Rob's Trail Fest
Springwater, United States • 11 Oct 2025
Event details
Rob's Trail Fest takes place on Saturday, October 11, 2025, in the Hemlock, NY area. The event offers three distances:
- Marathon
- 15K
- 5K
All races start or finish at the south end of Canadice Lake, 6814-6894 Canadice Lake Rd, Springwater, NY 14560, except the 5K start which is at Old Bald Hill Rd S near Robs Nature Preserve (42.721358, -77.589204). Registration closes on Friday, October 10.
Courses and logistics
Courses are on trail and gravel surfaces and may change due to conditions. The marathon route includes two technical climbs of about 800 ft each on single track, sections on the west side of Hemlock Lake including a short beach run on cobbles, and a mix of approximately 50% single track, 40% gravel, and 10% paved. The 15K starts at the south end of Canadice Lake, follows gravel north with a climb on Canadice Hill, a muddy loop, and returns to the south end as an out-and-back. The 5K is a point-to-point route from Rob's Trail Canadice trailhead with an initial grassy rise of about 100 ft, a roughly 600 ft technical single track descent including roots, rocks and switchbacks (about 0.5 mile at -17 percent grade), then about 1.5 miles of flat gravel to the finish. Check in and packet pick up take place on Saturday at the Canadice Lake south end. Proceeds will support trail maintenance with DEC partnership. There are no refunds or transfers and parking is limited. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.