Trail Running calendar near Newbury 2025-2026

The Race to the Top of Vermont is an annual uphill challenge held every August, attracting hikers, bikers, and runners from the U.S. and Canada. Participants climb Mt.Mansfield, Vermont’s highest peak, via the historic Mansfield Toll Road. The course covers 4.3 miles with an elevation gain of 2,564..

The Catamount Weekly Trail Running Race is a recurring event held at Catamount Outdoor Center, offering distances including a half lap, 5K, and 10K. The races take place rain or shine, with a clear thunder policy in place for safety. Participants receive new bib numbers each week to ensure accurate..

The Black Bear Trail Races, hosted by White Mountain Endurance in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, offer a challenging and scenic trail running experience. The event features four distances: a demanding 50K with 7,700 feet of elevation gain over iconic 4,000-foot peaks, a 23K course on the oldest m..

The Five Fields Farm Races, held in Bridgton, Maine, feature two challenging trail events: a 50K ultra and a 10K race. The 50K is a three-lap figure-8 course through the Bald Pate and Holt Pond Preserves, including steep climbs, technical singletrack, and a finish through an apple orchard. Each lap..

The Catamount Weekly Trail Running Race is a recurring event held at Catamount Outdoor Center, offering distances including a half lap, 5K, and 10K. The races take place rain or shine, with a clear thunder policy in place for safety. Participants receive new bib numbers each week to ensure accurate..

The Groton Forest Trail Run, held in Groton, Vermont at Boulder Beach State Park, offers scenic and challenging trail races. In 2025, the event features two distances: a 15-mile race and a 6.2-mile race. Recently taken over by Onion River Outdoors, a Montpelier-based gear shop and community organize..

The NCVRC Run for Hope will take place in Morrisville on Saturday 13 September 2025.

The Kismet Cliff Run, held annually in September in North Conway, New Hampshire, offers two challenging trail races set in the scenic White Mountains. Participants can choose the Little Beast 5 Miler, featuring technical single-track trails with steep ascents and descents around Echo Lake State Park..

The Gunstock 5K and Canicross 5K take place at Gunstock Mountain Resort in Gilford, NH, as part of the annual Food Truck Festival. The event features a 5K trail run and a Canicross 5K where participants run with their dogs, plus a 100m fun run for children under five. The course is a scenic loop on..

The Paine Mountain Anchor Challenge Trail Race, held in Northfield, Vermont, is a scenic and challenging 6K trail race that starts and finishes at the Norwich Shaw Outdoor Center. The course features a mix of gravel roads, single-track switchback trails, and steep descents, leading runners to the su..

The Hooksett Kiwanis 5K Trail Race, held in Hooksett, New Hampshire, is a scenic trail run starting at Heads Pond trail and finishing at the Hooksett Public Library. The course features a hard-packed stone dust surface transitioning into a wooded conservation trail, offering a natural and enjoyable..

The Kilkenny Ridge Race is a challenging trail running event held in Stark, New Hampshire, within the White Mountain National Forest. It offers three distances: 50 miles, 25 miles, and 25 kilometers, all following the rugged Kilkenny Ridge Trail. The course features approximately 7,500 feet of eleva..

The Bear Brook Trail Races, held in Allenstown, New Hampshire, showcase the scenic beauty of Bear Brook State Park with its diverse trails, including single track paths, steep hills, and blueberry fields. The event offers three race distances: a 10K following "Mindy's Loop," a Half Marathon, and a M..

The TAM Trek is an annual trail race and fun run held in Middlebury, Vermont, designed to support the Trail Around Middlebury (TAM), a scenic 19-mile footpath encircling the village and connecting conserved lands, schools, and local landmarks across Middlebury, Cornwall, New Haven, and Weybridge. Th..

The Royal (multi) Mile Hill Run is a 5K trail race held in Lincoln, New Hampshire, as part of the 50th Annual NH Highland Games & Festival. The challenging course features 800 feet of elevation gain across dirt trails, service roads, and ski trails at Loon Mountain. Participants receive a race shirt..

The Westmore Mountain Challenge is a one-day, 26-mile trail running and hiking event in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, featuring five mountains: Moose, Hor, Pisgah, Haystack, and Bald. Participants traverse steep, scenic public trails with a cumulative elevation gain of about 6,142 feet. The course in..

The Vermont 50 Ultra Run is an annual endurance event held at Ascutney Outdoors in West Windsor, Vermont, typically on the last weekend of September. Established in 1993, it features a challenging and scenic course through Vermont’s landscape. The event offers multiple race options including a 50-mi..

The Pleasant Mountain Race, held in Bridgton, Maine, is a challenging 21k trail run featuring significant elevation gains and technical single-track terrain. Participants tackle a steep 1,700-foot climb up Bald Peak within the first two miles, followed by a descent and another 1,900-foot ascent to t..

Bubba's Backyard Ultra, held in Center Conway, New Hampshire, is a unique endurance running event featuring the Last Person Standing format. Participants run a 3.5-mile loop through mostly forest singletrack, with some snowmobile trails, fields, and logging roads, including about 250 feet of elevati..

Devil's Den Ultra is a challenging trail running event held in Bradford, Vermont, featuring a rugged 10K loop on Wright's Mountain. The course offers a mix of terrain, including steep climbs, rocky and rooty sections, and a scenic downhill through the woods. Runners can choose from three race option..