The most beautiful Trail Run in the area!

8:30am  =  2k race start

9:00am  =  3k race start

9:30am  =  5k race start

Packet Pickup will take place the morning of the event, between Parking & and the Finish line.  Please arrive in time to retrieve your bib and warm up.

You can park at Luther Forest Athletic Fields, 30 Rocket Way, Malta, NY.

The START / FINISH lines will both be at the soccer fields for spectators to conveniently support.  

100% of proceeds go to the local kids/adult running club to afford resources(gravel/equipment/materials) to keep these trail in a great condition for Cross Country running groups.  Club members volunteer their time and resources to upgrade these trails and are organize this event.  The Race Director nor committee receive financial compensation.

2k & 3k kids run will have ribbons for all participants and recognition for top finishers.

5k race will provide awards for overall 1st, 2nd, 3rd place finishers for men and women categories. 

The 5k will also recognize  the following age group top finishers  0-9 10-14 15-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69- 70-79 80+ 

Award ceremony will commence 1 hour after the 5k begins at 10:30am

No.  This is not a certified, but we did our best to measure the distance and adjusted the finish line to be as close to 5k as possible

The thrill of running through the woods with fellow trail runners is amazing.  There will be a homemade finishers medals for all finishers.   A moisture wicking shirt is also available for an additional cost(this keeps the race fee with no-shirt option is very low).  The shirt will be same as the Road Malta5k.  If you participated in that event and would like a different option please e-mail Malta5kTrailRace@gmail.com with your bib# from the road race and we will prepare an alternative.

The path is wide enough for strollers, but we are not allowing strollers during this event due to safety concerns on the trail.  There are steep ridges, water bars and hills that are not conducive to pushing a stroller.  A strong stroller pusher attempted it on a practice run and swore he would never do it again.

The park does allow pets in general, but for this event we want to ensure all participants feel safe where there are ridges and hill climbs.  We will follow the Road Runners Club of America policy not allow dogs to be run with participants during this race.  https://www.rrca.org/education/event-directors/headphones-stroller-and-pet-guidelines/

Results will be uploaded to the this website and the Facebook/Instagram accounts when available.  

2021 results can be found here: https://underdogtiming.com/2021-race-results