter Donut Trail Run & Hike in Lake Hopatcong, NJ on March 1, 2026. Choose a 5 mile or 10 mile route through the Mahlon Dickerson Reservation for a true trail challenge in any weather.

Squatchapple in West Orange, NJ on March 7, 2026 offers 11, 20, 50K and 50 mile trail races over three scenic loops in South Mountain. Expect rugged singletrack, big climbs, handcrafted wood finisher medals and a fun trail festival vibe.

Run the Never Stop Running Foundation 4 Leaf Clover 5K at Bethpage State Park on March 8 2026 for a scenic trail 5K across grassy polo fields and winding soft trails. Family friendly with a kids run, virtual race and refreshments.

Tackle Mount Tammany 10, a scenic but rugged nearly 40 mile ultra of ten relentless loops in the Delaware Water Gap on March 21, 2026. Expect steep technical trails, big elevation gain, waterfalls and sweeping summit views.

Run or walk a scenic 5k through the rolling vines at Osprey's Dominion Vineyards in Peconic. Enjoy two laps of cross country terrain, a finisher medal that doubles as a bottle stopper and a postrace wine pour among the vines.

Terror of Tammany! on March 22, 2026 in Columbia, NJ is a rugged looped trail challenge with 30K (three 6.7 mile loops) and 50K+ (five loops). Expect technical climbs, a campground start and finish, strict time limits, and finisher awards.

Take on rugged singletrack, a steep headwall scramble and 3,000 feet of climbing at Sleeping Giant Trail Runs, with 25K and 50K options. At Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden CT on March 29, proceeds benefit the park and finishers get meda..

Join the Morris County Empanada Trail on March 29 in Morris Plains NJ with 5K and 10K runs over scenic mixed terrain. Entry includes a long sleeve shirt, finisher medal and an empanada with proceeds benefiting the Arthritis Foundation.

Run rugged trails at Big Bear Squatch North in Harriman State Park on April 4, 2026 with half marathon, 10K and ruck divisions. Expect steep climbs, scrambling terrain and sweeping Hudson Valley and NYC skyline views.

Find your pace at the Spring SOMO Timed Trail Races in April at South Mountain Reservation, NJ, with options from a single 3K loop to 6 Hour timed runs. Enjoy a scenic 1.88 mile loop of single track, pavement and fire road.

Run a scenic 6.55 mile quarter marathon through West Hartford Reservoir 4 as two loops around the park. Limited to 150 runners, the event features chip timing, post race treats and awards in five year age groups.

Join the John Jay Community Trail Race in Cross River NY for a scenic hilly 5k, family friendly 4k walk and Kids Jay Dash on the track. Finish on the contest field, enjoy community built trails and snag a race shirt by registering early.

Run the Shore2Shore on April 18, 2026 in East Islip, NY, a scenic point to point along the Long Island Greenbelt Trail from Sunken Meadow to Heckscher State Park. Choose 25K or 50K with well stocked aid stations and finish swag.

Take on the rugged Traprock trail at Penwood State Park with a single 17K loop or three loops for the 50K for a true trail challenge. Expect rocky, technical single track, rolling terrain and great forest views.

Celebrate spring at the Brooklyn Cider House Spiked Apple 5K on April 19 in New Paltz, a scenic two lap run through vineyards and orchards. Enjoy a cider pour, fresh donut, finisher medal and commemorative shirt.

Tackle rugged singletrack, cliffs and glacial ledges on the Shawangunk Ridge in this scenic mountain trail race offering 25K and 10 mile courses. Proceeds support Run Wild's campaign to protect Verkeerder Kill Falls.

Wawayanda Trail Fest in Hewitt New Jersey offers distances from a half marathon to a 100K through rhododendron tunnels, marsh bridges and winding single track. Aid stations and on site camping make for a friendly, challenging trail weekend.