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Ohio Walking Events Calendar 2026-2027
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Explore the best walking events in Ohio for 2026-2027! Our updated list features 436 great walks across the region. Find your next walk in Ohio below and join the walking community at these great events!
September 2026
Walkers can choose the 4 Miles course through brick road West Hill neighborhoods and Glendale Cemetery or a 0.5 Miles family route. Both start at 15 N Maple Street in Akron and finish on the 50 yard line at John Cistone Field, with a finisher..
The event offers a 5K walk starting at University of Dayton Humanities Plaza in Dayton OH on university grounds. Registration requires a fee of $30 and walkers share the course alongside the 5K run.
Walkers follow a 3.1 Miles route inside Cardinal Aggregates Quarry at 8026 Fremont Pike in Perrysburg, OH, amid active quarry surroundings. The family friendly course welcomes walkers of all ages alongside the running races.
The walk is 1 mile on the Western Reserve Greenway Trail, beginning and ending at the Lampson Road Staging Area (2540 Lampson Road, Austinburg, OH 44010). It takes place alongside the 5K run.
Walkers can choose the 1 Mile course at Edgewater Park in Cleveland, OH. Entry costs $25 and includes an RWAM 2026 t shirt if registered by August 22. Dogs are welcome with a short leash and should line up in the back.
Cere-bration in Mount Vernon offers an accessible 5K trail with a 1 mile option at Ariel Foundation Park, plus food, a raffle, and community activities. Walkers use a park trail setting alongside other participants.
Ariel Foundation Park in Mount Vernon hosts walk options on 5K and 10K park routes past the tower and bridge that will be lit in the evening. Walkers, joggers, dogs and strollers are welcome and proceeds benefit the Knox County Suicide Preven..
The event offers walkers a 1 Mile Run/Walk at JR Smith Park or a scenic 10K on flat, paved out and back sections of the Ohio to Erie Trail through mid Ohio. Both routes start in the heart of Sunbury and run alongside the running races.
The event offers walkers a 5K course starting at the Fredericktown School Board office at 117 Columbus Rd and finishing downtown at the Tomato Show on College St. Water is available at one point along the course.
The event offers a 5k fitness walk from Shoup Park, 1341 Meadowbridge Dr, alongside the 5k run. A kids fun loop of 1/4 mile through the park gives ribbons to finishers. Entry for the 5k is $25 and packet pickup is at Shoup Park.
Walkers can take part in a hybrid in person or virtual 5K (3.1 Miles) walk. The in person route is at Island MetroPark in Dayton and registration for the 5K walk is free.
Walkers follow a 3.1 Miles route that starts and finishes at Eaton High School Entrance, 600 Hillcrest Drive, Eaton, OH, and winds through Fort St. Clair Park. Pre registration is $20 and day of registration is $25 and the event runs alongside ru..
Walkers can complete the scenic timed 3.1 Miles tribute course starting at Fire Station 83, 1830 Yankee Road in Middletown. The route runs alongside the running race and finishes with a memorial bell for participants.
The River Run Half offers a Walk Division covering 13.1 Miles. The course is at Wallace Lake in Berea OH and runs alongside the running races.
Walkers take the Stinger Walk from the 9/11 Memorial at Toledo Express Airport, following a route past fighter wing parking pads and onto the Stinger tarmac. Base and memorial access is limited to security cleared registrants and volunteers.
Walkers follow the 5K course through downtown Willoughby, starting at 4040 Erie St and sharing the route with runners. Registration benefits include a race shirt if registered by September 1 and two free drink tickets for the post race community..
Walkers can use the 5K paved course through Reynoldsburg Civic Park, a smooth path with no obstacles. Strollers are welcome and the course runs alongside the obstacle 5K event.
An early start offers 13.1 Miles from Water Street in Troy along city roads and the bike path past Eldean Covered Bridge to finish near Crooked Handle Brewery. Early start is for walkers only and because the course is not fully set up walkers sho..
A 3.1 Miles walk starts and finishes at the Buehner Center by Mallard Lake, following the blue trail and part of the red trail through hardwood and pine forests, open prairie and along stream sides. One water aid station is at about 1.5 miles.