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Yankee Springs Fall Festival

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

USOctober 202750km

YouTube · walsh1kt

Race date Oct expected: October 2027
City · Distance: Middleville · 50km
Entry fee: $95From the 2025 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date October 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Oct 3, 2026 · Entry ~ Oct 1, 2026 · Entry fee $60 · Start 10:00

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 16, 2026

About the race How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

This is the 9th running of the Yankee Springs Fall Festival.

It starts at Deep Lake Campground.

This year's events are 10k, 25k, and 50k.

The 10k and 25k are loop course over gently rolling singletrack, and the 50k covers the 25k loop twice.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from runners who've been there.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

No runner reports yet. We'll add them here as they come in.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

Full recap

walsh1kt · Full recap

View on YouTube

This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

From the 2025 edition

Ultra

Entry cost $95

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Trail

Entry cost $80

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

10K

Entry cost $60

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 50km

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

From the 2025 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 08:00

Event	Start
Ultra	08:00
10K10km	10:00
Other25km	09:00

START · FINISH

Deep Lake Campground, Middleville, MI

Start · Google Maps

Course of 10 km and 25 km on single-track, starting from Deep Lake Campground. The 50 km covers the 25 km loop twice.

The 50K·25K·10K events are held together.

Start line is held in Middleville, MI, with a local start time of 8:00 AM.

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

From the most recent edition

Event T-shirt 2026

This may change for the next edition.

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2025 edition

Pick up your bib at the expo

This is a ninth annual autumn festival-style race with 10K, 25K, and 50K distances.
In previous editions, start line were distributed on race day.
The 2026 schedule must be confirmed officially.

Deep Lake Campground, Yankee Springs Recreation Area, Middleville, MI

Start

Google Maps

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startNone nearby — no public transit
Transit cardMiddleville, MI is a small rural town with no dedicated transit card system relevant to this race.

Source · checked Aug 24, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

None nearby — no public transit

Start/finish is Deep Lake Campground within Yankee Springs Recreation Area (2104 S. Briggs Road, Middleville, MI), a 5,200-acre rural state recreation area in Barry County.

No public transportation found serving this area. Genuinely rural venue with no public transit — car (or camping on-site) is the only practical access.

Map

Getting to the finish

None nearby — no public transit

Finish is the same Deep Lake Campground area as the start.

Map

Transit card

Middleville, MI is a small rural town with no dedicated transit card system relevant to this race. Car access is required; cash or card is fine for local purchases but there is no public transit to the venue.

Source · checked Aug 24, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

The race starts and finishes at Deep Lake Campground in Middleville.

Camping is available nearby —

Deep Lake is a primitive campground with only basic facilities, while the nearby Gun Lake campground is a modern site with water and electric hookups.

Aid stations are set up at 1 spot on the 10k course and 4 spots on the 25k course, offering water, Gatorade, and salty or sweet snacks.

Times are local to Middleville. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Time for you, before and after the finish

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Rest a little, wander a little.
Pick what suits you and whoever you're with.

LOCAL TRANSIT1

Lansing｜Private Airport Pickup/Drop-Off Service at Lansing Capital Region International Airport

$412

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Hotels that make race morning easyDistances are straight-line from the start.View on map Eating well is part of the tripA meal before the race, a dinner to celebrate the finish.View on map Seeing Middleville with the medal onThe city you ran — this time, a little slower.View on map

TRAVEL ESSENTIALS

Trip prep too,
light and in one place.

Checklist Local eSIM · Trip.com Flight delay or cancellation compensation · AirHelp Pace calculator

Once saved, you can open this page without an internet connection

RUN TOGETHER

With runners who dream of
the same start line.

Be the first runner
Leave this room's first post

Middleville runners' room

FAQ

When was Yankee Springs Fall Festival 2026 held?

It was held on Sat, October 3, 2026. The next race is October 2027.

When does Yankee Springs Fall Festival 2027 take place?

Not officially announced yet.

It's expected in October 2027;

the 2026 race was held on Sat, October 3, 2026.

How much is the Yankee Springs Fall Festival 2027 entry fee?

Not announced yet. The 2026 race entry fee was about $60.

What distances does Yankee Springs Fall Festival 2027 offer?

Ultra. (From the 2025 edition)

What time does Yankee Springs Fall Festival 2027 start?

The race starts at 08:00. (From the 2025 edition)

Where does Yankee Springs Fall Festival 2027 start?

Deep Lake Campground, Middleville, MI. (From the 2025 edition)

What is the Yankee Springs Fall Festival 2027 course like?

The 50K·25K·10K events are held together.

Start line is held in Middleville, MI, with a local start time of 8:00 AM.

Where does Yankee Springs Fall Festival 2027 finish?

Deep Lake Campground, Middleville, MI. (From the 2025 edition)

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Yankee Springs Fall Festival

About Yankee Springs Fall Festival — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run