Beautiful, Beginner-Friendly Spring Trail Race! Hit the spring trails with us for one of the most beautiful trail races in Piedmont. Northern Trails is a North Carolina tradition! This is a great beginner race for new trail runners, a fantastic prep race for those gearing up for an ultra, and …
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Beautiful, Beginner-Friendly Spring Trail Race!
Hit the spring trails with us for one of the most beautiful trail races in Piedmont. Northern Trails is a North Carolina tradition! This is a great beginner race for new trail runners, a fantastic prep race for those gearing up for an ultra, and a perfect goal race for those looking for a fast time! This race is also part of the North Carolina Trail Mega Medal Series where four races in the local area have finisher medals that will connect to form a Mega Medal. The first race is in January with the option to join in-person or virtually.
Fun fact, this early March race has seen snow flurries 5 times, and has also seen temperatures over 58 degrees 6 times over the last 12 years! Come on out and enjoy the trails along Lake Brandt and Lake Townsend with us! This race will again be a part of the Trivium Trail Mega Medal Series, and a part of the Trivium Racing Series.
Registration includes:
- Custom race shirt
- Northern Trails Finishers Medal
- Chip Timing with live results
- Post Race food and a beer
- Race photos
- + much more
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Very wet this year
The 10 mile trail race was mostly single track, out and back with a small loop at the halfway point. There were a lot of up and down portions so … MORE
The 10 mile trail race was mostly single track, out and back with a small loop at the halfway point. There were a lot of up and down portions so that the effects of the 500 feet of loss and 500 feet of gain were easier to handle mentally. This year, there was a huge rainstorm the night before the race, right up to the start time. This made the trails very wet, muddy and slippery. Since the race started and finished at a high school, there was tons of parking. The race is also one of a series of 4 trail races where the finisher’s medals will all connect to form a big spider web. The shirt is a short sleeved tech shirt.
Mostly single track trail
The 10 mile trail race was mostly single track so it was difficult to pass much of the time. It was also primarily out and back a small loop at … MORE
The 10 mile trail race was mostly single track so it was difficult to pass much of the time. It was also primarily out and back a small loop at the halfway point. There were a lot of up and down portions so that the effects of the 500 feet of loss and 500 feet of gain were easier to handle mentally. Since the race started and finished at a high school, there was tons of parking. The race is also one of a series of 6 races where the finisher’s medals will all connect to form a mega medal, similar to the Olympic rings.
Mostly single track
The 10 mile trail race was mostly single track so it was difficult to pass much of the time. It was also primarily out and back a small loop at … MORE
The 10 mile trail race was mostly single track so it was difficult to pass much of the time. It was also primarily out and back a small loop at the halfway point. There were a lot of up and down portions so that the effects of the 500 feet of loss and 500 feet of gain were easier to handle mentally. Since the race started and finished at a high school, there was tons of parking. The race is also one of a series of 7 races where the finisher’s medals will all connect to form a mega medal. The t-shirt was a very nice long sleeve tech shirt.