5K Races & Routes

Discover 200 5k races and routes for trail runners and hikers across multiple states. Elevation gains range from 11 ft to 3,249 ft. Each route includes elevation profiles, section breakdowns, and difficulty analysis.

Key Takeaways

Total Routes

200

Races / Routes

15 / 185

Distance Range

2.5 mi - 3.7 mi

Elevation Range

11 ft - 3,249 ft

Surface Type

99% Trail

Route Name	Location	Distance	Elevation Gain	Type	Race Date
Mt. Marathon Jeep Trail	AK	2.5 mi	—	race	—
Browning Run Trail	MD	2.5 mi	115 ft	race	—
Sunflower Trace	FL	2.5 mi	—	race	—
Buckeye Trail: Wolf Run Section	OH	2.6 mi	193 ft	race	—
North Halfmoon Lakes Trail	CO	2.7 mi	1,527 ft	race	—
Stony Run Path	MD	2.8 mi	226 ft	race	—
Little Rocky Row Run Trail #512	VA	2.8 mi	16 ft	race	—
Indian Run Trail #1210.1	CO	3.0 mi	929 ft	race	—
Carlsbad 5000	Carlsbad, California	3.0 mi	46 ft	race	—
Boston Run Trail	OH	3.2 mi	234 ft	race	—
Raceway Trail	IL	3.4 mi	149 ft	race	—
Salt Run Trail	OH	3.4 mi	442 ft	race	—
Brunner Trail	IL	3.5 mi	11 ft	race	—
Rum River Run	MN	3.6 mi	76 ft	race	—
Brunel Trail	NH	3.7 mi	2,204 ft	race	—
Falls Lake Trail - Section 2	NC	2.5 mi	99 ft	route	—
Off-trail to Domes Viewpoint	CA	2.5 mi	—	route	—
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Weg A4-PWB	Natur- und Geopark TERRA.vita, Nordrhein-Westfalen	2.5 mi	588 ft	route	—
Ellicott Creek Trailway Park	NY	2.5 mi	—	route	—
Twin Peaks Trail	AK	2.5 mi	1,837 ft	route	—
Muriaux - Goumois	Unknown	2.5 mi	277 ft	route	—
Arzberg [3] Diebsteig	Naturpark Fichtelgebirge, Bayern	2.5 mi	481 ft	route	—
Kallhällsmotionspår_gul	Sverige	2.5 mi	345 ft	route	—
via Ferrata "Lorenzo Palla"	Pontebba / Ponteibe / Pontafel / Tablija, Friuli-Venezia Giulia	2.5 mi	2,863 ft	route	—
Forza d'Agrò-Piatrabianca	Letojanni, Sicilia	2.5 mi	362 ft	route	—
Gentofte Sø Hjertesti	Gentofte Kommune, Region Hovedstaden	2.5 mi	88 ft	route	—
Meadow Loop Trail	TN	2.5 mi	252 ft	route	—
Cherum Peak Trail	AZ	2.5 mi	931 ft	route	—
Fonta Flora/MST Connector Trail	NC	2.5 mi	216 ft	route	—
Little Beaver Lake Trail	MT	2.5 mi	343 ft	route	—
West Fork Moses Creek Trail	NC	2.5 mi	857 ft	route	—
Valico Eremiti - Monte Tobbio	Parco Naturale delle Capanne di Marcarolo, Piemonte	2.5 mi	1,805 ft	route	—
Golden Gate Trail	AZ	2.5 mi	587 ft	route	—
Schmitten - Wiler	Schmitten (FR), Fribourg/Freiburg	2.5 mi	619 ft	route	—
Three Hills Loop Trail	TX	2.5 mi	153 ft	route	—
Savannah Loop	FL	2.5 mi	—	route	—
Rundweg Raute (Marienmünster)	Marienmünster, Nordrhein-Westfalen	2.5 mi	592 ft	route	—
Pinkerton Trail	MI	2.5 mi	170 ft	route	—
S▲ (Hegyes-hegy-orom)	Magyarország	2.5 mi	823 ft	route	—
Ranch Brook Road	VT	2.5 mi	706 ft	route	—
Crabtree Park Trail #348	AZ	2.5 mi	—	route	—
Mihev-Planinski dom na Peci	Slovenija	2.5 mi	2,643 ft	route	—
Rundwanderweg Inselteich	Spreewald, Brandenburg	2.5 mi	58 ft	route	—
Divide Creek Trail	MT	2.5 mi	507 ft	route	—
Gary and Bonnie Trietsch Park Trail	TX	2.5 mi	—	route	—
Alta Trail	CA	2.5 mi	571 ft	route	—
Manastir Praskvica – Čelobrdo – Ograđenica (PPT)	Crna Gora / Црна Гора	2.5 mi	1,892 ft	route	—
Lower Sidehill Trail	NC	2.5 mi	117 ft	route	—
Ruby Jewel Trail	CO	2.5 mi	1,582 ft	route	—
Niwot Loop - Upper Section	CO	2.5 mi	239 ft	route	—
Intermediate Loop	NC	2.5 mi	269 ft	route	—
с. Бузовград - Мегалита	Unknown	2.5 mi	672 ft	route	—
Gemeinde Wienerwald Rundwanderweg 3 bei Wöglerin	Unknown	2.5 mi	452 ft	route	—
Father Junipero Serra Trail	CA	2.5 mi	96 ft	route	—
Holden Mill Trail	NC	2.5 mi	247 ft	route	—
The Palmetto Trail: Eastatoe Passage	SC	2.5 mi	387 ft	route	—
с. Кънчево - крепост "Градището" / вр. Калето	Кънчево, Стара Загора	2.5 mi	687 ft	route	—
Little Sand Creek Lakes Trail	CO	2.5 mi	2,159 ft	route	—
Lakeview Campground Trail #9621	CO	2.5 mi	579 ft	route	—
Swift Creek Trail #1351	CO	2.5 mi	1,343 ft	route	—
Sucker Brook Bay Trail	NY	2.5 mi	131 ft	route	—
Eagle Falls Trail	CA	2.5 mi	1,643 ft	route	—
Mink Hollow Trail	NY	2.5 mi	189 ft	route	—
Horizon Tributary Trail	CO	2.5 mi	160 ft	route	—
Ridge Road	CA	2.5 mi	88 ft	route	—
Lost Pond Trail	NY	2.5 mi	—	route	—
Orcutt Trail	AZ	2.5 mi	495 ft	route	—
Rolling Meadows Trail	VA	2.5 mi	147 ft	route	—
Sled Runner Creek ATV Trail #2148	WY	2.5 mi	142 ft	route	—
Broads Fork Trail #055	UT	2.5 mi	1,978 ft	route	—
Pipes Canyon Trail	CA	2.5 mi	408 ft	route	—
Alpine Road Trail	CA	2.5 mi	984 ft	route	—
Rainbow Pack Station Trail #31E04	CA	2.5 mi	100 ft	route	—
Drowsy Water Trail #37	CO	2.5 mi	—	route	—
Orange Blaze Trail	NJ	2.5 mi	204 ft	route	—
Bluff Trail - West	IL	2.5 mi	173 ft	route	—
Luna Lake Short Loop Trail #2A	AZ	2.5 mi	173 ft	route	—
Lakeshore Loop	MI	2.5 mi	—	route	—
Lance Creek Trail #223A	GA	2.5 mi	602 ft	route	—
Switchback Trail	MA	2.5 mi	257 ft	route	—
Rattlesnake Swamp Trail	NJ	2.5 mi	205 ft	route	—
Maconaquah Trail	PA	2.5 mi	209 ft	route	—
Eagle Cliff Trail	NH	2.5 mi	1,553 ft	route	—
Quemada Canyon Road	CA	2.5 mi	13 ft	route	—
Old Cloudcroft Highway Trail (T5002)	NM	2.5 mi	—	route	—
Doran Trail	CA	2.5 mi	910 ft	route	—
La Joya Pond 5 Loop	NM	2.5 mi	—	route	—
Glade Trail	NC	2.5 mi	204 ft	route	—
Tibbet Knob Trail #578	VA	2.5 mi	783 ft	route	—
Lookout Mountain Trail	CO	2.5 mi	711 ft	route	—
Lincoln Mountain Loop	CO	2.5 mi	304 ft	route	—
Trail 4	IN	2.5 mi	—	route	—
Box Canyon Trail	CA	2.5 mi	409 ft	route	—
Jackass Pass	WY	2.5 mi	880 ft	route	—
Trail 5	NY	2.5 mi	270 ft	route	—
Mitchell Trail #69	NM	2.5 mi	1,351 ft	route	—
Slab Bridge Brook	VT	2.5 mi	652 ft	route	—
Drury-Chaney Trail	CA	2.5 mi	52 ft	route	—
Opossum Track Trail	MO	2.5 mi	313 ft	route	—
Dailey Pass Trail #57	MT	2.5 mi	1,060 ft	route	—
Kelley Branch Mountain Bike Trail	MO	2.5 mi	166 ft	route	—
Racoon Trail	CO	2.5 mi	458 ft	route	—
Blodgett Basin Trail #31	AZ	2.5 mi	13 ft	route	—
Cheaha Express	AL	2.5 mi	389 ft	route	—
Baxter's Hollow Trail	WI	2.5 mi	186 ft	route	—
Pine Knob Loop Trail	CT	2.5 mi	730 ft	route	—
Sagehen Creek Trail	CA	2.5 mi	—	route	—
Chandra taal	Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh	2.5 mi	37 ft	route	—
Dyer Hill Trail	FL	2.5 mi	193 ft	route	—
Alto Pit OHV 1 Trail #0601	AZ	2.5 mi	233 ft	route	—
Crumbaugh Lake Trail	CA	2.5 mi	68 ft	route	—
Little Cherry Creek Trail	NM	2.5 mi	884 ft	route	—
Breathed Mountain Trail	WV	2.5 mi	74 ft	route	—
Acadia Mountain	ME	2.5 mi	633 ft	route	—
Tri Valley Trail	DE	2.5 mi	231 ft	route	—
Timber #02S11	CA	2.5 mi	290 ft	route	—
Box Springs Mountain Fire Road	CA	2.5 mi	872 ft	route	—
Ridge Line Trail #1494 (Igloo Peak)	CO	2.5 mi	993 ft	route	—
Cub Creek Trail #734	MT	2.5 mi	2,337 ft	route	—
Sturtevant Trail #11W16	CA	2.5 mi	2,486 ft	route	—
Rahway Trail	NJ	2.5 mi	171 ft	route	—
Swiftcurrent Lake Trail	MT	2.5 mi	81 ft	route	—
West Minnesota River Trail	MN	2.5 mi	—	route	—
Bay Area Ridge Trail: Craig Britton Trail	CA	2.5 mi	582 ft	route	—
Saddle Gap Trail #703	VA	2.5 mi	—	route	—
Bummer Lake Road (Mill Creek)	CA	2.5 mi	982 ft	route	—
Brownsville Trail	VT	2.5 mi	2,308 ft	route	—
Sea Lion Cove Trail	AK	2.5 mi	430 ft	route	—
Sawmill Loop Trail	CO	2.5 mi	278 ft	route	—
Bird Ridge Trail	AK	2.5 mi	3,249 ft	route	—
Columbus Basin	CO	2.5 mi	1,194 ft	route	—
Hiking And Mountain Biking And Ski Trail	MI	2.5 mi	236 ft	route	—
Castle Ravine	NH	2.5 mi	2,736 ft	route	—
Pascal Haul Road	NY	2.5 mi	22 ft	route	—
Wapiti Trail	NM	2.5 mi	576 ft	route	—
Sidewinder	MI	2.5 mi	165 ft	route	—
Bartee Branch Trail #2022	TN	2.5 mi	1,207 ft	route	—
Juicy Fruit	NV	2.5 mi	184 ft	route	—
Duncan Road	NC	2.5 mi	352 ft	route	—
Cedar River Trail	NY	2.5 mi	157 ft	route	—
Daisy Mt High Trail #603	MT	2.5 mi	143 ft	route	—
Occoneechee Mountain Loop Trail	NC	2.5 mi	337 ft	route	—
Reversed Peak Loop Trail	CA	2.5 mi	463 ft	route	—
Upper First Gulch Road (Mill Creek)	CA	2.5 mi	1,075 ft	route	—
USFS Trail 17E06.1	CA	2.5 mi	2,202 ft	route	—
Lamotte Creek Trail	LA	2.5 mi	41 ft	route	—
General Creek Fire Road	CA	2.5 mi	110 ft	route	—
Twin Loops Trail	VA	2.5 mi	104 ft	route	—
Dome Trail (#393)	VT	2.5 mi	595 ft	route	—
Grand Trunk Trail - Brimfield Section	MA	2.5 mi	—	route	—
Calaveras Ridge Regional Trail	CA	2.5 mi	557 ft	route	—
Colyer Lake Trail	PA	2.5 mi	69 ft	route	—
Allen Mountain Trail	GA	2.5 mi	375 ft	route	—
Linda Vista Loop Trail	AZ	2.5 mi	413 ft	route	—
Laurel Hill Loop	NC	2.5 mi	163 ft	route	—
Cutoff Trail #0022	AZ	2.5 mi	91 ft	route	—
Chain of Lakes Trail #49	CA	2.5 mi	445 ft	route	—
Crater Lake Trail	AK	2.5 mi	1,480 ft	route	—
Hidden Valley Trail	CA	2.5 mi	1,585 ft	route	—
Little Gunpowder Trail: Bel Air to Jericho Bridge	MD	2.5 mi	110 ft	route	—
Campion Trail	CO	2.5 mi	649 ft	route	—
Crusher Ridge Trail	VA	2.5 mi	1,495 ft	route	—
Buck Ridge Blue Loop	CA	2.5 mi	205 ft	route	—
Lion Canyon Trail #1329	CO	2.5 mi	1,486 ft	route	—
Bannock Ski Trail	MT	2.5 mi	11 ft	route	—
Lend-a-hand	NH	2.5 mi	1,339 ft	route	—
Trip to the Moon	WV	2.5 mi	391 ft	route	—
Bench Trail	CA	2.5 mi	87 ft	route	—
Trinity Trail: Art Cowsen TH to Beach Drive	TX	2.5 mi	105 ft	route	—
Highline Loop	CO	2.5 mi	214 ft	route	—
CCC Trail	AL	2.5 mi	90 ft	route	—
Hiking And Mountain Biking Trail	MI	2.5 mi	106 ft	route	—
Holbert Trail	AZ	2.5 mi	1,042 ft	route	—
Purgatory Creek Park	MN	2.5 mi	37 ft	route	—
Schabarum Trail Extension	CA	2.5 mi	374 ft	route	—
Tolan-Reimel Ridge Trail #203	MT	2.5 mi	77 ft	route	—
Marr Ranch Trail	CA	2.5 mi	421 ft	route	—
TP 251	NM	2.5 mi	349 ft	route	—
Abineau Trail #127	AZ	2.5 mi	1,764 ft	route	—
Boy Scout Trail	NY	2.5 mi	278 ft	route	—
Andrew Jackson Trail	FL	2.5 mi	16 ft	route	—
Custer Draw Trail	CO	2.5 mi	570 ft	route	—
Arethusa-Ripley Falls Trail	NH	2.5 mi	948 ft	route	—
Lassen Peak Trail	CA	2.5 mi	1,988 ft	route	—
Lake Marie Road	CA	2.5 mi	714 ft	route	—
Pine Log Loop West	GA	2.5 mi	420 ft	route	—
Cemetery Ridge Trail	OH	2.5 mi	424 ft	route	—
Cherokee Park Scenic Loop	KY	2.5 mi	132 ft	route	—
Crystal Point Trail #24	AZ	2.5 mi	370 ft	route	—
Cheoah Trail	NC	2.5 mi	431 ft	route	—
7 Ridges Trail	MA	2.5 mi	416 ft	route	—
Elk Creek Trail #5407	CO	2.5 mi	620 ft	route	—
Brown Mountain Trail	WV	2.5 mi	237 ft	route	—
Coast to Crest Trail: Highway 79 to Volcan Mountain Summit	CA	2.5 mi	1,188 ft	route	—
Bike Trail	TN	2.5 mi	113 ft	route	—
Sawteeth to Wardens Camp	NY	2.5 mi	2,045 ft	route	—
Flatwoods Trail #470	KY	2.5 mi	133 ft	route	—
Clambshell Loop	CT	2.5 mi	291 ft	route	—
Mountain Trail	NH	2.5 mi	352 ft	route	—
Bell Canyon Entrance	CA	2.5 mi	96 ft	route	—

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a 5K race?

A 5K race is approximately 2.5 to 3.7 miles in distance.

What is the average elevation gain?

The average elevation gain is 612 feet, with routes ranging from 11 to 3,249 feet.

Can these 5k routes be used for hiking?

Yes. 99% of these routes are on trail surfaces, making them suitable for both trail running and hiking. The terrain analysis and elevation profiles help hikers plan their adventures just as effectively as runners.

Are 5K races beginner-friendly?

5K race difficulty varies widely. Use the elevation gain and terrain analysis to assess each route. Races with lower elevation gain relative to distance and higher runnable percentages tend to be more beginner-accessible.

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