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Shake Your Trail Feather Trail Run

Name: Shake Your Trail Feather Trail Run
Start: 2026-10-16
End: 2026-10-17
Location: Charleston

Charleston, United States • 16-17 Oct 2026

Shake Your Trail Feather Trail Run

Shake Your Trail Feather Trail Run is a trail running event at Willenborg Woods near Charleston, Illinois on October 16 and 17, 2026. Multiple race distances are offered to suit a variety of trail runners.

100K
50K
16 Miler
8 Miler
5K

The course uses single track trails through timber and along riverside paths. The route includes creek crossings and hilly sections and contains technical segments that require careful footwork. The course is fully marked and supported by the local trail community.

The event is presented with a grassroots, intimate atmosphere and includes a post race gathering where finishers are acknowledged. Willenborg Woods manages and maintains the trails on the property and frames the races around community access to the woods and trail stewardship.

Pets are not allowed at the event. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United States Illinois Charleston

Race information

Registration

100 km

100k

50 km

50k

16 mi

16 Miler

8 mi

8 Miler

5 km

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

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