Traverse City Trail Running Festival

About the Event

Welcome to the Traverse City Trail Running Festival!

Northern Michigan’s premier celebration of off-road running, this event takes you through the stunning Pere Marquette Forest along a variety of singletrack and wide doubletrack trails.

The festival kicks off on Friday evening with a two-person 10K relay and a 5K, followed by Saturday morning’s exciting lineup of individual races: 10K, 25K, 50K, 75K, and 100K, plus the 100K relay. All races start and finish at the Timber Ridge RV & Recreation Resort.

After your run, stay and unwind with post-race snacks, beverages, fire pits, yard games, and cheer on fellow participants. We can't wait to see you there!

Races Offered

10K Relay

May 07, 2027

straighten

Distance — 10K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

18:30

sell

$100.00

5K

May 07, 2027

straighten

Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

18:30

sell

$100.00

100K Relay

May 08, 2027

straighten

Distance — 100K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

07:00

sell

$100.00

100K Run

May 08, 2027

straighten

Distance — 100K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

07:00

sell

$100.00

50K Run

May 08, 2027

straighten

Distance — 50K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:00

sell

$100.00

75K Run

May 08, 2027

straighten

Distance — 75K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:00

sell

$100.00

25K Run

May 08, 2027

straighten

Distance — 25K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:30

sell

$100.00

10K Run

May 08, 2027

straighten

Distance — 10K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

09:00

sell

$100.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for May in Traverse City.

thermostat Temperature

7.7° / 17.9°

wb_sunny Feels like

4.4° / 15.0°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

11h 14m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.2 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

0.1 cm

air Avg wind speed

12.7 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

High (6.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

69.5%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:12

nightlight Sunset

21:03

About Traverse City

Learn more about the host city, Traverse City.

Traverse City is a scenic city on the Grand Traverse Bay of Lake Michigan. Directly north of Traverse City, the Old Mission Peninsula splits the Grand Traverse Bay in two, with a beautiful windswept landscape and great views of the bay on either side. Slightly to the west, the Leelanau Peninsula, with its charming small towns, forms the "pinkie finger" of the Michigan peninsula, jutting into Lake Michigan. Both peninsulas are prime winemaking regions within the state, and as such are one of the main tourist attractions in the region. Over a million visitors come each year to tour the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, a scenic lakeside park with impressively large sand dunes. It's also a very popular destination for outdoor activities, owing to the proximity of Lake Michigan in summer, the impressive autumn colors, and the high snowfalls in winter.