1) Covered Bridges Half Marathon • Woodstock, VT
You’ll run through four of Vermont’s famed rural covered bridges at this 25-year-old race, which starts at the Suicide Six Ski Area in nearby South Pomfret and rolls through open farmland along the Ottauquechee River. Be ready when registration opens – it sells out every year in less than an hour.
June • Race info & signup »
2) Roaring Run Half Marathon • Scio, OR
Runners make their way through northwest Oregon’s Roaring River valley, along a route filled with views of the mountains all around as well as the river that gives the race its name, and finish their 13.1 miles by running through the historic Larwood Covered Bridge.
February • Race info & signup »
3) Swanzey Covered Bridges Half Marathon • Swanzey, NH
The course for this race — which rises no more than 100 feet in elevation throughout — features views of some of the most quaint, picturesque parts of New England, taking runners through several covered bridges, most of which date to the pre-Civil War era.
September • Race info & signup »
4) Charlotte Covered Bridge Half Marathon • Shelburne, VT
Surrounded by the rolling green Adirondacks and the deep blue water of Lake Champlain, this small Vermont race hosts a few hundred runners each year. Don’t forget to check out Shelburne Farms, a 1,400-acre National Historic Landmark, and the world-famous Vermont Teddy Bear Company.
September • Race info & signup »
5) Adams Mill Covered Bridge Half Marathon • Flora, IN
Run in a small town about an hour north of Indianapolis, this race’s highlight is the stretch through the Adams Mill Covered Bridge, whose history here in Indiana’s Carroll County dates back to the early 1870s.
October • Race info & signup »
6) Hands-on-House Half Marathon • Lancaster, PA
Nestled in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country, this area lives up to its billing — with everything from covered bridges and horse-drawn carriages along scenic, winding roads to the markets and galleries along Lancaster’s historic streets.
September • Race info & signup »
7) Brückeläufe Half Marathon • Frankenmuth, MI
If you get a kick out of running bridges, you’ll love Frankenmuth’s Brückeläufe — the name is German for “Bridge Race” — which features 13 bridges throughout its 13.1 miles, a couple of which are covered bridges and others that date back to the turn of the 20th century.
October • Race info & signup »
8) The Kingdom Challenge Half Marathon • Lyndonville, VT
You’ll run through four covered bridges in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom at this race which starts in Lyndonville, a small town of just over 1,200 in the state’s northeast corner, and finishes 13.1 miles later in St. Johnsbury.
October • Race info & signup »
9) Old Farts Half Marathon • Lowell, MI
You’ll run along portions of the North Country National Scenic Trail, a 4,600-mile hiking trail that stretches all the way from New York state to North Dakota at this race, which also features a “Who Cut the Cheese?” 5K.
August • Race info & signup »
