Name: Rails to Trails
Start: 2026-04-19
End: 2026-04-19
Location: Painesville, Ohio

About the Event

Rails to Trails 10 • 15 • 20 Miler

Once upon a time, trains rumbled along these tracks, carrying passengers and freight through Geauga and Lake Counties. Today, runners get to retrace that historic route, trading steel wheels for running shoes on a point‑to‑point net-downhill adventure that celebrates the spirit of the railway and the beauty of Northeast Ohio. It is a great race for those training for a spring half-marathon or marathon.

The Race

Choose your distance: 20, 15, or 10 miles along the converted rail trail to paved bike path.

Registration includes: Chip timed race, finisher medal, race shirt, and pancakes!
All races finish at the Lake Metroparks Environmental Learning Center in Concord Township, where the post-race age group awards and pancakes await!
Runners park at the finish line and ride the bus or get dropped at their starting point.

Start Lines & Times

20 Miles – 7:30 AM at Headwaters Park / Rt 608 (Huntsburg, OH)
15 Miles – 8:00 AM at Chardon Troy Road Crossing (Waterstop #2)
10 Miles – 8:30 AM at the Chardon bike path near Key Bank (220 Center St)

Finish Line Celebration

Location: Lake Metroparks Environmental Learning Center / Jordan Creek Park (7250 Alexander Rd, Concord Twp., OH 44077)
Time Limit: 5 hours
Parking: Available at the finish line. (Note: Parking is available at start areas, but no return transportation is provided.)
Post‑Race Pancakes: Stack your plate high with pancakes inside the Environmental Learning Center — you’ve earned it!

Races Offered

20 Miler

Apr 19, 2026

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Distance — 20 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

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07:30

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$55.00

15 Miler

Apr 19, 2026

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Distance — 15 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

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08:00

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$50.00

10 Miler

Apr 19, 2026

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Distance — 10 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

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08:30

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$45.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for April in Painesville.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 5.9° / 14.7°

wb_sunny 1.2° / 11.4°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 16.0 /

water_drop 70.5%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 5.9° / 14.7°

wb_sunny 1.2° / 11.4°

air 16.0 km/h

water_drop 70.5%

About Painesville

Painesville is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Located along the Grand River, it is a northeast suburb of Cleveland. Its population was 20,312 at the 2020 census. Painesville is included in the Greater Cleveland metropolitan area.