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Afton Trail Run

Name: Afton Trail Run
Start: 2026-07-04
End: 2026-07-04
Location: Hastings

Hastings, United States • 4 Jul 2026

Afton Trail Run

Afton Trail Run presents trail running races at Afton State Park on the St. Croix River in Hastings, Minnesota. The event on Saturday July 4, 2026 offers two established distance choices and uses the park trail network for its courses. The organizer describes the races as scenic and challenging and notes that the event is hosted by ultrarunners for ultrarunners.

Course information and support materials are provided, including maps and data, aid station details, and volunteer assignments. The event maintains pages for parking, spectator information, a schedule of events, and a no refund policy. Results, records, race photos and video are recorded and published after the races.

The event structure includes staffed aid stations and a volunteer program to support runners on course. Public resources on the event site list registration and entrant information, and separate pages document past results and course records. Photographs on the event pages show singletrack, prairie loop, river trail segments and multiple aid station locations across the course.

Distances Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

25 KM
50 KM

United States Minnesota Hastings

Race information

Website

50 km

25 km

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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