Name: Tri-State Trail Work Series
Start: 2026-09-12
End: 2026-09-12
Location: Emmaus

About the Event

THE TRAIL WORK SERIES

Through our Trail Work Series, Runners for Public Lands partners with local trail maintenance organizations, clubs, and races to educate and activate runners through recurring trail stewardship events. All of our events are approved, permitted, and insured by the local land managing agency and led by trained trail work leaders. RPL Ambassadors and our partners are at each event to share news and upcoming ways to get involved in our organizations. The Tri-State Trail Work Series will be hosted by The Running Kind and touch four different trail networks throughout Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey. The Running Kind is a carbon-neutral trail running organization focused on the intersection of trail running and sustainability. The schedule is as following... April 12th - Lehigh Valley April 19th - Northern New Jersey June 28th - Catskills September 12th - Emmaus Each event will be limited to 20 volunteers, so reserve your spot through this link. The series is free for participation!

LEHIGH VALLEY TRAIL WORK

This trail work is in partnership with the Monocacy Watershed Association in Bethlehem, PA. We will be doing trail work & stream cleanup as well as collecting litter along the trail. April 12th 2026 Location: 100 Illick's Mill Rd, Bethlehem, PA 18017 Time: 9AM - 11:30AM There will be a run before the trail work. This will be an out and back on the Monocacy Trail, runners and walkers are welcome to turn around whenever they would like. Mileage: 3 miles Location: 100 Illick's Mill Rd, Bethlehem, PA 18017 Time: 8AM Partner: Aardvark Sports Shop https://aardvarksportsshop.com/

NORTHERN NJ TRAIL WORK

This event is in partnership with NYNJ Trail Conference and Root Runners. Please review the timeline here as there is a group run and trail work component. April 19th 2026 Location: Long Pond State Park [ Exact Location TBD ] Time: 10AM-1PM Trail work will include trail cleanup, as well as re-blazing of a 1.25 mile section of trail in the state park. If you have gloves, rakes, loppers, proper eyewear, etc. please bring them! There is an option to join us for a course preview of C'mon Armageddon 5 miler before the trail work. C'mon Armageddon Course Preview [ Run Info ] Time: 8AM Location: 109 Airport Rd West Milford NJ Mileage: 5 miles with around 1000ft elevation

CATSKILLS TRAIL WORK

This trail work is in partnership with The Catskill Center and New York New Jersey Trail Conference. June 28th 2026 Location: 207 McKenley Hollow Rd, Oliverea, NY 12410 Time: 9:30AM There will not be an official group run before this trail work.

EMMAUS TRAIL WORK

This trail work is in partnership with the Wildlands Conservancy and we will be working at South Mountain. This will include trail cutbacks and clean up of litter. September 12th 2026 Location: 554 Alpine St, Emmaus, PA 18049 Time: 10AM There will be a run before the trail work begins. This will be on the course for Little Bitty Backyard, a backyard ultra by The Running Kind. Mileage: 3.6 miles, 600ft Route: https://www.gaiagps.com/map/?loc=14.0/-75.4751/40.5463&pubLink=TvvF7eulUj4l1UW3EV1Wyig8&routeId=0f93a0c6-7f59-4b49-a1f9-66497afe5f14 Location: 554 Alpine St, Emmaus, PA 18049 Time: 9AM

PARTNERS

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8h 32m

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2.7 mm

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9.2 km/h (Light breeze)

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Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

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Moderate (5.0)

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71.6%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:43

nightlight Sunset

19:09

About Emmaus

Learn more about the host city, Emmaus.

Emmaus is a borough in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. Emmaus borders Allentown, the state's third-largest city, to its north. The borough lies in the center of the highly populated Northeast megalopolis region of the U.S., 22 miles (35 km) southwest of the Skylands and the New Jersey state line, 53 miles (85 km) north of Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-largest city, and 91 miles (146 km) west of New York City, the nation's largest city.