Houghton's Pond Trail Races (7 Miles and 3.7 Miles)
About this race
These trail races follow rolling courses over dirt roads and forest paths in the Houghton's Pond section of the scenic DCR Blue Hills Reservation, a few miles south of Boston. The routes avoid steep hiking trails, but these ARE trail races, with plenty of small rocks and tree roots along the way! Both courses are 95% on dirt.
Two race distances are offered: 7 MILES and 3.7 MILES. Both races will start and finish adjacent to the Houghton's Pond Visitor Center, overlooking Houghton's Pond. The total elevation change is about 700 feet for the 7-mile race, and 300 feet for the 3.7-mile race. (See below for a PDF of the course maps.)
The races are directed by Colonial Road Runners. A portion of the race proceeds will be donated to Friends of the Blue Hills, which helps to maintain trails in the Reservation and serves as an advocate for the Reservation's protection.
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Trail running
7-Mile Race
3.7-Mile Race
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Milton, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:44 AM and sets at 6:20 PM local time (EDT) in Milton on October 4, 2026 — 11h 36m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Houghton's Pond Trail Races (7 Miles and 3.7 Miles)
168 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 7-Mile Race
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krista Brown | 49:45 | 7:06 /mi |
| 2 | Mark D'Amico | 51:54 | 7:25 /mi |
| 3 | Michael Latham jr | 53:17 | 7:37 /mi |
| 4 | Joseph Iadonisi | 54:11 | 7:44 /mi |
| 5 | Robert Perednia | 54:20 | 7:46 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 4 Milton events
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