Buffalo Creek Half Marathon
About this race
RACE DAY: OCTOBER 17, 2026 9:00 AM EDT Start
A point-to-point Half Marathon on the Butler Freeport Community Trail --- majority of the course is on a crushed limestone surface. Our gentle downhill course allows many finishers to run their personal best times. Spectacular fall foliage makes our course one of the most scenic you will experience. Race begins in Cabot and finishes at the south end of the Trail at the former Butler Junction under the highway 356 bridge over the Allegheny River.
Annually on the 3rd Saturday of October. SAVE THE DATE
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21st Annual Buffalo Creek Half Marathon
The Annual Buffalo Creek Half-Marathon benefits the Butler Freeport Community Trail in southwest Butler County. Giveaway: TECH SHIRT (Men and Ladies sizes). PARKING: Runner parking at Cabot Methodist Church, 707 Winfield Road, Cabot, PA 16023. • START LOCATION: Cabot Methodist Church, 707 Winfield Road, Cabot, PA 16023. • FINISH LINE is at the southern terminus of the Butler Freeport Community Trail at the trailhead just off of Montrose Ave, Buffalo Township, PA 16229, with continuous shuttle service back to runner's parking. SAVE THE DATE!!! Third Saturday in October every year.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Cabot, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:32 AM and sets at 6:35 PM local time (EDT) in Cabot on October 17, 2026 — 11h 03m of daylight.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 1 Cabot event
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