South Huron Trail Run returns
Community organizers excited to bring back South Huron Trail Run
The South Huron Trail Run is back! Community organizers say they are bringing back the popular run. The trail run takes place on Sunday, August 30, 2026. It is returning after an absence of several years.
Lorne Rideout is a member of Friends of the South Huron Trail and the trail run organizing committee. “We are pleased to bring back the South Huron Trail Run in 2026,” he said. “People have missed this event and are very excited to see its return.”
The South Huron Trail Run combines an opportunity for beginners and more experienced runners, he said. “The South Huron Trail Run is an event where runners can compete and challenge themselves while also enjoying nature in a wonderful destination,” he said. “Runners also know they are supporting a great cause by raising funds for the South Huron Trail system.”
The organizers of the run say they need volunteers leading up to the event and on race day. If you would like to volunteer, please contact organizers. Contact information is on the trail run poster included on this web page post.
There will be an eight-kilometre run which will cross Jones Bridge. There will also be a 3.25-km run/walk which will cross Lions Bridge and Stirling Bridge.
Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. on race day.
The 3.25-kilometre walk/run starts at 9:30 a.m. The 8-kilometre run begins at 9:45 a.m.
Net proceeds of the trail run go to the South Huron Trail for future trail maintenance.
The South Huron Trail Run ran for more than a decade but has been absent for more than a decade before its return this year. Ausable Bayfield Conservation ran the event in 2004 to 2006. Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Huron continued the event between 2007 and 2015. Now, a group of community volunteers is organizing the return of the trail run.
Runners who have taken part in previous years have fond memories of the run and enjoyed the nature experience.
To register for the trail run, visit RaceRoster.com.
More information is also available on the South Huron Trail website.
- Download the South Huron Trail Run 2026 poster – 200 KB (medium-sized) PDF file.
