North Shore Trail Run
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North Shore Trail Run

Spring Lake, Michigan, United States View on map
Oct 03, 2026 (America/Detroit local time)
Running

About this race

Join us for the sixth annual North Shore Trail Run in beautiful Spring Lake! We will be running in the beautiful trails at Coast Guard Park in North Ottawa Dunes - Ferrysburg, MI.  First 150 people to sign up this year will get a FREE pair of trail running socks!!

This year, proceeds will once again go to a our great local Grand Haven nonprofits: Love in Action (LIA), Chariots of Fire Youth Running Club, and Ferrysburg Fire Barn Park.

We will have 3 great races this year: 

1) 10K Run- 8:15a Start

2) 2K Kids Fun Run - 9:25a Start (This Event is Free for Kids!! -- Halloween Costume's Encouraged!!)

3) 5K Run/Hike/Walk - 10:00a Start

  • Try one or try the 10K/5K Combo... if you think you can finish the 10K in 1 hour and 45 minutes, then you will get back in line for the 5K at 10a!!!  Race Start will be at the tennis courts in the park.  Trail Map info about each race is attached below.
  • Finisher Vegdal are back!!! -- All racers will receive a limited-edition Finisher Veggie Medal AKA "Vegdal" - Silent D :-) -- This will be a locally grown pie pumpkin from our friends at Mellema Farms.  

Thank you for your kindness and great support of our race and our wonderful community!

To find out more about LIA, check out their website: https://loveinactiontricities.org

Also, Chariots of Fire is a local running club for kids. They encourage and train young boys and girls to run, and help to develop them into men and women.  Our support will help them keep the great running program going. https://www.facebook.com/Chariots-of-Fire-Running-Club-155013198628595

Finally, this year we will give back to our host city, Ferrysburg.  We are trying to make some renovations to the Fire Barn Park, please see details here or donate to the cause!: https://ferrysburg.org/fire-barn-park-donations-for-upcoming-improvements/

As this is a Non-Profit Trail Run, we will not offer any refunds as all money goes back to our great community. 

Please NO use of headphones during the race.  Being this is a trail race, with some single track parts, we need to keep runners safe, and headphones make it hard to pass and communicate with fellow runners.  Thanks for understanding!

Packet/Bib Pick-up:

Will be Friday October 3th from 4p - 6p at Coast Guard Park (at the pavilion - located at the North East corner of the park).  You can also pick up you packet/bib on race day starting at 7a on Saturday October 4th. 

Pick your distance

Running

10K Trail Run

Beautiful and hilly course. This is a bit more challenging than the 5k route. Funnnn and more fun!!!

Oct 03, 2026 10K 8:15 AM
$45.00
Open

5K Trail Run/Hike/Walk

Beautiful route, less hilly than the 10K course. Soooo Fun!!

Oct 03, 2026 5K 10:00 AM
$35.00
Open

Combo 10K + 5K Trail Run (Separate Events)

If you think you can finish the 10K in 1 hour and 45 minutes.... why not try both races :-)

Oct 03, 2026 15K 8:15 AM
$55.00
Open

2K Kids Fun Run - Free!!

Mini version of the 5K. Designed for kids 12 and under, but anyone is welcome! This is an untimed - fun run! Parents of young kids, please come and run alongside your child for fun as well!! (And... to help them not get lost in the trail :-) )

Oct 03, 2026 2.1K 9:25 AM
Free
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Spring Lake, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 11.7° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 17.6°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 9.4° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 17.0°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
24.0
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.7mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
73.3%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 3, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 3, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 38m

The sun rises at 7:44 AM and sets at 7:22 PM local time (EDT) in Spring Lake on October 3, 2026 — 11h 38m of daylight.

Course

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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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 Spring Lake events

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