Trail Running calendar near Lykens 2026-2027

Test your endurance on a 2 mile paved loop at the Rodale Park 12 Hour Challenge. Cycle, run, or walk to support the development of the September 11th National Memorial Trail.

Trail runs at Rocky Ridge County Park near York, PA offer looped courses up to 50K on rocky, rolling terrain with several steep climbs. Registration and shirt deadlines apply and proceeds benefit a local charity.

A 10 km trail race in Nolde Forest, Reading, PA on June 28, 2026, using an age graded start system that gives head starts by age and gender. Entry fee is $35 and part of the proceeds support Friends of Nolde Forest.

Trail races at Coventry Woods Park on June 28, 2026 include 5K, 10K, timed 3 hour and 6 hour events plus a 6 hour team relay. Courses are mostly single track with notable elevation and on-course aid stations.

A free 5K at Lehigh Parkway on July 1, 2026, part of a summer series held the first Wednesday each month May through September. The measured, mostly flat cinder course has a 60 minute time limit and a minimum age of 10 years.

A themed Forrest Gump fun run at Lakeside Loop in New Town Village, Owings Mills, offering a full 4.4-mile loop or a 1-mile out-and-back option. The event is free and participants are encouraged to wear the red hat, yellow top and red short..

A Spartan obstacle race weekend on Blue Mountain in Palmerton, PA, featuring trail-based 5 km and 10 km courses, a kids race, and spectator access with chair lift views on July 11-12, 2026.

A community running and walking event in Coplay, Pennsylvania on July 11, 2026 offering a 5k run or a 1 mile walk along the Ironton Rail Trail. The professionally timed 5k includes age group awards and race day perks.

A 10K trail race at Blue Mountain Ski Area on July 12, 2026, run on wooded singletrack with steep climbs. Part of a Spartan OCR festival weekend, the event uses gun timing, has a 3 hour finish cutoff, and registrations are open.

A chip-timed 5K trail run at Blue Mountain Vineyards in New Tripoli, PA with instant results, a complimentary glass of wine for finishers 21 and older, and an after party with live music. The event partners with the HEADstrong Foundation.

A summer trail race at Gunpowder State Park listed as 7 miles, with water crossings that move between Harford and Baltimore counties. The course includes rolling hills, faster sections and occasional mud, and field size is limited to 100 ru..

An indoor 3k obstacle course at New Holland Arena with over 25 obstacles and a three-band scoring system. The event is a USA OCR Team Qualifier, uses chip timing, and offers a $4,000 prize purse for Elite competitors.

Loop running at Charlestown Park with a team 4 Hour Relay and a solo 4 Hour Ultra Challenge. Teams of five rotate on a roughly 2.2 mile loop while solo runners complete as many laps as possible; cash prizes awarded.

Seventh annual trail races at Faylor Lake in Beaver Springs with 3.75 mile and 7.5 mile courses that cross dam, timber, field and shallow lake water. Postrace food and lake activities are available and proceeds support youth conservation pr..

A 15K trail race at 5150 Game Preserve Road in Schnecksville, PA featuring rolling hills, water crossings, single track and open fields. Proceeds benefit the HCM Foundation to assist cancer patients in Eastern Pennsylvania.

A 2.9 miles cross country race at Twin Valley High School in Elverson, PA on July 25, 2026. The course runs over grass, hills and trails and proceeds benefit a memorial scholarship.

A four-event summer trail series in Lancaster County that is not a race. Participants choose their distance on local trails and return to a Common tent for breakfast, hydration, and social time.

Iron Horse 8k is race two of the Black Diamond Running Series on July 26, 2026 at Montage Mountain in Moosic, PA. This 8k (5 miles) trail event features hilly terrain, free waterpark admission for registrants, and cash prizes for top finish..

An evening trail event in Kempton where runners repeat a loop of about 1.6 miles until they miss a shortening lap cutoff. The last runner to complete a lap wins; there is post run food and complimentary beer for 21+ participants.

Trail 5K, 10K and a half-mile kids run at Miller Plant Farm in York, PA, on mixed farm and wooded surfaces; overall and age-group prizes, produce samplers for 5K/10K entrants, and 100% of proceeds benefit the WellSpan York Cancer Patient He..