WISSAHICKON TRAIL CLASSIC
About this race
The Wissahickon Trail Classic was established in 2006 to highlight Wissahickon Valley Park as one of the best trail running destinations on the East Coast. Back for its 17th year, the Wissahickon Trail Classic will engage hundreds of trail runners from the region, providing a unique race experience in Philadelphia’s premier park. Benefiting Friends of the Wissahickon, funds raised through the Trail Classic will go directly back into the stewardship of the Wissahickon trail system and watershed.
Date: Saturday, June 6th
Time: 8:30am
Start/finish location: W. Northwestern Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19118
Length: 10K trail race or 1 mile family-friendly nature walk. Here’s a map of the last Trail Classic in 2025. The 2026 race course will generally be the same.
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Trail running
Wissahickon Trail Classic - Registration and FOW Membership
Registration includes an annual membership with Friends of the Wissahickon. Join our community of over 3,000 like-minded individuals who care for and support Wissahickon Valley Park.
Wissahickon Trail Classic - Basic Registration
Basic registration includes a single entry.
Walking
Wissahickon Trail Classic - Family Friendly Nature Hike
Registration includes a family ticket for a guided nature hike along Forbidden Drive.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 15 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Philadelphia, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:32 AM and sets at 8:26 PM local time (EDT) in Philadelphia on June 6, 2026 — 14h 54m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — WISSAHICKON TRAIL CLASSIC
Wissahickon Trail Classic - Registration and FOW Membership · 472 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Steinmetz | 44:55 | 7:14 /mi |
| 2 | John Denison | 48:07 | 7:45 /mi |
| 3 | Craig Polakoff | 48:42 | 7:50 /mi |
| 4 | Alexander Wolfe | 49:13 | 7:55 /mi |
| 5 | James Snyder | 49:27 | 7:57 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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, 125 Philadelphia events
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