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Community Trail Runs

Name: Community Trail Runs
Start: 2026-05-21
End: 2026-06-09
Location: Lewis Center

Lewis Center, United States • 21-9 May-Jun 2026

Community Trail Runs

Fleet Feet and Hoka are collaborating with local run clubs to present a series of community trail runs in Franklin County Metro Parks on dates in May and June 2026. Each event is hosted at a different park and organized with a local run club.

Locations and hosts include Quarry Trails Metro Park hosted by Short North Run Club, Scioto Grove Metro Park hosted by German Village Run Club and 2 Many Run Clubs Bexley, and Blendon Woods Metro Park hosted by Easton Run Club. Events feature Hoka trail shoe demos, raffles, food, music and additional on-site activities.

Registration is free. Participants are required to register and sign a waiver. Attending all three events qualifies participants for a Columbus Community Trail Run badge and entry into a drawing for one of three pairs of Hoka trail shoes.

Distances and loop formats vary by park and event. Available distances include:

2 mile loops
4 mile loops at select events
Approximately 2.5 mile loops at one event

The series emphasizes community trail running across nearby metro parks and includes equipment demos and onsite amenities at each gathering. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United States Ohio Lewis Center

Race information

Registration

4 mi

Quarry Trails Loop

4 mi

Blendon Woods Loop

3 mi

Scioto Grove Loop

Quarry Trails Loop

Blendon Woods Loop

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

Trail runs nearby

Saturday Jun 6

Alum Creek Trail Race

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Experience a trail race along the largest inland beach in Ohio at Alum Creek State Park. Choose from distances ranging from 5K to a half marathon or join a relay team to run through scenic shale cliffs.

Saturday Jul 11

Darby Creek Trail Run - Lake Darby

Lake Darby

5 km

10 km

Trail runs at Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park offering 5k and 10k distances and supporting FLIP's cancer prevention work. The 5k is relatively flat and family friendly while the 10k finishes with a stair climb noted by local runners.

Saturday Jul 25

Arch City XC Festival

Westerville

2 mi

Arch City XC Festival brings elementary, middle, high school and open two-mile races to Westerville North High School on July 25, 2026, with team scoring for middle and high school and proceeds supporting school programs.

Saturday Aug 8

Last Buckeye Standing

Lewis Center

Backyard Ultra

4 mi

A backyard ultra on a 4.167 mile loop at Alum Creek State Park where runners repeat the loop each hour until only one completes an extra loop. Each loop must be finished within an hour and standard backyard ultra rules apply.