Leave No Trace Marathon & Half Marathon

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Date

Aug 30, 2025

Starting Time

9:00 AM

Course

Trail

Fees

$65+

Location

Peninsula

Participants

100-500

Terrain

Some Hills

Environment

Forested

Temperature
High: 57°
/ Low: 41°
Overview

“Prepare to leave dirty.” That’s the advice that the organizers of Peninsula’s Leave No Trace Trail Half Marathon have for the runners who’ll head into the winding single-track trails of northeastern Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley National Park, for a race that makes its 13th annual running this year.

A smaller-sized event that draws a few hundred runners each year, the Leave No Trace race follows an out-and-back route that starts and finishes at Camp Manatoc, a Boy Scouts of America camp that’s located in the heart of this 51-square-mile national park that takes its name from the river that flows through the middle of its forests and trails, the Cuyahoga River (which means “crooked river”).

Course Description

Runners will start the race at the camp, which lies just off Truxell Road and just south of the nearby village of Peninsula. From there, the course will feature a number of technical trails — which are otherwise used as mountain biking trails — and plenty of uphill climbs and downhill descents.
Depending on the weather in the days leading up to the race, potentially there could be plenty of muddy and wet spots on the trails.
Registration won’t be available on the day of the race, and all entrants will receive either a men’s or women’s long-sleeve race t-shirt. Runners are encouraged to sign up early for the race, as past races have been limited to 250 entrants.

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