Into the Woods 5 Miler
About this race
Get ready to run the beautiful trails of Asbury Woods with our Into the Woods 5 Miler trail race. In this 2nd race of the 2026 season, tackle the 5-mile competitive course that includes a mix of boardwalks, packed dirt trails and single track loops.
Get the kids in on the action with a kid’s fun run that is approximately 1/2 mile. All child participants will go home with their very own medal created from a tree branch at Asbury Woods. Once again, we'll offer free childcare for potty-trained kids ages 3-10.
The 5-mile race will be chip-timed.
8:30 Day of registration opens
9:00 Childcare begins
9:00 Kid’s race
9:30 5-mile race begins
We will continue our tradition of post-race snacks & festivities to wrap up the day!
$35 Pre-registration until June 5th. $40 Day of registration. Premiums not guaranteed for day of registrants.
Back this year...when you sign up for all three races in the 2026 Trail Run Series, you'll receive $5 off each race, plus get an extra gift at the end of the year. There's never been a better time to get in on the Into the Woods Trail Run Series action.
Special thank you to Erie Beer for once again providing post-race refreshments.
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Trail running
Into the Woods 5 Miler
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Erie.
Course
Route map and elevation profile
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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, 25 Erie events
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