New Glarus Woods Trail Run
About this race
Join us Saturday, August 15 for the 7th annual New Glarus Wood Trail Run! We are part of the Savanna Trail Run Series. Proceeds from this event go to the Friends of New Glarus Woods State Park. We aim to host a top notch trail run that highlights our park. Stick around after the race for lunch, awards and other activities!
Parking is at New Glarus High School. Then walk, jog or take the shuttle bus to the start area in the park. Please see our website for more details on the shuttle and bag drop.
Note: No race day registration. Registration fee increases to $65 July 1, 2025
REGISTRATION PICKUP WILL BE IN THE PARK
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Trail running
16k Trail Run
The course start/finish is in the day-use area and enters the woods at the Basswood Trail before descending to the Spur trail and downward to the prairie on the Bison Trail. The course climbs up above the prairie using a former farm road and continues on wide forested trails to complete 8 kilometers. The 8k runners finish at the start line after completing one loop. The 16k runners run through the start/finish line to start their second lap. Runners pass the water station twice on each lap of the course. The 16k and 8k races are open to runners 14 and up. The top overall M/F finishers in each race will receive awards, as will the top M/F participants in the following age groups: 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+. Think you have a good sense of pace? For the 16k runners, we will present a Consistency Award for the runner with the most even pace throughout the race.
8k Trail Run
The course start/finish is in the day-use area and enters the woods at the Basswood Trail before descending to the Spur trail and downward to the prairie on the Bison Trail. The course climbs up above the prairie using a former farm road and continues on wide forested trails to complete 8K. The 8k runners finish at the start line after completing one loop. The 16k runners run through the start/finish line to start their second lap. Runners pass the water station twice on each lap of the course. The 8 and 16 kilometer races are open to runners 14 and up. The top overall M/F finishers in each race will receive awards, as will the top M/F participants in the following age groups: 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+.
5k Trail Run
The 5k starts and ends in the same location as the 8k and 10k routes. The park trails aren't flat and neither is this route! This will be a fun challenge for any age group. Walk or run, it's all for a great cause!
Kids 1 mile Trail Run -- FREE
1k Fun
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in New Glarus, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:05 AM and sets at 8:00 PM local time (CDT) in New Glarus on August 15, 2026 — 13h 55m of daylight.
Course
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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, 2 New Glarus events
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