Waldenwoods Turkey Trot - Hartland Area Project Fundraiser
About this race
This gorgeous trail race benefits the Hartland Area Project, 10am Sunday, November 1st, 2026. The race trail winds around Lake Walden with a start and finish at Waldenwoods Resort & Conference Center, the crown jewel of Livingston County (established in 1924). Registration is $30 until Oct 20th, $35 until Nov 2nd, and $40 day of race.
This event is open to all with Waldenwoods organizing the race with the help of Running Lab of Brighton to benefit the local community. The Hartland Area Project was established in 1929 to assist in three key areas of community bonds 1) Health and welfare 2) Education and culture 3) Economic Development.
Old-school analog timing, post-race snacks, T-shirt, and raffle prizes will be available. Everyone is entered into drawings for all other prizes including a 1 Year Waldenwoods Day Use Membership.
Race day sign-up is allowed. To ensure we have enough race day swag, please register by October 12th. Anyone registering after that date will not be guaranteed race swag.
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Waldenwoods Turkey Trot
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Howell, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:09 AM and sets at 5:28 PM local time (EST) in Howell on November 1, 2026 — 10h 18m 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, 9 Howell events
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