Little Carolina Trail Fest
About this race
We're heading south—Cleveland-style—for the Little Carolina run on June 20th! While we’re not making the trip to the real Carolinas, we are bringing the southern vibes to the Cleveland Metroparks with this fun, summer evening race.
How This Event Works
🏃♂️ This event features a 5K loop!.
- During registration, participants choose which distance they want to accomplish on race day
- At the finish line, participants will receive a finisher medal and a distance button to adhere to their ribbon to commemorate the distance they accomplished
- Hiking, Rucking, Walking, Running, and any speed is allowed.
After the race, stick around for a lively afterparty featuring live bluegrass music and a beer garden to toast your miles.
- The loops and start/finish will pass amongst the festivities for an atmosphere you won't want to miss
Event Timeline
- 4:30 PM – Packet Pick-Up begins
- 6:00 PM – Race starts, beer garden opens, and live music kicks off
- 8:35 PM – Runners must have started final loop
- 9:00 PM – Event concludes and sweep of course for final runners
Course Map: Little Carolina 5K Loop on Strava
Participant Swag and Perks
- Custom finisher medal + distance pin
- Custom race shirt
- Opt out for some added savings
- Chip-timed race on one of our favorite courses with some southern charm
- Beer garden, with the first beverage on us
- Live bluegrass music
- And a summer evening race you do not want to miss. All paces from hikers to runners are welcome.
Fest Entry ticket
Join the festivities without setting a foot on the trail!
- Beer garden with the first beverage on us
- Live bluegrass music
Lace up and join us for an evening of miles, music, and good vibes!
Rain/Inclement Weather Plan: In the case of bad weather, the race will happen. We will adjust the live music as necessary, but will not be cancelling unless severe weather.
Pick your distance
Running
5K
Complete this distance and receive the custom 5K distance pin to go with your finisher medal
5K Ruck - Includes Patch
Complete this distance and receive the custom 5K distance pin to go with your finisher medal
10K
Complete this distance and receive the custom 10K distance pin to go with your finisher medal
10K Ruck - Includes Patch
Complete this distance and receive the custom 10K distance pin to go with your finisher medal
15K
Complete this distance and receive the custom 15K distance pin to go with your finisher medal
20K
Complete this distance and receive the custom 20K distance pin to go with your finisher medal
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Olmsted Falls.
Course
Route map and elevation profile
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Olmsted Falls
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Olmsted Falls 5K Races 5 races
- Olmsted Falls Running Calendar 2026 5 races
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, 5 Olmsted Falls events
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