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Kentucky Walking Events Calendar 2026-2027
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Explore the best walking events in Kentucky for 2026-2027! Our updated list features 166 great walks across the region. Find your next walk in Kentucky below and join the walking community at these great events!
July 2026
The Fit Fiddle Family Fun Walk offers a free, family friendly 1 Miles stroll starting at Leitchfield Square, 300 East Main St., Leitchfield, KY. It is relaxed and open to all ages with kids 18 and under free and held alongside the 5K race.
Walkers can take the chip timed 3K on paved trail surfaces at Wellington Park in Lexington, KY. The closed course welcomes walkers, strollers, and dogs on a fixed length leash and is offered alongside the event running races and virtual option.
Competitive walkers follow a 3.1 Miles course on S. Maple Street starting in front of the County Attorney's Office. Register at the Judicial Center courtyard; parking behind Commercial Printing or beside the Judicial Center.
Walkers can join a common start and finish out and back 5K at Race Site, 1307 Third Ave., Fort Knox, KY, held rain or shine alongside the running races. Onsite bib pickup available; virtual 5K allows time uploads 7/18 to 7/26. First 200 get a..
The event offers an untimed 5K walk at Central Park, 1201 W Kemper Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45240, held alongside a timed 5K run. The walk is free and includes access to free health screenings, vendors and live entertainment.
The event offers walkers a chip timed 2 Miles course from Tillie Memorial Dog Park along paved, mostly shady Stephenson Trail; strollers and dogs on fixed length leashes are welcomed. A free Kid's Dash of 200 Yards is available for children.
Walkers follow a 3.1 Miles course from St. Michael Catholic Church at 3705 Stone Lakes Drive, Louisville, KY. Check in is from 6:15 to 6:45 and registration is $35 for ages 14 and up and $20 for 13 and under; walkers join alongside the run and ro..
Walkers can choose a 3.1 Miles chip timed 5K or an untimed 1 Miles fun walk, both at White Hall Park pavilion in Richmond, KY. The scenic course is 100% paved road and trail through the park, and dogs on fixed length leashes and strollers are..
The event offers a 5k cross country walk at Masterson Station Park in Lexington, located at 3051 Leestown Rd. A 10k runs on the same cross country course but enforces a 16 minutes per mile cutoff pace due to sunset.
Walkers can follow the 5K run walk starting at Dean Watts Park in Bardstown, tracing scenic town streets. The event runs alongside a community scavenger hunt and accommodates casual walkers as well as racers.
Walkers can choose 5K, 10K, or 13.1 Miles routes starting at 9222 Nashville Rd, Bowling Green, KY. The clear community course has limited staff, no on site EMS, and water only at lap ends and the finish, so walkers should plan ahead.
The 5K Walk starts near Paul Brown Stadium and follows the riverfront past Smale Park and Great American Ball Park. It is walk only, has walker age divisions, packet pick up at Fleet Feet Oakley and ample nearby parking.
Walkers can take part in an untimed 5K Fun Walk at Keeneland Race Track in Lexington. The family and pet friendly course is held alongside the live running races and includes a virtual option for remote participation.
Walkers are welcome on paved, flat trails at Coldstream Park in North Lexington, with a chip timed 3.1 Miles 5K and an untimed 2 Miles Ruck/Walk tribute. The course has a water station at the 5K turnaround, and walkers, strollers and dogs on..
Walkers can join a 5K fun walk starting at 5965 HWY 987, Harlan KY on a mild scenic course that wraps around Martin Fork Lake in the mountains. The event runs alongside the races to raise awareness for coal miner pneumoconiosis and has a $10 regi..
Walkers can take the 3 Miles route starting and finishing at Severns Valley Baptist Church, 1100 Ring Road, Elizabethtown on a three lap course lined with Christmas lights and holiday decorations. Packet pickup begins at 10:00 PM.
Walkers can choose a 2 mile flat, paved out and back course starting at the Spirit of '76 Shelter in Lunken Playfield, Cincinnati, OH. Race day registration and packet pick up are available and the event accepts cash and checks at venue.
Buddy Walk at James D Beville City Park in Leitchfield with on site packet pick up and registration available before the walk. Fees: Students $15, Adults $25; proceeds support sensory friendly items for Grayson County special education.
Walkers will complete 5K on the outdoor track at Norton Sports and Learning Complex on W Muhammad Ali Blvd in Louisville, covering 12.5 laps. Participation and free health screenings for blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol, HIV, STD/STI and pros..
Walkers use a closed paved 3K course at Wellington Park; a virtual 3K and kids 400m Cake Dash are offered. Walkers, strollers and dogs on fixed length leashes are welcome and participants receive shirts, mini bundt cakes and age group awa..