Birds of a Feather Trail Trot Chapel Hill, NC   Nov 26, 2026

Welcome to the annual Birds of a Feather Trail Trot, a Thanksgiving Day trail run at Briar Chapel in Chapel Hill, NC! Gather your flock and start your holiday on the right foot. Choose from a mellow 2-mile course featuring paved paths, grass, and smooth trails, or take on the more rugged 5K — or the all-new 10K — with plenty of roots, rocks, and rolling hills. An untimed fun run option is available for the 2-mile course.

Sprawling over 900 acres and located on the south side of Chapel Hill, NC, Briar Chapel is a green community that boasts a vast 20+ mile network of forested hiking and mountain biking trails.

The 2 mile course is mellow and includes paved trail, grass, and smooth trail ONLY and is the perfect distance/terrain for the whole family. Including a mixture of undulating double-track dirt trails and flowy single-track with plenty of roots, rocks, and short hill climbs, the rugged 5K and 10K courses offer a super-fun challenge for both newbies and trail veterans alike.

Perfect for separating the field of runners, all three courses start with paved sections (.43 mile for 5K/10K and .8 mile for the 2 mile). All events are timed and there is also an untimed fun run option for the 2 mile. The 5K course has 217′ of elevation gain and measures 3.38 miles (5.4K). The 10K course has 378′ of elevation gain and measures 6.2 miles (10K). The 2 mile course has 134′ of elevation gain and measures 2.04 miles.

After your run, stick around for a slice of pie (yum!), a FREE kids race (kids 11-U), and an awards ceremony packed with fun contests and giveaways. Run with your flock and celebrate family, fitness, fun… and PIE!

Make it a Thanksgiving Weekend Double! Run with your flock at the Birds of a Feather Trail Trot on Thanksgiving Day, then burn off that holiday feast two days later at the Leftovers Trail Run on Saturday. Register for both events at the same time and receive 10% off each event (select Thanksgiving Weekend races during registration).