2021 - Marquette Trails Festival
2021 distances
Trail running
5K Trail Run
The Marquette Trails Festival 5k Trail Run is one of our premiere events. South Trails offers up beautiful and heart pumping single track to enjoy. To help spread racers out, racers can cross the start line between 6:15 and 7:00pm. Your time will start as soon as you cross the start line. Participants will receive a commemorative Marquette Trails Festival Hat (one hat per participant even if competing in multiple festival events). Watch the MTF website and Facebook page for more race information and announcements.
Trail Run - Youth 1.5 Miles
The Marquette Trails Festival Youth Trail Run gives racers 15 and younger a chance to experience the challenge of a competitive trail run in an age appropriate distance. To help spread racers out, racers can cross the start line between 5:30 and 5:45pm. Your time will start as soon as you cross the start line. Racers will report to the The Rippling River Resort for registration sign in and bib pick up. They can then proceed to the race start at the NTN Heartwood Trailhead by 10:50am. The race will have a short open section before entering onto the singletrack trails in order to allow runners to get sorted out. Trails will be beginner to easy intermediate in difficulty and the race will end back at Rippling River under the same finish structure as used for the adult races. Participants will receive a commemorative Marquette Trails Festival Hat (one hat per participant even if competing in multiple festival events). Youth MAY compete in both the youth run and 5K (separate registrations) Watch the MTF website and Facebook page for more race information and announcements.
Twin Peaks Trail Run - 1/2 Marathon
The Marquette Trails Festival fan favorite is back with the challenging and fun Twin Peaks Trail Run. The course is around 13 miles and will top out on both Marquette Mountain (ski hill) and Mount Marquette. To help spread racers out, racers can cross the start line between 8:00 and 8:15am. Your time will start as soon as you cross the start line. See marquettetrailsfestival.com for official maps. Participants will receive a commemorative Marquette Trails Festival Hat (one hat per participant even if competing in multiple festival events). Watch the MTF website and Facebook page for more race information and announcements.
Mountain biking
Cross Country - Youth - 3 Miles
The MQT Trails Festival Cross Country Mountain Bike race takes place on trails that have been rated among the best in the nation for mountain biking. The Youth race gives riders 15 and under a chance to taste a smaller portion of these trails. To help spread racers out, racers can cross the start line between 8:00 and 8:15am. Your time will start as soon as you cross the start line. Starting at the Rippling River Resort, racers will have a chance to get sorted out with nearly a mile of roll out through a gravel parking lot to the NTN trail head where they enter the singletrack trails. The race will be held on beginner or very mild intermediate trails appropriate for most young riders with decent bike skills. Racers will get about 1.5 miles of singletrack before coming back out to the ski hill parking lot for the sprint back to the finish line. NOTES: E BIKES ARE NOW ALLOWED TO BE RACED, WE KEEP IT OLD SCHOOL Youth MAY participate in both youth and 13 mile race. Youth Participants will receive a commemorative Marquette Trails Festival Hat (one Hat per participant even if competing in multiple festival events). Watch the MTF website and Facebook page for more race information and announcements.
Race date Weather
Conditions on June 25, 2021 — historical Open-Meteo data.
About Marquette
Marquette Trails Festival takes place in Marquette, Michigan, United States. The local timezone is America/Detroit.
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