Where can I find the Canal Diggers 5K (Worcester) route map?
Use the official course links on this page for the organiser route page, map PDF or route download.
Official course linksCanal Diggers 5K (Worcester) 5K
This race edition
- Race date
- Date not confirmed for this distance
- Race timezone
- Timezone not confirmed
- Edition status
- Status not confirmed
Entry options
2026 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Decision summary
Canal Diggers 5K (Worcester) 5K at a glance
- Typical conditions
- 61/100
- Evidence depth
- 26 verified facts
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Source facts available
Route details
Known course facts at a glance
Canal Diggers 5K (Worcester) 5K has known course details for its 5k race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
- Official distance
- 5 km
- Terrain
- Road
- Scenery
- Riverside, City, Parkland, Historic
Quick answers
What runners ask first
How hilly is the Canal Diggers 5K (Worcester)?
The Canal Diggers 5K (Worcester) is described as flat.
Where does the Canal Diggers 5K (Worcester) route go?
The Canal Diggers 5K (Worcester) route starts at Hibernian Cultural Center, 19 Temple Street, Worcester, MA (Canal District); race begins and ends on Temple Street and finishes at Hibernian Cultural Center, 19 Temple Street, Worcester, MA; finish on Temple Street. Underfoot, expect paved. The setting includes riverside and city. One of Central Massachusetts' top 5K road races, benefiting several local charities as well as the Worcester Hibernian Cultural Foundation 501(c)(3).
What should runners know on race day for the Canal Diggers 5K (Worcester)?
No race-day registration in recent years; packet pickup is held the Thursday and Friday before the race at 19 Temple Street. Post-race live music from the Dock 10 band at the Hibernian Cultural Center.
Race character
Scenery
- Riverside
- City
- Parkland
- Historic
Atmosphere
- Community
- Charity
- Festival
Terrain
- Road
- Elevation character
- Flat
- Technicality
- Non Technical
Entry, logistics and records
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
- Cut-off
- 5K road race starts at 10:30 AM; kids race starts promptly at 9:45 AM on Temple Street.
- Qualification status
- None; community charity road race
Race day logistics
- Bag drop
- No race-day registration in recent years; packet pickup is held the Thursday and Friday before the race at 19 Temple Street.
- Race village
- No
- Finisher tee
- Long sleeve t-shirts are guaranteed to the first 600 registrants.
- On-course music
- Post-race live music from the Dock 10 band at the Hibernian Cultural Center.
Access and course status
- Start
- Hibernian Cultural Center, 19 Temple Street, Worcester, MA (Canal District); race begins and ends on Temple Street.
- Finish
- Hibernian Cultural Center, 19 Temple Street, Worcester, MA; finish on Temple Street.
Course facts
- Surface
- Paved
- Notable features
- One of Central Massachusetts' top 5K road races, benefiting several local charities as well as the Worcester Hibernian Cultural Foundation 501(c)(3). In recent years beneficiaries have included the United Way of Central Massachusetts, Pernet Health Care and the Saint John's Food for the Poor Program
- Race entry includes a post-race party with pizza, two beverage tickets and beer (Harpoon in recent years), free water and food for all runners, and live entertainment at the Hibernian Cultural Center
- beer is for those over 21
- A road race through Worcester's Canal District
- for 2026 the route mirrors the kind of 5K loop you would run from Polar Park (the WooSox ballpark), with an updated back end of the course to improve safety
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 19°CTypical temperature
- 15 kphTypical wind
- 4 mmTypical rainfall
- 61Favourability /100