Turkey Trails - Greater Chicago

Anderson Humane's Walk4Animals & 5K Run takes place in Batavia, Illinois, centered at the Peg Bond Center at 100 N Island Ave along the Batavia Riverwalk. The event offers a 5K Run (timed), a 1.5-mile Walk, and a T-Shirt Only option. The Walk4Animals route is a 1.65-mile loop around the Batavia Rive..

Fire Zone 5k is a first-time event hosted by the Lockport Fire Foundation in Lockport, Illinois. The 5k takes place on a Forest Preserve trail, with a single full marked loop starting at the Hassert Park parking lot across from Lockport Township Fire Station Six and ending back there. Runners and wa..

Saw Wee Kee - Fall Trail Run is held at Saw Wee Kee Park, Sundown Lane, Yorkville, Illinois. The event is the Fall Trail Run segment of a four-race series; each race features a different course and medal piece, and completing all four earns the series medal with different seasonal swag at each stop...

Palos Park Spooky Shuffle 2025 is a 5K and 10K trail run/walk held at Swallow Cliff South Forest Preserve in Palos Park, IL, organized by the Palos Park Department of Recreation & Parks in partnership with the Forest Preserves of Cook County. Runners traverse the Sag Valley Trail System on wide, unp..

Fancy Nonsense 25k/50k is a whimsical ultramarathon organized by CUSS Running, held near Chicago at Red Gate Woods in the Palos Trail System (Willow Springs/Lemont, IL). The course is a 5.5-mile mostly runnable single-track loop, repeated to reach 25k or 50k. Expect a playful, mischievous atmosphere..

The Forge Trail Run Festival takes place at The Forge: Lemont Quarries in Lemont, Illinois, a late‑fall Midwest trail event set among woods, gravel paths, and the historic Lemont Quarries and I&M Canal. Runners may choose from 10K, 20K (Half Marathon), 30K, or 60K distances. All races share a common..