New Pond Farm Hayfield Hustle

  • Date Sat 26th September 2026
  • Time 9:30AM EDT
  • Location Redding, Connecticut
  • Price $27.50 - $48.70
  • Races 4 races
  • Distances 5 Mile, 5km, 1km

Event summary

Get ready for an unforgettable day at the first annual New Pond Farm Hayfield Hustle on Saturday, September 26, 2026, in scenic Redding, Western Connecticut! This exciting event features a choice of race distances, including a challenging 5-mile course that takes you through rolling hills and picturesque pastures, offering stunning views of waterfalls and the iconic Mark Twain Library. If you're looking for a shorter option, the 5K race promises a thrilling downhill finish through the historic dairy barn, while the Children's Sap run offers a fun, untimed experience for our younger participants.

All race registrations include access to a fantastic Oktoberfest celebration, making this event perfect for the whole family. After your race, enjoy live music, a scavenger hunt across the beautiful 102 acres of New Pond Farm, engaging games, hay rides, and refreshing frosty beer. Join us for a day of fitness, fun, and community spirit while supporting the New Pond Farm Education Center, dedicated to inspiring future generations in conservation and sustainable farming practices. Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to make memories and support a great cause!

Organiser's Description

Join us for the first annual New Pond Farm Hustle: a scenic 5 mile, 5k or Children's Sap run featuring the hayfields of New Pond Farm, finishing with a festive family-friendly Oktoberfest. The races benefit New Pond Farm Education center, a nonprofit dairy farm of distinction and environmental education center. We inspire and educate each generation to become stewards of the land by championing conservation and sustainable farming practices to protect and
preserve our natural world.

The 5 mile race features rolling hills along our pastures, waterfall views as you run by the Mark Twain Library, and finishes through our dairy barn.

The out and back 5K features our pastures and a fast, downhill finish through our dairy barn.

The Children's Sap run is on the property of New Pond Farm, and will be untimed.

Race registrations all include entry into our family friendly Oktoberfest which includes live music, a scavenger hunt around our 102 acres of pasture and woodlands, games, hay rides and frosty beer. Food will be available for purchase.

Races

  • 5 Mile

    Incl. $3.70 Fee & T-Shirt

    Sat 26th September 2026 (10:00AM EDT)

    $48.70

    OPENS 01 JAN 26
    This scenic rolling course will take you past all of the properties that New Pond Farm harvests hay.
  • 5k

    Incl. $3.70 Fee & T-Shirt

    Sat 26th September 2026 (10:00AM EDT)

    $48.70

    OPENS 01 JAN 26
    This rolling out and back race will take you past some of the fields that New Pond Farm harvests hay.
  • Childrens Sap Run

    Incl. $2.50 Fee & T-Shirt

    Sat 26th September 2026 (9:30AM EDT)

    $27.50

    OPENS 01 JAN 26
    This untimed children's run will take participants through the maple trees we harvest sap from to make maple syrup!
  • Oktoberfest Only Entry

    Incl. $3.10 Fee

    Sat 26th September 2026 (1:00PM EDT)

    $38.10

    OPENS 01 AUG 26

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Location

101 Marchant Rd, Redding, 06896, CT, United States

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