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TREES TRAIL CHALLENGE 2025

RUN or RIDE - 10 or 5 mile trail race and 20 or 10 mile MTB races

Sat-Sun, Nov 1-2, 2025 - Franke Park, Fort Wayne, IN

Join us for the 12TH ANNUAL Trees Trail Challenge, a RUN-or-RIDE event at Franke Park that brings people together with nature, trails, and trees.

MTB riders and trail runners are invited to compete on a beautiful, challenging, chip-timed single-track trail course.

  • Sat, Nov 1 - Mountain bikes choose from a 20-mile or 10-mile distance along with a 10-mile E-Bike option.
  • Sun, Nov 2 - Runners choose from a 10-mile or 5-mile distance.


MTB RIDE:

Three categories of MTB racing are offered on Sat, Nov 1:

  • Expert - 20 miles - at 10 AM
  • Base - 10 miles - at 12 PM
  • E-Bike - 10 miles - at 1 PM

TRAIL RUN:

Two distances are offered for the run on Sun, Nov 2:

  • 10 miles - at 2 PM
  • 5 miles - at 2 PM

Registration fees

Prices are inclusive of mandatory charges, items, and fees

RUN - Individual 10 Miler

Registration closes in 24 days 6 hours

RUN - Individual 5 Miler

Registration closes in 24 days 6 hours

RIDE - 20 Mile Race

Registration closes in 24 days 6 hours

RIDE - 10 Mile Race

Registration closes in 24 days 6 hours

RIDE - 10 Mile E-Bike Option

Registration closes in 24 days 6 hours

RUN AND RIDE

Registration closes in 24 days 6 hours

Who is Trees Indiana?

Trees Indiana was founded in 2006 in response to a need identified by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), Community and Urban Forestry Office for youth education. Over 80 percent of Indiana’s urban forest is in our own back yard. An urban tree canopy is part of a community’s infrastructure and creates valuable environmental, economic, and social benefits. Well-managed urban forests pay back nearly three times the cost to plant and maintain them.

Therefore, it is imperative that we empower youth with knowledge, tools, and appreciation for the challenges and opportunities we face with respect to the environment. To date, Trees Indiana has reached over 6,000 youth with educational opportunities and have planted 1,000 trees. The anchor for Trees Indiana’s programming is the AEP Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom located at Cedar Canyon Elementary School, Fort Wayne. A gift to the community, this nature rich space is open to the public for all to enjoy.

In the past decade, the benefits of connecting to nature have been well documented in numerous scientific research studies and publications. Collectively, this body of research shows that children’s social, psychological, academic and physical health is positively impacted when they have daily contact with nature. To that end, Trees Indiana continues its work promoting more green time and less screen time!

Pledge of Sustainability

For over a decade, Athletes for a Fit Planet has been providing the Pledge of Sustainability, focusing on road and trail races, cycling events, and triathlons. The Pledge communicates Trees Indiana and the Trees Trail Challenge's eco-practices to our participants and the local community.

Event schedule

  • Sat, November 1, 2025 10:00 AM - TTC MTB Races - Expert, Base, Junior
  • Sat, November 1, 2025 2:00 PM - TTC Running Races - 10 and 4 mile

Contact information

Event contact
Dawn Stine
Phone
567-259-8515
Website
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